Jerry Saltz, 'Marking Time' at MoMA PS1, Julie Mehretu, 'The Food of Oaxaca,' Valerie June - a podcast by WNYC

New York Magazine senior art critic Jerry Saltz joins us for a check in about how artists and galleries are doing this spring, and gives a preview of the new Alice Neel show, an epic retrospective opening this week at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 

[REBROADCAST FROM SEPTEMBER 25, 2020] MoMA PS1 reopened on September 17th, with author and Professor of American Studies and Art History at Rutgers University Nicole Fleetwood's exhibit, "Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration." Featuring art made by people in prisons and work by nonincarcerated artists concerned with state repression, erasure, and imprisonment, this major exhibition explores the centrality of incarceration to contemporary art and culture, and is on display until April 5th. 

The artist Julie Mehretu joins us to discuss her mid-career survey show at The Whitney Museum of American Art, which opened on March 25 and is titled simply, Julie Mehretu. The exhibit spans over two decades and features almost 70 works on both canvas and paper. The selected pieces reveal Mehretu's wide range of source material and her commitment to finding new avenues of expression within abstract painting.

Chef Alejandro Ruiz joins us to discuss his new cookbook, The Food of Oaxaca: Recipes and Stories from Mexico's Culinary Capital.  In addition to recipes, the book is filled with essays about ingredients, tools, and culinary traditions. Ruiz features traditional Oaxacan dishes as well as food that he serves at his restaurant, Casa Oaxaca.

Singer-songwriter Valerie June’s latest album is titled, The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers. June joins us for an All Of It “Listening Party” and also discusses her forthcoming book, Maps for the Modern World, a collection of poetry and illustrations out April 6.

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