Cathy Byrd

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Recent Pieces from Cathy Byrd

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Listening to St. Louis—Counterpublic Art Triennial 2023 (26:13)
From: Cathy Byrd

Today, we take you to St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States of America. Home of the Gateway Arch, an Emblem of Manifest Destiny, at the confluence of the Mississippi and ...
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Searching for Libertalia—with Shiraz Bayjoo (16:02)
From: Cathy Byrd

Our conversation with Shiraz Bayjoo reveals one artist’s approach to Thinking Historically in the Present, the theme of the 2023 Sharjah Biennial. The artist shares the ...
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Sharjah Biennial - with Hoor Al Qasimi (16:02)
From: Cathy Byrd

Sharjah Art Foundation Director Hoor Al Qasimi was 22 years old when she met Okwui Enwezor and experienced his non-western curatorial model at documenta 11, in Kassel, ...
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Curators Declare Independence at IKT Kentucky (17:52)
From: Cathy Byrd

With six independent curators, we explore a growing trend in the field of contemporary art. We discover that the covid epidemic and a global economic recession have not ...
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Lure of Local Arts in Appalachia (31:28)
From: Cathy Byrd

In 2022, members and guests of the International Association of Curators of Contemporary Art make their way to Kentucky, in the United States. Our first days are packed with ...
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Global Appalachia—Where Culture and Geography Shape Community (38:33)
From: Cathy Byrd

The third episode in our IKT Kentucky series explores the evolving and inclusive concept of “Global Appalachia” presented during IKT’s 2022 gathering. Generations of ...
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The State of Blackness—with Andrea Fatona (16:17)
From: Cathy Byrd

Toronto-based curator and scholar Andrea Fatona has been addressing institutionalized racism on her own terms since the 1990s. Our conversations across time reveal the depth ...
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Puerto Rico Rising - Resisting Paradise (18:12)
From: Cathy Byrd

This segment of our Puerto Rico Rising series revolves around creative resistance to foreign fantasies of ‘paradise.’ The conversation exposes a few of the complex histories ...
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A Persian Garden in Manhattan—with Bahar Behbahani (16:19)
From: Cathy Byrd

The art of Brooklyn-based artist Bahar Behbahani responds to the history and character of the complex landscapes that surround her—reflecting on her cultural origins and ...
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Public Water—with Mary Mattingly (11:23)
From: Cathy Byrd

With American-born artist Mary Mattingly, we delve into her collaborative environmental interventions over time.