Listening with Artists

Dr. O with Hrair Sarkissian

Season 2 finale

In the finale of season 2, Dr. O convenes with long-time friend and collaborator, Hrair Sarkissian for an intimate tête-à-tête about life and art. One of the leading conceptual photographers of our time, Sarkissian, unfolds entertaining details of his life, from growing up in his father's photo studio in Syria and his ongoing engagement with Armenian cultural heritage. Tears and fears are relieved and released through the sounds of a past that is no longer our own.

This episode marks the culmination of a two year programme of 'Listening with Artists'.

Fall 2024 will see the birth of a new podcast series. Stay tuned by visiting www.artpost21.com

Hrair Sarkissian is nominated for the Deutsch Börse Photography Prize, which can be visited at The Photographers' Gallery London from February 24th and will continue to tour internationally.

In our first podcast take-over, Professor Sarah Perks invites listeners into a special workshop-led podcast and meditation session with a dollop of karaoke thrown in to boot! Sarah weaves in around a conversation held in NYC between Dr. O aka Omar Kholeif, and pluridimensional, award-winning artist, Trevor Paglen. Here, you are invited to deep listen and engage your love affair with the internet.

Season 2 of the artPost21 podcast coincides with the release of Internet_Art: From the Birth of the Web to the Rise of NFTs published by Phaidon. More info at Phaidon.com/internetart

Image credit: You've Just Been F**cked by PSYOPS courtesy of Trevor Paglen and Pace Gallery.

Sarah Perks is Professor of Curating at MIMA x Teesside University and a director of artPost21.

Produced by Moe Choucair

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Season 2 of the Listening with Artists podcast coincides with the release of Internet_Art: From the Birth of the Web to the Rise of NFTs published by Phaidon. More info at Phaidon.com/internetart