Subtext & Discourse
By Michael Dooney
The art world and associated market are famously opaque and can at times be exclusive. Berlin based gallery director and educator Michael Dooney speaks with artists, curators and other professionals who share their personal experiences of this unique field. If you have ever felt unsure about walking into a gallery, wish to understand more about creativity or better understand how this complex industry works, then tune in every second Monday to hear the insightful conversations with these inspiring individuals.
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Boris Eldagsen, visual artist | EP59 Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast
Boris Eldagsen was born in Pirmasens, West Germany, in 1970. He studied media and drama, philosophy, and German studies at the University of Cologne (1991–92). From 1992 to 1998 he concurrently studied philosophy at the Johannes Gutenberg University … -
Stephanie O’Connor, photographer | EP58 Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast
Stephanie O'Connor (she/her) is a Pākehā/tangata tiriti artist from Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa (New Zealand). She is currently based in Berlin, Germany. Her work uses photography as a vehicle to rework memory through obsessive editing, rearranging and… -
Anne Schwanz, gallerist at OFFICE IMPART | EP57 Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast
Anne Schwanz co-founded OFFICE IMPART together with Johanna Neuschäffer in 2018. OFFICE IMPART is a multi-dimensional space and platform for contemporary art. Their activities take place on site in Berlin – or anywhere. The founders Anne and Johanna,… -
Alessa Widmer, curator | EP56 Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast
Alessa Widmer is a young curator, PhD candidate and photography enthusiast based in Zurich, Switzerland. She is currently the artistic director of Photo Basel, Switzerland’s first and only international art fair dedicated to photography based art. In… -
Hannah Watson, gallerist & publisher | EP55 Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast
Hannah Watson is the co-founder and director of contemporary art gallery TJ Boulting, as well as the director of independent art publisher Trolley Books. TJ Boulting was founded in 2011 by current director Hannah Watson and the late Gigi Giannuzzi, t… -
Laura Noble, artist, writer & curator | EP54 Subtext & Discourse
Laura Noble is the Director of L A Noble Gallery (LANG) in London. The gallery focuses on contemporary positions and features a majority female representation. Laura is also a writer, author of The Art of Collecting Photography, founder of FIX Photo … -
Barbara Wolff, photographer | EP53 Subtext & Discourse
Barbara Wolff, born in 1951 in Kyritz in the Prignitz region of the State of Brandenburg, is the daughter of photographer Werner Hinz. After completing high school she trained as a photographer in her father’s photography business and then went on to… -
Robert Morat, gallerist | EP52 Subtext & Discourse
Established in 2004, Robert Morat Galerie is a contemporary art gallery, primarily focussing on emerging positions in contemporary photography and photo-based art. Founded in Hamburg, the gallery has since moved to Berlin and is no… -
Alain Servais, art collector | EP51 Subtext & Discourse
The Belgian collector, Alain Servais, started collecting art in the late 1990s. With a strong focus on emerging artists, Alain has built up a significant contemporary art collection which is highly versatile and forward-looking. Alain is also among t… -
Narda van ’t Veer, collector, gallerist & agent | EP50 Subtext & Discourse
Narda van ‘t Veer, gallerist, photography collector and agent. In 1977 Narda van 't Veer stumbled upon the work of Guy Bourdin. Her love for photography was born and a few years later she graduated from her studies in marketing & economics at HTS, af…