Montalvo is pleased to announce a collaborative partnership with the Bay Area online arts magazine, Art Practical. Through Winter 2017, Art Practical's contributing writers will serve as Lucas Artists Program columnists-in-residence and create a series of articles that go behind the scenes of the Program and explore the creative work of Artist Fellows. This new content will be published on Art Practical's website and on the Lucas Artists Program Open Access Blog.
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Laurie Anderson By Emily K. Holmes During Anderson's recent month-long residency at the Lucas Artists Program, Emily K. Holmes of Art Practical met with her to discuss her past multidisciplinary projects, her views on current political events, and her future book All the Things I Lost in the Flood: Essays on Pictures, Language, and Code. Read More >> |
(Un)making Podcast with Taraneh Hemami
Lucas Artists Fellow Weston Teruya sat down for a conversation with visual artist, educator, curator, and cultural organizer Taraneh Hemami in the latest episode of Teruya’s (Un)making podcast series produced for Art Practical. In this wide-reaching conversation Hemami discusses constructing an archive as a creative practice, the history of the Iranian Student Association, and her vision for One Voice (Yek Seda), a new commission for the grounds of Montalvo Arts Center, which premiered last summer. Listen Now >> |
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A Different Kind of Treehouse: Máximo González's The Collector By Rochelle Spencer Rochelle Spencer of Art Practical met with Máximo González at Montalvo to discuss recent events and his latest project, The Collector. Spencer reveals González's inspiration behind his new project and how the recent events surrounding his stolen artwork relates to this. Read More >> |
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The Once and Future California, A Utopic Island of Imagination By Gregory Hurcomb Art Practical sat down with visual artist Matteo Rubbi to discuss the projects he's been working on while a resident at Montalvo as well his recent collaborative piece in France. Hurcomb's interview reveals the complex ideas behind Rubbi's latest installation at Centre D’Art Contemporain la synagogue De Delme. Read More >> |
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Judy Darragh: FOIL By Ashley Voss During Judy Darragh's third visit at the LAP residency, Art Practical met with the New Zealand artist to discuss her latest installation on the Montalvo grounds. Ashley Voss shares the process and thoughts behind the conception of Darragh's latest project. Read More >> |
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The Tall Tales of Jonas Becker By Vivian Sming Art Practical met with visual artist Jonas Becker during the final days of his residency at the Lucas Artists Program at Montalvo. Vivian Sming reflects on Becker's multifaceted investigation into how authenticity is constructed and shapes our understanding of truth. Read More >> |
Collaboration Soft Launch:
(Un)making Podcast with Weston Teruya Lucas Artists Fellow Weston Teruya moderated an episode of his (un)making podcast series produced for Art Practical at a live-recorded event at the Lucas Artists Program in April 2017. He spoke with artists/writers Jaime Cortez and Genevieve Quick about the ways their visual and literary practices inform one another and how they negotiate the other roles they play in supporting the local arts ecology. Listen Now >> |
PRESS RELEASE
Montalvo Announces New Partnership with Art Practical Montalvo Arts Center is pleased to announce that it has entered into a new collaborative relationship with the Bay Area online arts publication Art Practical. As part of this partnership, Art Practical writers will create a series of articles that go behind the scenes at Montalvo’s Sally and Don Lucas Artists Program to highlight the creative work of Lucas Artist Fellows. Read More >> |