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Michael Dooney

@michaeldooney.net
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I talk about photography & the art world. Host of Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast Co-founder Jarvis Dooney Galerie (est. 2013) beacons.ai/michaeldooney

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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 24/06/2025
Credited with inventing the "intimate documentary" style of photography, Joanne Leonard was one of the first to pivot away from street style photography adopt a more personal approach, focusing on her close relationships and immediate surroundings.
Portrait of photographer, collage artist, and feminist Joanne Leonard by Eleanor Rubin.
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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 15/06/2025
Thanks 1000 Words Magazine for selecting my interview with Howard Greenberg (part of the podcast collaboration with @aipadphoto.bsky.social) for your What we're reading Nr. 4 Summer 2025 feature. 1000wordsmag.com/what-were-re...
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What we’re reading #4: Summer 2025
Tensions resurface in different forms in our latest roundup of What we’re reading. Criticism negotiates altered modes of circulation; imperial violence continues to determine who speaks, who is seen a...
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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 12/06/2025
Coinciding with her first UK solo exhibition at Hackelbury Fine Art of vintage photographs and early collages, I spoke with Joanne Leonard - feminist artist, academic, single mother, and identical twin, known for her "intimate documentary" approach to photography.
Screenshot of conversation between Michael Dooney and Joanne Leonard.
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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 11/06/2025
What does it take to build and sustain Switzerland’s first & only international art fair dedicated to photography? I spoke with Sven Eisenhut-Hug (co-founder & director of Photo Basel) and Elwira Spychalska (art historian & artistic director of Photo Basel) to mark the Photo Basel 10th anniversary.
Portrait of Elwira Spychalska (art historian and artistic director of Photo Basel) and Sven Eisenhut-Hug (co-founder and director of Photo Basel).
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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 02/06/2025
Really nice speaking with Sven Eisenhut-Hug (founding director of photo basel) together with Elwira Spychalska (fair curator) about the upcoming 10th anniversary edition of photo basel which takes place during Art Basel Week from 17th until 22nd of June 2025.
Screenshot of podcast recording with founder and director of Photo Basel, Sven Eisenhut-Hug and fair curator Elwira Spychalska, in conversation with Michael Dooney of Subtext & Discourse art world podcast, speaking about the 10th anniversary of Photo Basel.
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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 29/05/2025
Mark Neville was driving back to Kiev from the front line in Donbas Ukraine & stopped at the side of the road to record this interview. Living & working in Ukraine since 2020, Mark is a social engaged artist who combines photography and documentary with humanitarian aid and community support.
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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 29/05/2025
Mark Neville was driving back to Kiev from the front line in Donbas Ukraine & stopped at the side of the road to record this interview. Living & working in Ukraine since 2020, Mark is a social engaged artist who combines photography and documentary with humanitarian aid and community support.
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ArtReview @artreview.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Why a contracting market – whisper it – might actually be good for the art artreview.com/gallery-week...
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Gallery Weekend Berlin 2025: The Best Bad Time
Why a contracting market – whisper it – might actually be good for the art
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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 21/05/2025
The Eye of Photography — L’Œil de la Photographie have started collecting podcasts about photography. Very grateful to be included in the initial selection! loeildelaphotographie.com/en/a-new-sec...
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PODCAST - A new section in L'Œil de la Photographie - The Eye of Photography Magazine
Podcast : longtemps, nous avons été réticents. Mettre des mots sur des images sans les montrer nous paraissait une hérésie. Nous avions tort,
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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 21/05/2025
Huge thank you to The Eye of Photography for featuring Subtext & Discourse art world podcast in their latest newsletter! loeildelaphotographie.com/en/podcast-a...
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PODCAST - AIPAD Female Leaders: Trailblazing women promoting photography in the art world - The Eye of Photography Magazine
Podcast en anglais Cet épisode du podcast Subtext & Discourse Art World vous est présenté par AIPAD et The Photography Show. AIPAD représente les
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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 09/05/2025
Looking forward to returing to @rencontresarles.bsky.social where I'll be reviewing photographers portfolio's on the 7th. www.rencontres-arles.com/en/photo-fol... Online registration will be open 19th May - 7pm (Paris time)
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WIRED @wired.com · 03/05/2025
The promise of grid-scale energy storage is that you can hold onto electricity for a bit and save it for later—rather than having to use it or lose it.
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Grid-Scale Battery Storage Is Quietly Revolutionizing the Energy System
This energy storage technology is harnessing the potential of solar and wind power—and its deployment is growing exponentially.
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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 01/05/2025
17 guests, 8 episodes, 4 weeks, and 1 massive podcast collaboration with @aipadphoto.bsky.social in the lead up to the 2025 edition of The Photography Show, the oldest and longest running art fair for photography.
