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The Amy Beecher Show
Amy Beecher is a visual artist working in installation, digital imaging, sound, and text. In 2013 she created a podcast, The Amy Beecher Show, as an excuse to invite people to her 160 square foot Brooklyn apartment. She's since moved, and The Amy Beecher Show has moved with her. Like an easily amazed and distracted therapist, Beecher opens doors to the inner workings of her subject's artistic lives, inviting guests to reflect on their work, their process, and, mostly, everything else.
Episodes
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 69: On TV with Mariana Valencia
Choreographer Mariana Valencia and I discuss her early start to performance on WCIU-TV (Channel 26), Hampshire College, and the themes of community and…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 68: Nightlife with Samantha Roth
Samantha Roth and I talk about drawing and night time on my podcast. ("Podcast"?) Never miss an episode of The Amy Beecher Show. Subscribe to our newsletter or…
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EPISODE 67: Wanting What We Want with Pau S. Pescador
Today on the podcast is artist, filmmaker and icon Pau S. Pescador. Pau is a trans-nonbinary artist who works in film, photography, and performance. She lives…
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EPISODE 66: Systems Down with Julia Weist
Julia Weist and I talk about municipal archives, private detectives, following and finding stuff. Never miss an episode of The Amy Beecher Show. Subscribe to…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 65: Casting Lots with David Muenzer
We talk kinship, games, and the perfect first job. And a cameo from Benny! Never miss an episode of The Amy Beecher Show. Subscribe to my newsletter or follow…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 64: Conjuring Those Graceful and Disheveled Ghosts with David Gilbert
Photographer David Gilbert and I relish in flatness, drapery, and ghosts. Never miss an episode of The Amy Beecher Show .Subscribe to our newsletter or follow…
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EPISODE 63: Addressing The Reader with Bronwen Tate
Bronwen Tate writes poems about sex after miscarriage, among other things. She is brilliant, she is my friend. Recorded from my bed in 2022, I don't entirely…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 62: Having an American Baby with Leslie Tai
Filmmaker Leslie Tai's How To Have an American Baby is streaming on PBS through March 10, 2024. The POV documentary is an intimate look at the shadow economy…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 61: Planting Willow with Mary Lauren Fraser
This episode is an enlightening conversation with basket weaver and green burial expert Mary Lauren Fraser. Content warning: Mary weaves urns and coffins. We…
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EPISODE 59: Navigating Survival with Erin M. Riley
Erin M. Riley makes narrative, painterly weavings that give voice to complex stories of domestic abuse and intimacy. We talk trauma, healing, self-splintering…
The Amy Beecher ShowMINI EPISODE with NYC Crit Club
NYC Crit Club is a misleading name for the collaborative learning program that Catherine Haggarty and Hilary Doyle founded five years ago. A) You can take…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 58: Sleep Training with Didier William
Didier and I talk Miami, Haiti, immigrant experiences, concepts of home, and painting (of course). Also: how to not sleep train a baby. Never miss an episode…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 57: Accessorizing Theory with Gaby Collins-Fernandez
At the beginning of the pandemic artist, critic, and co-editor of Precog magazine Gaby Collins-Fernandez gave a lecture to an empty room at The School of…
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EPISODE 56: Tending To Wounds with Estefania Puerta
Colombia born artist Este Puerta went to Catholic school in Boston, performed on the streets of Argentina, and unravels the term "Vermonter." Wounds, wombs…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 43: Drawing on the Walls with Jaqueline Cedar
If I could listen to a podcast and sing The Wheels On the Bus at the same time, I would listen to this week's re-release of my conversation with Jackie Cedar…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 24: Banjo Camp with Cassandra Jenkins Re-release
Happy holiday week. My gift to you: three things you can do to feel less "meh" about your holiday break. 1) Donate to the Institute of American Indian Arts, a…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 23: Digging with Tracy Molis
I think it was early 2019 that I went to see Tracy Molis' last show at Kai Matsumiya. There were two types of paintings on view: paintings of artifacts…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 37: Country Life with Leah Guadagnoli
Today's re-release is episode 37 with Leah Guadagnoli whose show Love Lies Bleeding ends November 13th at Hollis Taggart in Chelsea. Wonderful early Judy…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 16: Which Hole? with Colleen Asper
