
In the Foreground: Conversations on Art & Writing
What does it mean to make art history? Today more than ever, we must consider the role of art in society, how knowledge is shared (or obscured), and the way histories are made—and unmade. In the Foreground: Conversations on Art & Writing asks these questions, while also considering the personal stakes of scholarship. Each episode offers a lively, in-depth look into the life and mind of a scholar or artist working with art historical or visual material. Discussions touch on guests’ current research projects, career paths, and significant texts, mentors, and experiences that have shaped their thinking. We invite you to join us and listen in on these conversations about the stakes of doing art history today.
In the Foreground was produced between 2020–2025 and is available on iTunes, Spotify, and anywhere else you may listen to podcasts.
Interviews with:
- Svetlana Alpers (2020)
- Niall Atkinson (2021)
- Mieke Bal (2020)
- Shira Brisman (2024)
- Cammy Brothers (2024)
- Kaira M. Cabañas (2021)
- María Magdalena Campos-Pons (2020)
- C. Ondine Chavoya (2020)
- Christoph Cox (2021)
- Souleymane Bachir Diagne (2021)
- Brigid Doherty (2020)
- Darby English (2021)
- Gabriele Finaldi (2020)
- Donette Francis (2023)
- Susan Elizabeth Gagliardi (2021)
- Genevieve Gaignard (2021)
- Michael Gaudio (2021)
- Sarah Hamill (2023)
- Dell M. Hamilton (2020)
- Anne Helmreich (2021)
- Michael Ann Holly (2020)
- Robin James (2021)
- Joan Kee (2021)
- Joseph Koerner (2021)
- Christina Kubisch (2021)
- Alisa LaGamma (2021)
- Lisa Lee (2020)
- Mary Lum (2023)
- J. Vanessa Lyon (2021)
- Tsedaye Makonnen (2023)
- Brian Michael Murphy (2021)
- Asma Naeem (2021)
- Jennifer Nelson (2024)
- Steven Nelson (2020)
- Alexander Nemerov (2024)
- Lorraine O’Grady (2021)
- Lisa Pon (2021)
- Kirsten Scheid (2020)
- Roberto Tejada (2021)
- Sergei Tcherepnin (2023)
- Nancy Um (2021)
- Saundra Weddle (2021)