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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 01/05/2025
17 guests, 8 episodes, 4 weeks, and 1 massive podcast collaboration with @aipadphoto.bsky.social in the lead up to the 2025 edition of The Photography Show, the oldest and longest running art fair for photography.
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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 30/04/2025
@collecteurs.bsky.social are building a slow social media platform for the art world. One notable feature is charging for your time. Curators, gallerists, artists, etc can offer paid consultations for access to their feedback. It's still in beta, but looks promising. www.collecteurs.com
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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 30/04/2025
Could you imagine leaving the lucrative world of Wall Street finance to open an art gallery in Chelsea New York and devote your life to photography? Bruce Silverstein did exactly that and shares his unique story in the final episode of my podcast collaboration with @aipadphoto.bsky.social
Podcast artwork for Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast, made in collaboration with AIPAD - The Association of International Photography Art Dealers - for the 8th episode in the series. Portrait of New York Gallerist Bruce Silverstein.
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Monroe Gallery of Photography @monroegallery.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Fort Worth Police Return Photographs Seized from Sally Mann Exhibition www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
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Fort Worth Police Return Photographs Seized from Sally Mann Exhibition
Fort Worth police have returned artwork by photographer Sally Mann after it was seized from the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth in January.
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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 22/04/2025
"An extraordinary dumbing down of culture has occurred, smuggled in via the promise of inclusivity and anti-elitism. The now-commonplace association between intellectualism, seriousness and snobbishness effectively places preconceived limitations on what people are capable of understanding,"
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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 22/04/2025
In time for VIP preview of The Photography Show presented by @aipadphoto.bsky.social Sophie Wright @fotografiska.bsky.social and Andra Russek share their insights on collecting photography. Including what to look out for, developing your taste, and the importance of going to art fairs.
Podcast artwork for On Collecting Photography episode of Subtext & Discourse art world podcast collaboration with AIPAD. Featuring Sophie Wright from Fotografiska and Andra Russek from Scheinbaum & Russek Ltd.
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Max Colbert @mc00.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
‘If I die, I want a loud death’ - photojournalist Fatima Hassouna had been documenting the war, airstrikes, displacement and demolition in Gaza when she was murdered in an Israeli airstrike along with ten members of her family. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike
Fatima Hassouna, who had been documenting war in Gaza for 18 months and was subject of new documentary, killed along with 10 members of her family
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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 21/04/2025
Michael Hoppen is one of the foremost photography dealers in Europe & the UK. First a photographer, later a collector, he tells me about the early days in London, his passion for Japanese photography, & the challenges photographers face today. pod.link/1475402385/e... @aipadphoto.bsky.social
Podcast cover art for London episode of Subtext & Discourse collaboration with AIPAD - The Association of International Art Dealers. Featuring Michael Hoppen.
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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 16/04/2025
AIPAD Millennial's Michael Hulett and Douglas Marshall recently graduated from @aipadphoto.bsky.social associate membership pilot programme. Both began their careers at Peter Fetterman Gallery, and represent the next generation of AIPAD photography dealers. Listen here: pod.link/1475402385/e...
Podcast artwork for Millennials episode of podcast collaboration between The Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) and Subtext & Discourse art world podcast. Featuring Michael Hulett of The Hulett Collection and Douglas Marshall from Marshall Gallery.
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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 15/04/2025
"record numbers of works selling for under $600 is not the kind of growth that the senior management of auction houses like Sotheby's and Christie’s, or indeed of mega-dealerships like Gagosian or Hauser & Wirth, is looking for." @theartnewspaper.bsky.social www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/04/15/a...
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Is the art market coming to the end of the age of eternal growth?
Further weak auction results, plus economic turmoil, raise fears the trade may have passed its peak
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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 15/04/2025
New York gallerist, photography dealer, and collector Bruce Silverstein shares his story of leaving Wall Street to follow his passion in the upcoming episode of Subtext & Discourse | Art World Podcast, recorded as part of the collaboration with @aipadphoto.bsky.social
Screen shot of podcast recording between Bruce Silverstein and Michael Dooney, talking about the founding of Bruce Silverstein Gallery for the podcast collaboration between The Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) and Subtext & Discourse art world podcast.
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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 14/04/2025
Trailblazing women promoting photography in the art world. - Adelie de Ipanema: POLKA Galerie - Arnika Dawkins: Arnika Dawkins Gallery - Anna Walker Skillman: Jackson Fine Art - Yancey Richardson: Yancey Richardson Gallery Ep 4 of 7 @aipadphoto.bsky.social collaboration pod.link/1475402385/e...
