https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Lk_5Xz4IKs The Baer Faxt sits down with Cuban painter Enrique Martinez Celaya, a scientist-turned artist, at his solo exhibition The Rose Garden at the UTA Artist Space in Los Angeles. Celaya connects literature, philosophy, and...
Artists & Exhibitions
Gary Simmons “Remembering Tomorrow”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8x3GsCoXFA During our trip to Los Angeles for Frieze, The Baer Faxt took a visit to Hauser & Wirth to check out the exhibition Remembering Tomorrow by Gary Simmons, the artist's first show with the gallery. Josh Baer and Simmons...
Jonathan Christensen Caballero
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcBj0K5yAw4 The Baer Faxt sat down with Kansas-based artist Jonathan Christensen Caballero at his his exhibition La Gente/The People at the Belger Crane Yard Studios. He told us the story of his hard-working parents and how they are the...
The white supremacist constructs of urban planning | Jordan Weber on his community garden
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BfBihavfWE The Baer Faxt team stopped by Des Moines, Iowa, to catch up with the Des Moines-based artist Jordan Weber, who recently completed a residency at The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, where he developed a sculpture and...
“and I will wear you in my heart of heart” at the Flag Art Foundation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfZJGd33vas We explore the FLAG Art Foundation's exhibition I will wear you in my heart of heart, a group show at Glenn Fuhrman's foundation with director Stephanie Roach and artistic director Jonathan Rider. Stephanie and Jonathan...
Art for climate change | Haley Mellin on land conservation & Art into Acres
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3yJ5yVs3e0 In Episode 2, we did our first studio visit with artist and land conservationist, Haley Mellin. As a climate-based conservationist, Haley works with fellow climate-forward artists, collectors, and institutions through a...
“Why paint the sky blue when you can paint it pink?” | In the Studio with Hiba Schahbaz
Brooklyn-based artist Hiba Schahbaz shares her journey which began in Karachi, Pakistan. The classically trained miniature painter turned large-scale contemporary artist pays homage to her roots while carving a new visual path both for herself and other women. From...
Beeple on his $69M NFT auction record
This week during Art Basel Miami Beach, Josh Baer of The Baer Faxt sat down with Mike Winkelmann (aka Beeple) in a conversation about the communities surrounding Winkelmann and his work. Diving into the pros and cons of tech in the art market (including NFTs), and the...