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MAFF Loves Iman Le Caire

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why no one picks you

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Erményi Mátyás: Books I should have read

ACB Gallery (Budapest) in collaboration with animation director Máté Fillér related to the latest solo exhibition of painter Mátyás Erményi entitled "Books I Should Have Read". Narrator: Mátyás Erményi Interview, translation: Zsolt Miklósvölgyi Special thanks to Kata Balázs and András Heszky

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BHAGYA SIVARAMAN

Sivaraman is a creative coach, self-taught inter-disciplinary artist, and an entrepreneur. She runs her own creative business in the combination of Healing, Fine, and Wearable arts. Her wearable art form sees the creation of contemporary handmade jewellery that is unique, created with intention and intuition to champion for unapologetic self- expression. Sivaraman uses polymer clay as a medium to fiercely express her love and curiosity for innumerable shapes and colours in the form of modern-day statement jewellery. Playing with clay also serves as her personal restorative practice of the mind.

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In Your Face: Interview: Ryder Ripps

Ryder Ripps is an American conceptual artist, programmer, and creative director.

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Joan Rivers finds humor in being yourself

On November 16, 2006, Joan Rivers spoke about her experience as a female comic in the early 60s and finding her comedic voice. Interview conducted by director Michael Kantor for the six-hour PBS comedy series, “Make ‘Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America” (2009).

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The Funniest Girl in NYC

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MICHAEL STANIAK

Michael Staniak’s work concerns the changing dynamics of images and materiality in light of the proliferation of digital culture. Grouped into the post-internet movement, Staniak’s process-oriented paintings explore the relationship between flatness and texture in digital images. To create his paintings, he builds up textural surfaces out of materials such as casting compound that he then sprays with acrylic paint, creating subtle gradients of texture color with minor stippling that evoke the effects of inkjet printers. The work oscillates between a sensation of a flat, screen-mediated image and the rich texture of an analog painting. For Staniak, the life of the painting both as object and image is crucial. “I consider the finished work as a moment in my practice; something to be considered and valued as an object that will ultimately end up as another picture entering the stream of the internet,” he has said.

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TAEETIMEE | MAFF chat

“Create art just to create art. Don’t follow whatever’s trendy or be motivated by money. Creating what you love the most is so much more rewarding and fulfilling." For this episode of MAFF chat we dial in with Tae-young K.C, a Korean director and artist who grew up in the Western world. We fell in love with her animation and illustration style which she utilizes to tell stories that resonate with her audience.

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Pelitoz Locos | MAFF Tour Colombia (Episode 4)

For Episode 4 of MAFF Tour Colombia, we head to Bogotá to meet with visual artist, Fabian Rojas, who created the project and alter alias, Pelitoz Locos. Rojas uses hair as a canvas for creativity and shows us the opportunity for self-expression and transformation through styling. Most of all, Pelitoz Locos is about having fun and playing with ones identity while using hair as the medium. Starring models, Vagabunda Frite & Alexa Tmg.

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Chia Amisola, Art & Code Talk at DEMO2024

Chia Amisola is a Filipino internet artist and founder of Developh, a nonprofit community that seeks to promote the use of 'technology as a tool for liberation rather than oppression.

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Rick Rubin Addresses Criticisms & Opens up About His Greatest Challenge in Life

Rick shares his insights on why curiosity is a powerful tool when it comes to achieving dreams and finding success, the influence our attitude has towards the things that we do and the people we surround ourselves with, and how to stay focused on your goals and not get distracted by negativity and lack of support. Rick Rubin is an influential music producer and record executive known for his work with artists across various genres. Co-founding Def Jam Recordings, he played a vital role in shaping hip-hop music and produced albums for iconic acts such as LL Cool J and the Beastie Boys. Rubin's production style combines rock and hip-hop elements, and he has collaborated with diverse artists like Johnny Cash, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Kanye West. His minimalist approach and emphasis on capturing raw performances have earned him numerous accolades and established him as a highly sought-after producer in the industry.

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Emma Talbot: Telling the Stories of Our Times

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“My work is really about a very personal experience of being alive at this period of time.” We visited Emma Talbot in her studio in London, to talk about how she transforms the intangible realms of thought and emotion into tangible expressions on silk canvases. As she introduces herself in the opening moments of our conversation, Talbot articulates her artistic project as an exploration of stories that echo the zeitgeist. Touching on big contemporary issues, such as societal structures, and our relationships with technology, ecology and nature, Talbot describes her art as an interrogation of the human condition: “the brevity and fragility of life itself; what is given value and worth, what is memorialised, and the inevitable experiences of love and grief.” Talbot's artistic repertoire spans from paintings on silk to animations and drawings. The latter always works as her starting point: “I developed a practice in which I start withdrawing, and I let myself draw whatever comes to mind without really trying to direct the subject of the drawings or what they're exploring so that I can see what it is I'm thinking.” Yet, it's only after a phase of deep research - online, through reading, or by seeking diverse forms of knowledge - that she refines and enriches these raw expressions into motives and narratives. In her winning proposal for the Max Mara Art Prize for Women, Talbot took as a starting point her fascination with Gustav Klimt’s painting Three Ages of Woman (1905), which features a naked elderly woman standing in apparent shame. In her mind, the woman looked like a future version of Talbot herself, and so the figure became an avatar to tackle some of the contemporary issues that Talbot addresses in her practice. Talbot's pivot to using silk as a canvas reflects a profound quest for artistic freedom. Influenced by writers like Hélène Cixous, who explored finding one's own voice in writing, Talbot sought an equivalent liberation in her visual language. The ethereal qualities of silk offered the flexibility she craved - something drapable, cuttable, and wearable - a material that could carry the weight of ideas without becoming burdened by historical constraints. Her intricate process of painting on silk involves a delicate balance, where fluidity meets substance, allowing her to control the marks on the surface while embracing the material's inherent delicacy. The resulting large-scale paintings, described by Talbot as "collages of ideas," become immersive experiences, inviting viewers into a dialogue with the intricate narratives within. Emma Talbot (b.1969) studied at the Birmingham Institute of Art & Design and Royal College of Art. Her work was showcased at the 59th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia as part of the exhibition ’Milk of Dreams.’ In 2022, she was awarded the Max Mara Art Prize for Women, which cumulated in the exhibition The Age / L’Età shown in Collezione Maramotti in Reggio Emilia and Whitechapel Gallery in London. Talbot's exhibition history includes solo shows such as “The Human Experience” (2023) at Kunshtall Stavanger ’In the End, the Beginning’ (2023) at Kesselhaus, KINDL, Berlin, "When Screens Break" at Eastside Projects in Birmingham (2020), ’Ghost Calls’ at DCA in Dundee (2020), and ’Sounders of The Depths’ at GEM Kunstmuseum in The Hague, Netherlands (2019-20). Noteworthy exhibitions also include ’Woman-Snake-Bird’ at Galerie Onrust in Amsterdam (2018) and ’The World Blown Apart’ at the same gallery in 2017. Her recent work ‘Seeds Grow in Fertile Ground (Every Thought is an Opening)’ (2023) was featured in the group exhibition ‘Irreplaceable Human? The Conditions of Creativity in the Age of AI’ at Louisiana Museum of Modern Art. Her work has found a home in collections worldwide, including Guerlain in Paris, British Council Collection, Arts Council Collection, City of Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, David Roberts Collection, Saatchi Collection, University of the Arts London, Art Gallery of Western Australia in Perth, Fries Museum NL, and Arnhem Museum NL. Emma Talbot was interviewed by Nanna Rebekka in her studio in London in April 2023. Camera: Alex Newton Edited and produced by: Nanna Rebekka

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