Podcast artwork for AIPAD: Female Leaders episode of collaboration with Subtext & Discourse and The Association of International Photography Art Dealers. Portraits of Adelie de Ipanema (POLKA Galerie), Arnika Dawkins (Arnika Dawkins Gallery), Anna Walker Skillman (Jackson Fine Art), and Yancey Richardson Gallery (Yancey Richardson Gallery).
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Matt Owen @mjowen174.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
I’ve just lost my lovely gig as TV columnist with The Lady Magazine (which has gone into liquidation). If anyone knows of any writing jobs going, my CV can be found within the realms of my website www.mathew-owen.co.uk
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Home | Matt Owen | Freelance Writer
I offer a broad and diverse range of writing services. Get in touch!
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Jenna Price @jennaprice.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Has this happened to you or anyone you know? Please let the folks at @sydmorningherald.bsky.social know here: travellerletters@traveller.com.au (PS anyone thinking about travelling to the US should read this and spend their money elsewhere)
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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 13/04/2025
Alumni of Peter Fetterman (Peter Fetterman Gallery), Douglas Marshall and Michael Hulett telling me of their shared experiences entering the world of fine art photography, working together, and later opening their own galleries.
Screenshot of podcast recording with Douglas Marshall and Michael Hulett as part of the collaboration with AIPAD in the lead up to The Photography Show art fair at the end of April 2025.
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gregorg @greg.org · 12/04/2025
Armstrong's point about the right-wing politics of collectors of canonized AbEx like Joan Mitchell reminded me of Felix Gonzalez-Torres calling out "the most successful of those political artists, Helen Frankenthaler...Because they don’t look political!" in 1995
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11/04/2025
If we want culture to thrive, not just survive, it’s on all of us now.
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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 10/04/2025
Howard Greenberg is one of the world’s leading photography dealers, an authority on 19th and 20th century photography, and a key figure responsible for establishing photography’s value in the fine art market. Was a privilege speaking with him about his 40 year plus career in the art world.
Podcast artwork for collaborative episode between Subtext & Discourse and AIPAD with Howard Greenberg.
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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 09/04/2025
Thanks @podnews.net for mentioning the Subtext & Discourse art world podcast collaboration with @aipadphoto.bsky.social throughout April. 7 episodes over 4 weeks looking back at the history of AIPAD and the worlds oldest fair for photographic art. podnews.net/update/audio...
Screenshot of the Podnews newsletter, which includes a mention of the Subtext & Discourse art world podcast collaboration with AIPAD.
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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 09/04/2025
30 years of AIPAD presidency in one podcast! 1991–1995 - Lee Marks, Lee Marks Fine Art 1995–2009 - Robert Klein, Robert Klein Gallery 2009–2012 - Stephen Bulger, Stephen Bulger Gallery 2017–2021 - Richard Moore, Richard Moore Photographs Ep. 2 of 7 of the collaboration with @aipadphoto.bsky.social
Podcast cover art for Subtext & Discourse art world podcast collaboration with The Association for International Art Dealers. Episode 2 of 7 with past AIPAD presidents, Lee Marks, Robert Klein, Stephen Bulger, and Richard Moore.
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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 08/04/2025
Ep. 1 of 7 in my collaboration with @aipadphoto.bsky.social AIPAD Executive director Lydia Melamed Johnson & AIPAD President Martijn van Pieterson tell me: - how they navigated COVID - new initiatives/management restructure - what to expect at The Photography Show 2025 pod.link/1475402385/e...
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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 06/04/2025
Indeed, AI art is a broad tent. Artists working across several disciplines, from installation, to performance, to sculpture, to painting, can integrate AI into their existing practices. Understanding how an artist uses AI in their practice is critical when judging it. www.artsy.net/article/arts...
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Why AI Art Is Winning over Young Collectors
After Christie’s controversial AI auction, Artsy asked experts why AI art is captivating Gen-Z and millennial audiences.
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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 06/04/2025
Official announcement of the podcast collaboration with @aipadphoto.bsky.social in the lead up to the 2025 Photography Show presented by AIPAD. The first two episodes are already online, with two more released each week throughout April. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: pod.link/1475402385
Screen shot of the April 2025 Focus email from AIPAD mentioning the collaboration with Michael Dooney from Subtext & Discourse podcast
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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 05/04/2025
"A record 3,028 people around the globe make @forbes.com’ annual World’s Billionaires list this year, 247 more than last year. It’s the first time the billionaire population has crossed the 3,000 mark." www.forbes.com/sites/chasew...
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Forbes Billionaires List 2025: World's Wealthiest Now Worth More Than Nearly All Nations' GDPs
The billionaires club has never been bigger—or richer. Here’s who’s up, who’s down, who’s off the list and why it matters more than ever.