Let's celebrate Colleen Asper! I curated Performing Pictures Workshop at Pari Passu Gallery with Colleen's work as a conceptual and physical anchor. On Sunday…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 46: Hopping the Pond with Aoife Spillane-Hinks
Today's re-release: this one's exciting because it corresponds with some content that you can stream from the comfort of your own home: Aoife Spillane Hink's…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 30: Cooking Yoni Eggs with Ilana Harris-Babou Rerelease
Today's re-release: a talk with the brilliant Ilana Harris-Babou, whose exhibition Wholesome Fun runs at Kunsthaus Hamburg through November 28th AND whose…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 35: Audience Participation with Amy Khoshbin Re-release
Today we're re-releasing Episode 35 with the singularly courageous and inspiring Amy Khoshbin! Amy's collaboration with Jennifer Khoshbin (her sister!) and…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 31: Caitlin MacBride Re-Release
This week we're re-releasing Caitlin MacBride's episode on the occasion of her show at Heroes Gallery. The venue pairs emerging artists with established…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 55: Building Things with Fall River MoCA
Brittni Harvey and Harry Gould Harvey IV are the artists and minds behind Fall River MoCA, a visionary new venue that opened in Fall River last year. We talk…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 54: Caught In The Act with Dona Ann McAdams
Dona McAdams has been making photographs for over forty years. We talk about where art has taken her: the stages of Performance Space in the 80's and 90's…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 53: Potlucks with Wayfarers
Wayfarers was an artist-run gallery and studio space open from 2011 until 2020. I sit down with founder George Ferrandi and former member artist Cynthia…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 52: In Line with Catherine Haggarty
Catherine Haggarty's exhibition, An Echo's Glyph, closes at Massey Klein this Saturday. Check it out in a way that feels safe to you. Wholesome, Covid-safe…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 51: Honing a Portrait with Julia Trotta
Julia Trotta's film, Forget to be Afraid: A Portrait of Linda Nochlin, is in postproduction. We talk about the shape of the project and what it was like to…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 50: In the Bardo with John Killacky
Episode 50 of the podcast is here and it's with artist, arts administrator, and legislator John Killacky. Feeling bogged down by existential malaise? Listener…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 49: Sleepless Nights with Hilary Doyle
Artist Hilary Doyle's recent paintings at Taymour Grahne depict mothers in a post-apocalyptic Metropolis. (Super relatable). We talk about those and NYC Crit…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 48: Mixing Purple with Charlotte Hallberg
Artist Charlotte Hallberg makes geomorphic, abstract paintings that trick and delight the eye. She is represented by Hesse Flatow in New York City. We talk…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 47: Acting Like A Man with Rufus Tureen
Painter and performer Rufus Tureen was a child actor and survived. We talk about his path from acting to painting and how changes our sense of priorities…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 46: Hopping The Pond with Aoife Spillane-Hinks
Theater Director Aoife Spillane-Hinks left The United States for Ireland after graduating from college. Since then, she has directed a range of productions in…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 45: Imagining Others with Rubens Ghenov
Artist Rubens Ghenov and I talk about everything: coming to America from Brazil as a kid, The Spiritual in art, skateboarding, Korean screen painting…it's…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 44: Getting Schooled with George Rush
Artist George Rush paints his way through the trials and tribulations of addiction, parenting, an unexpected move to the Midwest. Also a professor of art at…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 43: Drawing On the Walls with Jaqueline Cedar
Jaqueline Cedar does it all: paints, curates, collaborates…we talk finding what to paint (recently, her couch) and setting up a gallery in her Brooklyn…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 42: Fitting In with Zebadiah Keneally
Zeb's path to becoming an artist is punctuated by situations miraculous and Kafka-esque. No wonder his drawings and videos explore similar themes. And…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 41: Working From Home with Rachel Domm
Rachel Domm says "no" to the 9-5, "yes" to pastels and co-operatively run galleries. Plus, my first social distancing dispatch. Never miss an episode of The…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 40: Playing Ball with Emily Nemens
Emily Nemens is editor-in-chief of the Paris Review. Her debut novel, The Cactus League, was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux this past February. I met…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 39: Maternity Leave with Ana Cardoso
