In 1986 I was part of a group of friends called "The Golden Palm Tape Network" who shared art-talk via cassettes. I thought some of these recordings would be fun for you to listen to in the form of a podcast on YouTube.
Let's start with a fairly typical one called "Academic Chatter," a combination of readings and commentary. (Direct link to podcast on YouTube).
Topics include:
- Gérôme, realism, and art politics—a reading from The Life and Work of Jean-Léon Gérôme
by Gerald Ackerman.
- Russian artists Ivan Shishkin and Ilya Repin—a reading from "A History of Modern Painting" by Richard Muther.
- Concerns about masonite as a painting surface.
by Gerald Ackerman.
The nucleus of the G.P Tape Network was a small group who knew each other at the Art Center College of Design. We first met each other at the Golden Palms Apartment in Highland Park, California.
The artists involved included Paul Chadwick, Bryn Barnard, Thomas Kinkade, Ron Harris, Richard Hescox, Tom Kidd, David Mattingly, James Warhola, Brad Teare, and Barry Klugerman. All those people were (or are) brilliant and incisive and funny, and I owe who I am to what I learned from them.
There were hundreds of tapes, most of which were recorded over again with new stuff. But I still have a lot of these. If you enjoy this one, let me know, and I'll share some more.
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Jean-Léon Gérôme on Wikipedia
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Would love to hear more of those
ReplyDeleteI think this kind of talks is timeless
it's quite funny how this tape survive for 31 year while even some sites cannot hold full content for 7-10 years for various reasons
This is fantastic!
ReplyDeleteOf course, I'd love to hear more!
Bring 'em on!!
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ReplyDeleteDon't tease us! Just post them all. :)
ReplyDeleteThis was really good to listen to. Thank you for sharing and please do upload more!
ReplyDeletePlease share more of these!
ReplyDeleteIf Paul Chadwick had any I'd be interested in anything he or any artist he enjoyed had to say. Thanks James.
ReplyDeleteThis is a fantastic art history lesson. It's much easier to listen to an explanation of the subject than to read about it. I learned so much. Please post more. Maybe you can package it up.
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