Franklin Sirmans and Jason Seife on Critique as Collaboration, Becoming Friends with Your Critics, The Cultural Responsibility of Museums, and Colorblindness as an Artist
Recording from Miami, Podcast Noor is back with another panel, between an Artist and an Art Critic/Curator; and we're here to talk Critique as Collaboration.
When I asked previous Podcast Noor guests, Painter Jordan Casteel and former Gallery Director Sarah Hoover, who I need to sit down with in Miami,
They both enthusiastically responded with the same name: Franklin Sirmans.
Franklin Sirmans is an art critic, a writer, a curator - and he's also the Director of one of the coolest art museums in the country: Miami's Pérez Art Museum, also known as PAMM. And since this storytelling session would be taking place at PAMM, I asked Franklin if he would be down to be in-conversation with one of the artists showing at the museum, someone who he thinks would be great for our Podcast Noor listeners.
He responded without hesitation: Jason Seife.
Jason Seife is an interdisciplinary Miami-based artist, effortlessly weaving his beloved Cuban and Syrian heritage into the intersection of Fine Arts and Graphic Design. He's worked with some of the largest names in the music business including Kanye West, Pharrell Wiliams, Big Sean, and Nicki Minaj, designing everything from album artwork to jewelry to merchandise. In his newest body of work, titled "Coming to Fruition" Jason references old Persian carpets, centering his Middle Eastern heritage and the intricate details found in mosques and traditional Islamic art.
PS: Stay till the end to hear a special guest question from my little brother, Yaseen; really the best question of the interview!
"Coming to Fruition" is on view at PAMM through March 2024
www.pamm.org/en/exhibition/jason-seife-coming-to-fruition
Transcripts + Listening: www.ays.media/podcastnoor/franklin-jason🎶 Theme Music: "Thunderdome (W.T.A)" by Portugal. The Man / @portugaltheman~ Follow Franklin Sirmans ~www.instagram.com/franklinsirmans
~ Follow Jason Seife ~www.instagram.com/jasonseife ~ Follow Noor Tagouri @noor ~ www.facebook.com/noor www.instagram.com/noor www.threads.net/noorwww.tiktok.com/@noor www.youtube.com/noor~ Follow At Your Service @ays ~www.instagram.com/ayswww.threads.net/ayswww.ays.media/newsletterSome Questions Asked in This Episode:How do you approach critiquing a body of work that is also critiquing something that's happening in society?
How do you feel about the term collaboration?
How do you carry the responsibility of critiquing?
So what does being in your body during the process look like for you?
(Special Guest question from my little brother!!)
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