Ana Cardoso calls me from Lisbon to talk about painting, babies, and what's weird about the American approach to critique. Never miss an episode of The Amy…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 38: Thrifting with Morgan Blair
Artist Morgan Blair knows her way around a Savers. All her cool thrifting tips, plus some talk about painting, puzzles, Seinfeld, Worcester Mass, and Paul…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 37: Country Life with Leah Guadagnoli
Fearless and prolific artist and residency director Leah Guadagnoli joined me to talk about her artwork, her life in the Hudson Valley, and starting a…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 36: Whispering with Dr. Craig Richard and Melinda Lauw
Dr. Craig Richard and Melinda Lauw discuss their respective ASMR related projects in two excerpted interviews. Consider these a "teaser" for Amy's ASMR project…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 35: Audience Participation with Amy Khoshbin
Artist and politician Amy Khoshbin and I talk for a long, long time about her early experiences working with Laurie Anderson, her upcoming show, experiencing…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 34: People Watching with Joana Avillez
Illustrator Joana Avillez calls me from Los Angeles, where nobody walks outside and the deli is far, far away. We talk about growing up around artists…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 33: Listening to Adults with Thyra Heder
Award winning children's book author, artist, and writer Thyra Heder and I take a deep dive into what it means to make art for children, how studying film…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 32: A Teaser, and How Not To Get A Teaching Job
Episode 32 is here! And it's a little mini-one. My show, Container Store Cantastoria, opens at Hesse Flatow today, and so I've been busy working on all of…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 13: Gardening with Em Rooney Re-Release
This week we re-release Episode 13 with Em Rooney. Em has an upcoming exhibition at Galerie Fons Welters that opens September 7th called You, too, know that…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 31: House Hunting with Caitlin MacBride
Artist Caitlin MacBride has lived in 60 different apartments in Brooklyn. Hear about each and every one of them. Also: painting, opiated adjacency, and weird…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 30: Cooking Yoni Eggs with Ilana Harris-Babou
Artist Ilana Harris-Babou and I discuss her New York City upbringing, wellness culture, Audre Lorde, and the making of her most recent work, which is up right…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 29: Decellularizing an Apple with Catherine Telford-Keogh
Artist Catherine Telford-Keogh is in residency at the Pelling Laboratory for Biophysical Manipulation at the University of Ottawa. (She's Canadian!) Her recent…
The Amy Beecher ShowEPISODE 28: Bleaching Teeth with Rose Nestler
Artist Rose Nestler stopped by my apartment before getting honored at the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Her self-described break down on the way to a…
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EPISODE 7: Reuben Lorch Miller Re-Release
5 years later, we re-release Episode 7 with artist Reuben Lorch-Miller. Reuben! The great! We talk house plants, creative constraints, magic tricks, and…
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EPISODE 27: Living at Home with Tanya Goel
Tanya Goel records an episode with me on the last day of her exhibition of paintings and frescos at Nature Morte. Artist and gallery owner Peter Nagy mocks us…
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EPISODE 26: Round Two With Virginia Lee Montgomery
Since her first appearance on the show (episode 11), Virginia Lee Montgomery has been making videos out of hotel rooms. With insects. On a $200 budget. She is…
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EPISODE 25: 40 Tabs Open with Hayal Pozanti
We talk botox, life in Istanbul, and how a traumatic encounter surfing the dark web prompted her to turn away from figurative and digital work to abstract…
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EPISODE 24: Banjo Camp with Cassandra Jenkins
Singer-songwriter Cassandra Jenkins lives in the Upper West Side studio apartment her touring musician parents raised her in. We talk about how a Cat Stevens…
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EPISODE 23: Digging with Tracy Molis
Everyone thinks Tracy Molis was a Goth teenager. Not true, but she'll take it. Her show at Kai Matsumiya closes January 13th.
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EPISODE 22: Throwing Things with Sophia Cleary
Sophia Cleary is so many things: comedian, artist, drummer, doula, private investigator, gay. Yes, we cover them all. www.sophiacleary.com penistheband.com…
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EPISODE 21: Hashtag Unsurprised with Seung-Min Lee
Seung Min Lee grew up in Maspeth, Queens. Now she's in the Hamptons (occasionally), unsurprised. Topics include coddling, negging, and zombie modern dancing.