Metropolitan Museum of Art: American Crossings: The Complex Legacy of Robert Colescott
February 23, 2023
Join a visual artist and scholars as they reflect on the lasting impact of artist Robert Colescott’s groundbreaking work and the power that artists have in reinterpreting dominant historical narratives, specifically those that have excluded Black bodies and identities...
On Alma Allen: A Walkthrough with Douglas Fogle
February 18, 2023
On the occasion of the 2023 edition of Frieze Los Angeles, Blum & Poe presents a walkthrough of Alma Allen's recent exhibition at the Los Angeles gallery, led by writer and curator Douglas Fogle...
Getty Museum: The Alternative Histories of Artist Umar Rashid
February 13, 2023
Artist and filmmaker Umar Rashid joins Jeffrey Spier, senior curator of antiquities, to discuss the driving forces behind his work, from the ancient world to colonial America...
MoMA PS1: Umar Rashid: Sink or Synchronize
November 1, 2022
Umar Rashid discusses a new sculpture conceived for his exhibition at MoMA PS1, Ancien Regime Change 4, 5, and 6...
Kenjirō Okazaki in Conversation with Ryo Sawayama and Andrew Maerkle
October 31, 2022
On the occasion of Kenjirō Okazaki's solo exhibition TOPICA PICTUS Revisited: Forty Red, White, And Blue Shoestrings And A Thousand Telephones, and in conjunction with Art Week Tokyo 2022, Blum & Poe unveils a special program online...
New in Broadcasts: In the Studio with Ha Chong-hyun
October 17, 2022
On the occasion of Ha Chong-hyun's 2022 exhibition at the Los Angeles gallery, Blum & Poe Broadcasts is pleased to present a look into the artist's studio in Seoul, South Korea...
Louisiana Channel: Friedrich Kunath: The Way I Work
August 26, 2022
Meet German artist Friedrich Kunath in this personal interview about his work, life and overcoming numerous obstacles along the way...
A Conversation with Daria Halprin, Janice Ross, and Laura Whitcomb
July 30, 2022
Alongside the exhibition Three Landscapes: JB Blunk, Anna and Lawrence Halprin, Blum & Poe presents a conversation with Daria Halprin, scholar Janice Ross, and curator Laura Whitcomb...
New in Broadcasts: Still Dance Activation by Daria Halprin
July 30, 2022
Blum & Poe Broadcasts presents a still dance activation performed by Daria Halprin, co-directed by Daria Halprin & Ruthanna Hopper, on July 30, 2022 at Blum & Poe, Los Angeles...
Lonnie Holley in Conversation with Jane Fonda
July 23, 2022
In celebration of What Have They Done with America?, Lonnie Holley’s first exhibition in Los Angeles, Blum & Poe is pleased to present a conversation with Holley and two-time Academy Award-winning actor, producer, author, and activist Jane Fonda...
Alvaro Barrington and Angie Martinez in Conversation
April 24, 2022
On the occasion of 91–98 jfk–lax border, Alvaro Barrington's first solo exhibition in Los Angeles, Blum & Poe is pleased to present a conversation with Barrington and Angie Martinez...
Musée d'Orsay: Mohamed Bourouissa's Hommage à Baudelaire
March 23, 2022
On the occasion of the bicentennial of Charles Baudelaire’s birth on April 9, 1821, the Musée d’Orsay celebrates the leading 19th century poet by hosting a series of weekly readings by creative figures from all over the world...
Alvaro Barrington: 91–98 jfk–lax border
March 12, 2022
A generation who saw the pain in the eyes and the souls of their mothers, fathers, aunties, uncles, and neighbors began to reimagine how to address these issues when the larger structural solution was locking us up. In L.A., Dr. Dre and Snoop made the less dangerous chronic cool...
On Eddie Martinez: A Walkthrough with Paul Schimmel
February 18, 2022
In conjunction with Frieze Los Angeles, celebrated curator Paul Schimmel leads a walkthrough of Eddie Martinez: Pigeon Sweat at Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, in which he discusses painterly composition, imagery associated with fatherhood, and much more...
Syzygy: A Walkthrough with Theodora Allen
February 18, 2022
In conjunction with Frieze Los Angeles, Theodora Allen gives a talk on the sources of her current work including the inward and outward gaze—the subconscious in contrast with the conscious mind...
Musée d'Orsay: Kenjirō Okazaki on "Le Talisman" by Paul Sérusier
February 18, 2022
50% The Visible Woman: A Conversation with Penny Slinger
December 18, 2021
In celebration of the 50 year anniversary edition of Penny Slinger's iconic 1971 artists' book 50% The Visible Woman, Blum & Poe presents a conversation with the artist...
Musée d'Orsay: Mimi Lauter on "Trees on a yellow background" by Odilon Redon
November 19, 2021
As part of the Musée d'Orsay's video series, Une œuvre, un regard, artist Mimi Lauter discusses Odilon Redon's Trees on a yellow background, and the influence the work has had on her own practice...
On Yukinori Yanagi: Mika Yoshitake and Kris Kuramitsu
July 31, 2021
Blum & Poe presents Borders and Identity, a conversation between curators Mika Yoshitake and Kris Kuramitsu on the work of Yukinori Yanagi....
Goldsmiths CCA: Mohamed Bourouissa and Alvaro Barrington in Conversation
June 10, 2021
Artists Alvaro Barrington and Mohamed Bourouissa track their respective practices. Long-standing friends, their discussion revolves around shared approaches to making artworks...
Arizona Illustrated: Pia Camil
May 9, 2021
This week on Arizona Illustrated… Restoring the native flora, Pia Camil: Three Works, and a last look at OSIRIS-REx - Touch-And-Go...
High Line: Sam Durant
April 14, 2021
For the High Line, Sam Durant presents Untitled (drone), a fiberglass sculpture of a military drone mounted on a 25-foot-pole...
Alexander Tovborg: Dea Madonna
March 23, 2021
Shot on 16mm film at various locations in Los Angeles, including Marina Peninsula Beach, St. Augustine Church, and Oakwood playground, this film captures Alexander Tovborg’s work dea madonna (hydra in sunset) (2020)...
Dallas Contemporary: Yoshitomo Nara and Pedro Alonzo in Conversation
March 20, 2021
Tune in for a conversation between artist Yoshitomo Nara and exhibition curator Pedro Alonzo on the occasion of Nara’s career survey...
Freedom From Fear: Sam Durant
March 18, 2021
In his 1941 State of the Union address, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed four goals for "people everywhere in the world:" Freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. These Four Freedoms became part of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights...
