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Unframed Podcast

Unframed is a podcast exploring the contemporary arts in South Africa. Through conversations with visual arts professionals - including artists, curators, gallerists, writers, collectors - we hope to gain inspiration and insight into the industry and people’s careers. The series is hosted by Anthea Pokroy, a Johannesburg-based artist and photographer.
Occasionally English South Africa Visual Arts Narrated by Nkgopoleng Moloi
38 Episodes
20 – 38

S02 E06 / Talk: Sam Nhlengethwa & William Kentridge at Wits Art Museum

This episode is a talk that I recorded at the Wits Art Museum in July 2019, between two prolific South African artists, Sam Nhlengethwa and William Kentridge, over the time that Sam’s print retrospective was displayed at WAM. This talk continues from a previous conversation between the two last year…
26 Sep 2019 1 hr 13 min

S02 E05 / Interview: 'The Artist Interview' with Joost Bosland

In this episode, I interview one of the directors of Stevenson Gallery, Joost Bosland. We speak about the role of art criticism internationally and in South Africa, primarily focussed on his research about the 'artist interview' as a form or genre in art criticism. Can the artist interview offer a…
23 Sep 2019 40 min

S02 E04 / Talk: 'Collectives & Sustainability' at Turbine Art Fair 2019

This episode is the third of 4 talks recorded at Turbine Art Fair 2019. Title: "Concerning Us: On collective sustainability" Panel discussion with Blaque INQ Contemporaries (Kamogelo Masemola), Danger Gevaar Ingozi Studio (Chad Codeiro), Free State Collective (Karen Brusch), moderated by Aysha Waja (curator) This panel will explore how artist collectives can be sustained and…
18 Sep 2019 1 hr 06 min

S02 E03 / Talk: 'Queering Representation' at Turbine Art Fair 2019

This episode is the second of 4 talks recorded at Turbine Art Fair 2019. Title: "There are No Lines Here: Queering visibility and representation" Panel discussion with Jody Brand (artist), Evaan Ferreira (artist), Umlilo (musician), moderated by Keval Harie (Director: Gay and Lesbian Archive GALA) The panelists in this discussion…
10 Sep 2019 56 min

S02 E02 / Talk: 'Art Investment' at Turbine Art Fair 2019

This episode is the first of a series of 4 talks that were recorded at Turbine Art Fair 2019. Title: "It was Given to me to Give to You: Art collecting & inter-generational wealth creation" Panel discussion with Jack Ginsberg (Ampersand Foundation), Sean Meyersfeld (investment specialist) and Dr Alastair Meredith…
6 Sep 2019 1 hr 03 min

S02 E01 / Interview: 'FNB Art Joburg 2019' with Mandla Sibeko

Welcome back to Unframed - a podcast which hosts talks and conversations about South African art and artists. I am your host Anthea Pokroy. You may have noticed a very large gap between this and the last episode. I was finishing off my Masters in Fine Art and so, unfortunately,…
30 Aug 2019 51 min

S01 E10 / Interview: ‘Artist Copyright’ with Eitan Stern

In today’s episode I interview lawyer Eitan Stern from Legalese about artist copyright and other legal aspects that artists should consider in making work and in their careers. My intial interest in chatting with Eitan arose from an incident that occurred at the Joburg Art Fair this September 2018, where…
8 Dec 2018 50 min

S01 E09 / Talk: William Kentridge and Yinka Shonibare

This episode is part of of the "Talk” component of Unframed, as opposed to the “Interview” which is an interview directly with your host Anthea Pokroy. The “Talk” component features art dialogues, talks and panel discussions that happen around the country outside of this podcast, but where we are lucky…
7 Nov 2018 52 min

S01 E08 / Interview: “Artistic Practice” with Bronwyn Lace

In this 8th episode, we speak to artist Brownyn Lace about her current exhibition, Mirror Mirror, showing at Everard Read Gallery in Johannesburg until 6 October 2018. We chat about this show and how it is to work with a big gallery, as well as her many different roles in…
2 Oct 2018 33 min

S01 E06 / Interview: “Tribute to David Goldblatt” with Neil Dundas

Today’s 6th episode is a special one - it is a tribute to the legendary South African photography David Goldblatt, who died recently in June 2018 at the age of 87. I chat to Neil Dundas, long time friend and the senior curator of the Goodman Gallery, where David has…
28 Aug 2018 43 min

S01 E04 / Interview: “Art Journalism” with Matthew Blackman

In this fourth episode, I chat to writer and art critic Matthew Blackman, who is based in Cape Town, over Skype. My initial interest in interviewing Matthew at this time, is that he has been the leading journalist in the recent Zeitz Mocca controversy. We chat about this, and his…
6 Jul 2018 40 min

S01 E03 / Interview: “Exhibition at Kalashnikovv” with Ayanda Mabulu

In this third episode, I interviewed Ayanda Mabulu about his current exhibition, his practice, his spirituality and his politics, and really gained insight into why he makes the seemingly controversial work that he makes. It was a really interesting and provocative conversation. Ayanda is a storyteller and, in between the…
29 Jun 2018 50 min

S01 E02 / Talk: “Artistic Practice” by ruby onyinyechi amanze

This second episode is something different from the one before. It is a recorded artist talk by ruby onyinyechi amanze which took place at the Goodman Gallery on 22 May 2018. Ruby, who is a Nigerian born, US-based artist, was over in South Africa for her solo exhibition at Goodman…
22 Jun 2018 33 min

S01 E01 / Interview: “Kalashnikovv Gallery” with MJ Turpin & Matt Dowdle

For the first episode, I chat to founders of the Kalashnikovv Gallery - MJ Turpin and Matthew Dean Dowdle. They have just relaunched their new gallery space at the 70 Juta Precinct in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. Kalashnikovv was first founded in 2013 by the duo out of frustration with the existing…
11 Jun 2018 41 min
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