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Tucked away in the endless meadows of Friesland, Claudy Jongstra's idyllic studio is home to a workspace where the artist nurtures a harmonious concert of art, craftsmanship, and eco-conscientious practice. We took a trip to the northern Netherlands to sit down with Claudy for a few questions about her work and creative process.
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Find Claudy on IG: @claudyjongstra
Here to celebrate the opening of his solo show at Ron Mandos Gallery, 'Electric Light Orchestra', and the launch of a brand new Art Fix edition titled 'Xanadu', Jonny Niesche has had a busy start to 2024. Tune into this episode to find out more about his past life as a hard rocker, his love of Rothko, his fear of heights and his most daunting project to date.
Despite a busy season complete with a hugely successful solo show at Gnyp Gallery in Antwerp, we managed to catch Art Fixer fave Kate Pincus-Whitney for a couple of questions about her art, her sources of inspiration, and much more.
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Find Kate on IG: @katepw
With works exhibited in big-name institutions including the Centre Pompidou, the Design Museum in London, MoMA, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and more, our latest Art Fixer is no stranger in the art world. Joep van Lieshout, who works under the studio name ‘Atelier van Lieshout’, is world-renowned for his visionary–and sometimes controversial–works that straddle sculpture, design and installation all at once.
Welcome back to another Art Fix podcast! On today’s episode, we have the pleasure of welcoming Bobbi Essers into the studio; with whomwe have produced an Art Fix limited edition of two of her works: ‘Voracious’ and ‘00s Party’. Tune in to discover this promising young talent and get to know the magic behind her artistic process!
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Find Bobbi on IG: @bobbiessers
We spent 5 minutes with the Israeli born artist Gideon Rubin to learn more about his artistic approach and uncover the meaning behind his abstract portraits.
Whoever said less is more, clearly hasn’t met Jocelyn Hobbie. We spent 10 minutes getting to know the American talent behind the lush maximalist works of women.
We sat down with Kendell to learn more about how he uses art as the vehicle to recreate himself and why he calls himself an "AniMystikAKtivist". From the power of language and his use of humor in art, to his love of red wine, here’s the inside scoop on Kendell Geers.
Climb inside the world of Sara Berman in this video interview, where we discuss Berman’s playlists, her sources of inspiration, her greatest indulgences, and why she’s committed to portraying females in strong, daring poses.
For this episode, we're joined in the Hague by Amsterdam-based Ghanaian photographer, Kwadwo Amfo. Kwadwo has worked with Art Fix on his edition ‘Dede-Enyo’, which is centred around the theme of ‘Dipo’ - an ancient Ghanaian puberty rite. Stay tuned as we’ll be asking him some questions to learn more about his artwork as well as his ideas relating to black art and identity.
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Find Kwadwo on IG: @kwadwoamfo
Activist and gallerist Amar Singh is a champion for the legalization of homosexuality. He's also the face behind Christie's second brilliant NFT show. And if that wasn't enough - he's even praised by luminaries by Andrea Bocelli and Muhammad Ali!
We sat down with Caroline Walker to discuss whether we as the viewers intrude, watch or take part in her art, and on whose wall she’d most like to hang her mysterious painted women.
For the second edition of the Art Fix Podcast we speak to Lonneke Gordijn, one half of the DRIFT duo, who featured in our tenth episode on light art, Spot On. This Amsterdam-based artist duo rocked the world with their breakthrough installation Fragile Future, in which they glued dandelion seeds to little lights in the ultimate fusion of nature and technology. DRIFT - formerly known as Studio Drift - are known for their works that fuse art, design, science, and technology.
In spirit with the episode “These Girls Are on Fire”, we kick off our first Art Fix Podcast with an interview with Music Producer and DJ Kasseem Dean. While Dean and his wife Alicia Keys share 22 Grammy nominations between them, they also share a strong passion for contemporary art. They collect from the heart, no matter what color the artist. But there is a strong imprint of Black artists in their Dean Collection.