#9 Scott Hove (Cakeland): The Oakland Ghost Ship Fire Burning Through our Community and How to Survive It as an Artist
Release Date: 12/21/2016
#26 Super Hueman Hustle - A.R.T. Podcast Season 2 Finale
A.R.T. Artists Real Talk
Allison is a very well-known Bay-to-LA (and back) street artist, having been featured on the cover of LA Weekly's People of the Year issue, Juxtapoz Magazine, and many other places. She's also navigated a wide variety of career situations that have informed her work. For our season finale, host Jacob Patterson stopped by her new house in Oakland to chop it up. Warning: we say "hyphy" and "hella" wayyyyyy too many times in this episode. 8:17- Is San Jose the bay area or not? 8:57- Which part of Oakland are we in? 10:32- The Bay responding to the Ghost Ship fire ...
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#25 Hijinx PR Answers: What Is Art Management & PR?
A.R.T. Artists Real Talk
Heidi Johnson has been putting the coolest art and events in front of the hippest people in LA for decades. In this episode she breaks down where PR and management cross over, how much of this stuff artists should be doing for themselves, and when it's time for you to get a manager. She also lets us in on some secrets of how to get your shit covered by the press. There's a lot of name-dropping in this episode, but every story is peppered with many years of wisdom, and by the end Heidi takes muthafuckas to school so don't miss the second half of this episode. We also share stories on the late...
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#24 How to Run the Art Department from the Gods
A.R.T. Artists Real Talk
Maca rode some wild waves while Quest Nutrition jumped to the billion dollar company range, as he built one of the world's best art departments. Part of that was hiring Dino Nama, who is now Think Tank Gallery's Art Director. The two reminisce on what it took to operate on such a level, the difference of running smaller and more mobile design agencies, and break down wtf an art department even is. They also have a lot of inside jokes (just warning you). By the end of the episode we discuss what it would take to really build perfection in a design agency or art department. 7:00-...
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#23 Decoding the Artist with Yoshino
A.R.T. Artists Real Talk
Yoshino has been a professional photographer in LA for a long time, and during a rut in his personal life and art practice, he started a podcast to re-inspire himself. That podcast is now one of the bigger arts podcasts in the world, and he has built a career and company out of it. In true Yoshino style, he flips the interview and gets host Jacob Patterson to open up about some personal topics and open relationship beliefs he's never shared in public. 6:03- Are you editing your show yourself, or do you have someone else doing it? 7:05- Jacob talks about interviewing people...
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#22 BrokeLA's Anna Shumacher: The Corporate Structure of DIY Culture
A.R.T. Artists Real Talk
cARTel has done many things in the almost-decade that they've been shaping the experiential arts scene in LA. They've hosted fort parties, galaxy art shows with Bill Nye, giant sponsored activations, and been served a cease and desist by Coachella. The latter comes midway through the story of one of the largest and longest running DIY festivals in SoCal, fka Brokechella. Now called BrokeLA, it opens next month and has partnered with Spaceland Presents and the Regent for Anna's first year as the company's CEO. We dive deep into such an evolution, and also nerd tf out on some permitting stuff....
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#21 The Arts' Ever-Changing Cannabis Landscape with Little Face Events
A.R.T. Artists Real Talk
Katie Carita Partlow of Little Face Events has changed the way that Los Angeles perceives cannabis events. Recognized by such now-household names as Weedmaps and Rolling Stone, Katie is the go-to personality in the weed industry to get a finely tuned message across in an artistic way. She's been called the "Best Pot Party in CA" (Rolling Stone) and she has her sights set high on 2018. If you're interested in doing anything artistic with Mary Jane this year, this podcast episode is the place to start. 6:46- Katie Partlow (Little Face Events) 5:53- Katie explains what...
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#16 Meow Wolf CEO Vince Kadlubek: Changing the Economy Through Art
A.R.T. Artists Real Talk
#repost! We took this episode down to make a crucial cut. If you heard it the first time, enjoy it again cuz it's that good! If you missed it, here's your chance to listen to the world's hottest immersive arts company spin gold through their CEO.
