Exploring Unconventional Materials with Installation Art Pioneer Sandy Skoglund

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In this episode, host Anastasia welcomes legendary American installation artist Sandy Skoglund for a fascinating dialogue about her life's work, creative process, and the challenges she has faced.

Key insights from this episode:

• How some of her childhood experiences formed her perspective as an artist.

• The genesis of her first major installation, “Radioactive Cats” and the evolution of her work from photography to sculpture.

• The intricate process and materials involved in creating her installations, from found objects to experimental ephemeral media like Cheez Doodles and marmalade.

• Challenges with material durability and unexpected issues like insect infestations in food-based art.

• The importance of learning new skills from scratch to produce her projects.

• Insightful anecdotes about storage, transportation, and installation of large-scale art pieces.

Sandy also reflects on the financial and logistical aspects of sustaining a career in the arts. This episode is an inspiring look into the dedication, creativity, and adaptability required in contemporary installation art, from the perspective of a very influential artist.

03:45 Early Life and Artistic Beginnings

08:28 First Installations and Influences

10:04 Radioactive Cats and Alternative Spaces

12:34 Material Choices and Fresh Hybrid

15:45 Challenges with Unusual Materials

48:25 The Saw Incident in Manhattan

49:33 Advice for Installation Artists

50:34 Documenting and Installing Art

51:46 Creating Walking On Eggshells

57:25 Funding and Financial Aspects of Art

01:00:29 Challenges and Rewards

01:09:30 The Loft Scene and Working Spaces

01:17:41 New Work and Upcoming Projects

Sandy Skoglund is based in Jersey City, New Jersey. You can find out more about her work on her website sandyskoglund.com and on her Instagram http://instagram.com/sandyskoglundart/.

She works with Holden Luntz Gallery: https://www.holdenluntz.com/artists/sandy-skoglund/

Also mentioned in this episode:

The Jealous Curator: https://thejealouscurator.substack.com/about | https://www.instagram.com/thejealouscurator/

Art For Your Ear Podcast, interview with Sandy Skoglund: https://thejealouscurator.libsyn.com/sandy-skoglund-believe-you-have-to-do-it

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/sandy-skoglund-believe-you-have-to-do-it/id996338562?i=1000547949009

Howdy Doody: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howdy_Doody

George Segal: https://www.theartstory.org/artist/segal-george/

Edward Kienholz: https://www.theartstory.org/artist/kienholz-edward/

Nancy Reddin Kienholz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Reddin_Kienholz

Real Art Ways: https://www.realartways.org/ | http://instagram.com/realartways

Cheez Doodles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheez_Doodles

Janet Borden Inc.: https://janetbordeninc.com/ | https://www.instagram.com/janetbordeninc/

Marcel Duchamp: https://www.theartstory.org/artist/duchamp-marcel/

Adobe Photoshop: https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html | https://www.instagram.com/adobe/

Dieu Donné: https://www.dieudonne.org/ | http://instagram.com/dieudonnepaper | @DieuDonnePaperMill

McNay Art Museum: https://www.mcnayart.org/ | https://www.instagram.com/mcnayart | @mcnayartmuseum2403

Rule Gallery: https://rulegallery.com/ | https://instagram.com/rulegallery/

The Chinati Foundation: https://chinati.org/ | https://instagram.com/chinatifoundation/

Donald Judd: https://www.theartstory.org/artist/judd-donald/

Rutgers University: https://www.rutgers.edu/ | https://www.instagram.com/rutgersu | @RutgersU

The Installation Art Podcast is a show about people who love and work with the contemporary art medium of installation. The host Anastasia Parmson, an artist herself, interviews internationally renowned artists and arts workers about the intricacies and behind-the-scenes stories of creating and showing work that is site-specific, ephemeral, large scale or immersive.

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