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The PhotoBookMuseum @thephotobookmuseum.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Kickstarting the Dummy Award Worldtour 2025 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The Dummy Award Shortlist will be shown at the Goethe-Institut from 3rd to 6th of April. Initiated by our dear friends from PUK! Pass by when you are nearby! www.pukbooks.com/en www.goethe.de/ins/bg/de/m/...
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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 01/04/2025
Legendary photography collector, dealer and founder of Center for Photography at Woodstock, Howard Greenberg caught up with me to speak about the early days of photography dealing in New York as part of the collaboration with @aipadphoto.bsky.social
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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 28/03/2025
Amazing speaking with such an inspiring group of women for our Female Leaders episode of the podcast collaboration with @aipadphoto.bsky.social Huge thanks to - Yancey Richardson - Anna Skillman - Arnika Dawkins and - Adélie Genestar de Ipanema For your contributions to the field of photography
Screen shot of Michael Dooney and Arnika Dawkins from Arnika Dawkins GalleryScreen shot of Michael Dooney, Yancey Richardson from Yancey Richardson Gallery, and Anne Walker Skillman from Jackson Fine Art. Screen shot of Michael Dooney and Adelie de Ipanera from Polka Galerie Paris.
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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 26/03/2025
Rafael Hortala Vallve is the founder of AUTOFOTO, an analogue photobooth company based in London and Barcelona. AUTOFOTO have been rescuing and restoring original auto-photography machines for over a decade. Their restored machines can be found in locations across their two city bases.
Portrait of Rafael Hortala-Vallve, founder of AUTOFOTO a company dedicated to rescuing and restoring original analogue photobooths.
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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 19/03/2025
5 years ago I recorded a podcast with Felix Hoffmann, then the chief curator of C/O Berlin. We recorded a follow up to coincide with his new role as artistic director of FOTO ARSENAL WIEN, which opens this Friday 21. March 2025. Listen to our conversation here: pod.link/1475402385/e...
Portrait of Felix Hoffmann, artistic director of FOTO ARSENAL WIEN centre for photography and lens based media; and director of FOTO WIEN a month long biennale for photography in Vienna, Austria.
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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 22/03/2025
Was an honour recording a podcast with 30 years of @aipadphoto.bsky.social presidents & legends of dealing fine art photography from the 1970's until today. - Lee Marks - Robert Klein - Stephen Bulger - Richard Moore Lots of great insights & stories about the history of AIPAD & selling photos.
Screen shot of a group conversation with former AIPAD presidents: Richard Moore, Robert Klein, Stephen Bulger, and Lee Marks.
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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 21/03/2025
“I feel I achieved everything I wanted with TJ Boulting, and that’s why it’s time to move on.” Hannah Watson told Artsy. The beloved Fitzrovia gallery she had helmed for 13 years has closed. www.artsy.net/article/arts...
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TJ Boulting Owner Hannah Watson on Saying Goodbye to Her Beloved London Gallery
After 13 years, the beloved London gallery TJ Boulting is closing. Artsy speaks with its director Hannah Watson about why she’s saying goodbye.
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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 11/03/2025
Listen to the group conversation with Female Photoclub members, Catherine, Natalia, Chiara, and Victoria wherever you get your podcasts. Link below to @deepcast.bsky.social which also includes an AI transcript, summary, and episode quotes. podsite.fm/subtext-disc...
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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 20/03/2025
Great speaking with Andra Russek (Scheinbaum & Russek) and Sophie Wright (@fotografiska.bsky.social) about collecting photography for our podcast collaboration with @aipadphoto.bsky.social Series begins in April, subscribe via @deepcast.bsky.social so you don't miss out! podsite.fm/subtext-disc...
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Zsofia Daniel @zsofiadaniel.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Here is an insightful podcast episode on photography, archives, iconic images, visual literacy, education and critical thinking. It's so informative that I have to listen to it again! Thank you, @michaeldooney.net , for this episode! IMO, it's your best of this year so far 👏👏
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Michael Dooney @michaeldooney.net · 19/03/2025
5 years ago I recorded a podcast with Felix Hoffmann, then the chief curator of C/O Berlin. We recorded a follow up to coincide with his new role as artistic director of FOTO ARSENAL WIEN, which opens this Friday 21. March 2025. Listen to our conversation here: pod.link/1475402385/e...
Portrait of Felix Hoffmann, artistic director of FOTO ARSENAL WIEN centre for photography and lens based media; and director of FOTO WIEN a month long biennale for photography in Vienna, Austria.
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Exhibitionistas Podcast @exhibitionistas.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Sick of boring art podcasts? We are FUN with DEPTH. Find out more: open.spotify.com/episode/6eWT...
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