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#20 Drinkin' Smokin' & West Coastin' – A Love/Hate Letter to Los Angeles
A.R.T. Artists Real Talk
We've mentioned the trip that manifested DS&WC at Think Tank Gallery, the show that brought our gallery back into our old venue, but we haven't discussed the process of putting it on. Hundreds of people were involved in producing this massive arts and events series, and four of them sit down after breakfast to smoke a few bowls and talk about it in this episode. If you came to the show you'll love hearing what went into it, and if you didn't you'll love hearing our host's best friends ruthlessly mocking him for a couple hours. Long one but good one. 5:40- Intro 6:08-...
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#19 Think Tank Gallery Lied to You: Deception as Art Medium with Firefly Prod.
A.R.T. Artists Real Talk
The last big show that was thrown with the Think Tank was a confusing one, for many reasons. Firefly Productions tricked the Think Tank into producing it, the Think Tank tricked its audience into attending it (#District798), and the actors tricked guests in every way shape and form. By the end, people even thought the weed was fake while they hit it. This show was described as a "mindfuck" by the media, and it encapsulated that word in every way. Whether you caught or missed the show, or caught the show but missed huge chunks of it (we don't blame you), this interview with Steph and Steven of...
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#18 Running a Creative, Mystical Ecosystem with "Sleep No More"
A.R.T. Artists Real Talk
New York's "Sleep No More" is probably the most successful piece of immersive theatre of all time. But there are thousands of moving parts to this magical machine. Guest Cesar Hawas likes to describe the parts of this creative ecosystem as just that, magic, but there are tons of insights to how an arts company can get such an expensive building and keep it running and profitable. Cesar talks about the more ethereal parts of Sleep No More (run by the production company Emursive) and all of the inspiration that surrounds it at the McKittrick Hotel in our first remote episode recorded...
info_outlineScott Hove is an artist whose primary medium is perspective. He has manipulated his art viewers psychologically and literally for decades, and his work is more poignant than ever. He asked our hosts to sit down and talk as Bay Area natives about what the recent Oakland fire means for DIY, artist-run, and under the radar spaces for creation, and make some plans for the future. This is a heavy episode and one with a lot of potential action on the other end, but also one of our most broad discussions. We hope you enjoy it and contact us if you have any interest in learning more about permitting with us and addressing our community's needs with us.
4:30 - Intro to Scott Hove
6:30 - https://www.facebook.com/heronarts/
Find more details on Scott Hove’s upcoming show in San Francisco on January 15th here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/172843589856712/
8:45 - Explain to people who have never seen your work before? What is cake land?
11:00 - http://www.thinktankgallery.org/breakbread/
12:40 - Patrick, if you were to give a break down on what you see in cake land what would that be?
15:20 - ISIS Cake: http://laluzdejesus.com/littletopia-2015/hove_welcome-home-islamic-state/
17:40 - The Think Tank receiving hate mail from upset people from Scott Hove’s unique pieces of art.
18:50 - Patricks thoughts on losing followers from art shows or events.
21:45 - As an artist have you adopted the “can’t please everyone mentality,” or have you had this mentality since day one?
22:30 - Scott Hove’s thoughts on paying attention to pop culture
23:30 - Scott Hove’s personal aesthetic
24:50 - Recycling and repurposing old design
25:00 - Dieter Rams:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/06/arts/design/how-dieter-rams-made-braun-an-it-brand.html
https://www.vitsoe.com/gb/about/good-design
26:19 - “Master your instrument, Master the music, and then forget all that bullshit and just play.”” - Charlie Parker
26:50 - Salvation Mountain:
http://www.salvationmountain.us
28:24 - How to pronounce Scott Hove
29:31 - Reflecting on Break Bread: http://www.thinktankgallery.org/breakbread/
What do you remember about break bread? What do you look back on fondly?
30:10 - Check out Keith Bakerson’s Ice cream truck Installation here:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BF0Kf-LLF9X/
See more of Keith’s work on his Instagram:
@Bakersson
32:15 - http://samwohl.com
34:10 - http://www.standardvision.com
35:10 - The power of an image
35:20 - https://www.cirquedusoleil.com/
35:45 - More about Scott Hove’s cake gallery in Oakland
36:49 - What lead you to design your first cake?
39:12 - Scott Hove explains how he was feeling more violent than beautiful and it impacting how he now uses light and dark in his art.
40:55 - Scott Hove gets into the injuries he has witnessed while working on tug boats and how working with tough guys has opened his eyes and balanced him..
45:20 - Barley surviving financially Scott Hove makes the choice to quit his secure job and throw all his energy into his art.
47:00 - Patrick, what was it like for you to quit your job and commit to what you love doing?
