Edge of Reason Podcast: Season Three
Edge of Reason Podcast: Season Three
Friday 6 October 2023
At the Crossroads of artistic insight and intellectual curiosity, we find the Edge of Reason—a limited podcast featuring groundbreaking artists discussing the centuries-old Enlightenment principles that influence their work.
Season Three of ‘Edge of Reason’ explores the idea that art is not fixed in time but reverberates—echoing and reimagining itself across past, present and future. Hosted by Jeff Chang, the latest season will feature artist Uman with novelist Nicole Dennis-Benn, artist Anj Smith with curator Zoé Whitley, artist Firelei Báez with author Edwidge Danticat and Frances Morris on Louise Bourgeois with psychoanalyst Jamieson Webster.
Host Jeff Chang stands as a luminary in contemporary discourse with a keen eye for art’s profound influence on culture. Author of the critically acclaimed ‘Who We Be’ and the American Book Award-winning ‘Can’t Stop Won’t Stop,’ Jeff’s writings seamlessly weave visual culture with pressing societal topics such as race and identity. Beyond the page, he has a natural ability to engage his guests in insightful dialogues that navigate the intricate crossroads of art and society.
Listen to Season One and Season Two of Edge of Reason.
Uman with novelist Nicole Dennis-Benn
Uman and Dennis-Benn discuss metamorphosis as a journey of becoming, confronting fear, loss, and resilience while revealing how painting and writing create space for reinvention.
In the second season of the podcast, we explore the line where left-brain meets right-brain; where logic ends and creativity begins—beyond the edge of reason.
Memory | Gary Simmons with dream hampton
In this episode, artist Gary Simmons and filmmaker dream hampton delve into the ways memory shapes our identities and our collective histories.
Perception vs Truth | Charles Gaines with Grace Wales Bonner
In this episode, artist Charles Gaines and designer Grace Wales Bonner delve into the ways in which subjective interpretation and objective reality shape our understanding of the world.
Magic in the Mundane | Mika Rottenberg with Felix Flicker
In this episode, artist Mika Rottenberg and theoretical physicist Dr. Felix Flicker delve into how art and science merge to reveal the extraordinary within the everyday.
Multiplicity | Glenn Ligon with Solange Knowles
In this episode, conceptual artist Glenn Ligon and multidisciplinary creator Solange Knowles discuss what it means to live and create with multiplicity.
Attachment & Power | Camille Henrot with Melissa Febos
In this episode, artist Camille Henrot and author Melissa Febos explore how relationships reveal the dynamics of control and connection.
Process | Annie Leibovitz with Amy Sherald
On the occasion of the final day of ‘Annie Leibovitz: Stream of Consciousness,’ we hosted an unforgettable conversation with artists Annie Leibovitz and Amy Sherald, moderated by President of the Ford Foundation, Darren Walker at the historic Great Hall at The Cooper Union.
‘There’s a lot of discipline that has to happen to be free about your thinking’—Allison Katz
Reason | Allison Katz
In the first episode of the series, psychoanalust and poet, Nuar Alsadir speaks with Allison Katz, whose diverse images probe the often contradictory nature of identity, memory and meaning.
Humanism | Nicolas Party
Nicolas Party and researcher Thomas Moynihan explore their mutual interest in human agency, the arbitrary circumstances of planetary civilization—and dinosaurs!
Individualism | Christina Quarles
Christina Quarles and Xicana writer Cherríe Moraga navigate the conundrum of individual identity, revealing the profound intersections and deviations that shape our understanding of who we are.
Progress | Thomas J Price
Thomas J Price and renowned scholar Steven Pinker discuss the challenges of defining human advancement and the importance of measuring both tangible and intangible progress.
Inquiry | Pipilotti Rist
Pipilotti Rist and curator Anna Katz unearth the dynamic relationship between nature, technology, and the human experience.
Liberty | Lorna Simpson
Lorna Simpson and poet and scholar Dr. Elizabeth Alexander examine the nuances of liberty—the principle at the cornerstone of Enlightenment thinking.
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