Virgil Abloh, Telfar, Robert Colescott, Exploring NYC's Fungi, 'For the Birds,' 'Tracy Flick Can't Win'
Starting tomorrow, the Brooklyn Museum will display a new exhibition, Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech, on the life and influence of the late designer Virgil Abloh, who died of cancer at the age of 41 in 2021. Anne Pasternak, director of the Brooklyn Museum, joins us to talk about how the show was put together, what the initial conversations about the possibility of an exhibition with Abloh were like, and how his passing affected how the exhibition is displayed. Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech is on view until January 29, 2023.
[REBROADCAST FROM FEBRUARY 25 2020] We continue our discussion of the fashion world with the designer who recently closed out New York Fashion Week, Telfar Clemens. Known best for his notoriously in demand handbag, Telfar has founded his unisex clothing line on the motto "not for you, for everyone." He and the Telfar brand's creative director, Babak Radboy join us to discuss all things Telfar.
The late artist Robert Colescott (1925–2009) is most known for his 1970s satirical renditions of famous paintings to demonstrate the absence and lack of recognition of black people in art and cultural history. Today, The New Museum presents a new retrospective of the artist's work, called, Art and Race Matters: The Career of Robert Colescott, which is on view until October 9. Curator Lowery Stokes Sims and Raphaela Platow, former director and chief curator of the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati when the Colescott show was organized there, joins us to discuss Colescott's legacy and why his art matters.
There are over 1000 different kinds of fungi in the five boroughs of New York City. To learn more about the science of fungi, how to spot them around the city, and the best methods to cooking with different mushrooms, we're joined by Sigrid Jakob and Tom Bigelow, members of the New York Mycological Society, an organization created by New Yorkers passionate about fungi that has been hosting walking tours, lectures, and workshops since 1962.
Randall Poster is a Grammy-winning music supervisor for film, whose recent work includes "Don't Worry Darling," "No Time to Die," "The French Dispatch," and "Summer of Soul." His current project, For the Birds, is a 5-part series of original recordings inspired by birdsong, featuring contributions from some illustrious names; Mark Ronson, Elvis Costello, Jelani Cobb, Tilda Swinton, and Matthew McConaughey appear among the 242 total tracks. Poster joins us to discuss the project, which will benefit the Audubon Society.
Author Tom Perrotta returns with the much-anticipated sequel to his acclaimed novel, Election. In Tracy Flick Can't Win, Tracy has become an assistant principal at a public high school in New Jersey. When the role of principal suddenly opens up, Tracy thinks her hard work will automatically qualify her for a promotion... but she finds herself campaigning once again. Perrotta joins us to discuss.