49:15 - Patricks thoughts on being committed to change
50:15- Consequences of your decision
52:00 - http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/08/us/oakland-fire-city-budget-cuts/index.html
52:20 - DIY Art spaces
55:30 - Jacobs thoughts on building safety rules and regulation
56:03 - Patricks experience and the sequence of someone getting a space and not understanding rules and regulations
57:50 - Scott Hove’s thoughts on managing an artist space and knowing the rules and regulations
58:30 - Enriching communities with art
1:00:30 - Scott Hove explains how Think Tank has made a program to make it easy for artist run spaces to work with the city to get proper permitting and Jacob explains the thought process behind it in more detail.
1:02:30 - Artist’s starting by throwing a party and seeing how they can get away with it before looking into rules and regulations
1:03:40 - Risking safety for art
1:04:30 - Scott Hove’s thoughts on how Think Tank is set apart from other spaces because of their knowledge and basic concept of stability plan
1:06:30 - The complications of getting permits and the dedication it takes
1:09:10 - What do you think people need to look into when they first start a venue or pop-up?
1:13:00 - https://www.la2050.org
1:013:30 - How the Think Tank pitched their grant to LA2050
1:15:00 - Artist’s sharing information about the rules and regulation going into creating a venue that is safe
1:16:55 - Fuck you Dave Brooks!
1:17:45 - Jesse Damiani:
https://www.facebook.com/jesse.stark.damiani/
1:18:50 - Martin Shkreli:
https://twitter.com/martinshkreli
Vice Documentary: http://documentaryheaven.com/an-interview-with-martin-shkreli/
1:20:34 - Martin Shkreli breakfast club interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTNOWSKMS10
1:22:10 - Scott, you have worked and lived in unregulated DIY warehouses/spaces- what were your first ones like?
1:23:30 - Andrew McGregor: http://www.mightykingdrew.com
1:25:10 - The Think Tank exploring the world of expanding to different cities
1:25:40 - How many of these unregulated spaces did you live in?
1:26:10 - Did you have your own gun?
1:26:25 - Scott Hove shooting a refrigerator in the hood
1:27:30 - Artist run spaces in Oakland
1:29:40 - What do we require from law enforcement to make dangerous situations more feasible?
1:30:45 - Patricks thoughts on how the city needs to have resources and or someone with the time to talk about regulations etc.
1:33:55 - http://www.spaceintheraw.com
1:36:30 - DIY spaces being a target in the eyes of LAPD
1:37:00 - Viewpoint from the LAPD’s perspective
1:38:00 - Why it is important to go through a permit process when throwing an event/party
1:40:20 - Scott, what do you want to see moving forward in Oakland and here in LA?
1:43:30 - Scotts thoughts on how people and cities need to take responsibility and how artists need to take responsibility for their own safety
1:44:50 - Take an inside look on what Ghost Ship was before the fire:
http://www.oaklandghostship.com
1:46:10 -
1:46:44 - Looking back at your 20 year old self what advice would you give?
1:47:55 - What were the methods you employed looking back that dispelled the fear of caring what people think?
1:48:30 - Free yourself of what people may think
1:49:00 - Do you feel as if psychedelics and other substances have been important to your growth as an artist and individual?
1:49:30 - Mushrooms helping artists and opening their eyes by stepping outside and connecting to nature
1:51:55 - Are you making some kind of claim or promise to the universe that this is your duty?
1:52:30 - Connecting with the universe and it helping with your goals and statements
1:53:30 - Jacob talks about his shroom trip; his vision of what was possible became greater.
1:54:20 - Scott Hove talks about the terror of mushrooms, how the fear of taking them is a direct reflection from facing the reality of what life really is. He believes it’s important to welcome fear by facing their own mortality in a brave way; art being one of them.
1:56:00 - “Give the fear a place to live,” and It’ll go through you.
1:56:30 - Jacob tells a story about him and Scott in the desert taking shrooms, setting up tents, communicating to the gods, and sitting in bushes.
2:00:30 - “Stop and remember how powerful you are.”
2:01:30 - Patrick’s thoughts on psychedelic drugs and how he believes it is sacred moment when taking them
2:04:30 - Where you can find Scott Hove:
https://www.instagram.com/scotthove/
https://www.facebook.com/scott.hove
https://www.facebook.com/The-Art-of-Scott-Hove-223040721087589/