MUSED: LA 2 HOU
MUSED: LA 2 HOU is a podcast series hosted by Melissa Richardson Banks. In late 2016, she left Los Angeles where she lived and worked for over two decades, and returned to her home state of Texas … but to a new frontier for her — Houston! Episodes range in focus on the concept of journeys to the literal and figurative connections between Los Angeles and Houston. #MUSEDla2hou
Episodes
13 episodes
MUSED: LA 2 HOU | Charlene Villaseñor Black | Decolonial Love
In this special episode of the MUSED: LA 2 HOU podcast, host and producer Melissa Richardson Banks interviews photographer Luis C. Garza with Charlene Villaseñor Black, Ph.D. who is Chair and Professor of Art History in UCLA's César E. Chávez D...
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Episode 13
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46:05
MUSED: LA 2 HOU | Luis C. Garza and Armando Duron | Time Refocused
In this special episode of the MUSED: LA 2 HOU podcast, photographer Luis C. Garza talks with collector and curator Armando Durón, museum director Megan Callewaert McAdow, and arts marketing specialist Melissa Richardson Banks.This conv...
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Episode 12
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55:30
SON CUATRO | Cheech in Conversation with Judithe Hernández
In this episode of the "Son Cuatro: In Conversation" podcast, artist Judithe Hernández talks with art advocate Cheech Marin; Todd Wingate, Director of Exhibitions and Collections at Riverside Art Museum; Edward Hayes, Exhibitions Senior Manager...
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Episode 11
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1:05:17
SON CUATRO | Cheech in Conversation with CiCi Segura González
CiCi Segura González is the featured artist in this episode of the “Son Cuatro: In Conversation” podcast co-hosted by art advocate Cheech Marin with Todd Wingate, Director of Exhibitions and Collections at Riverside Art Museum; Cris Scorza, the...
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Episode 10
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1:15:22
SON CUATRO | Cheech In Conversation with Sonya Fe
Sonya Fe is the featured artist in this episode of the inaugural “Son Cuatro: In Conversation” podcast series co-hosted by art advocate Cheech Marin with Todd Wingate, Director of Exhibitions and Collections at Riverside Art Museum; Norma Chair...
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Episode 9
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43:47
SON CUATRO | Cheech In Conversation with Margaret Garcia
Artist Margaret García says “her work provides a look at my community through the presence of the individual” and her desire is for her work “to be pertinent and meaningful.” She is the featured artist in this episode of the inaugural “So...
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Episode 8
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1:01:09
MUSED: LA 2 HOU | Troy Murrah of Restavrant | 4 For Being Physical
Los Angeles-based Texas native Troy Murrah is a visual artist; songwriter, guitarist, and founder of the DIY punk/blues duo Restavrant; and founder of Built Quilt, which makes functional art based on traditional quilt patterns.The post <...
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Episode 7
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48:15
MUSED: LA 2 HOU | Sarah Sudhoff | Will You Love Me Forever
When I first moved to Houston in late 2016, I recall seeing Sarah Sudhoff at art openings, but we didn’t meet in person until February 2020 before the pandemic shut down the world. I impulsively called her one day and said, “Let’s be friends. C...
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Episode 6
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1:05:00
MUSED: LA 2 HOU | Chiwan Choi | Welcome to Wolfhouse
I’ve known Chiwan Choi for over a decade. We first connected through our photography of Downtown Los Angeles on Instagram. Like me, he woke up early to take quiet walks. While he traversed his Historic Core neighborhood, at the same time, I was...
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Episode 5
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1:14:04
MUSED: LA 2 HOU | Sandy Rodriguez | States of Mind
Artist and arts educator Sandy Rodriguez has been a friend of mine since 2008, which is when her artwork first came to my attention. I had previously known of her through her mother Guadalupe Pilar Rodríguez Mondragón who I had met at Plaza de ...
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Episode 4
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40:44
MUSED: LA 2 HOU | Oscar R. Castillo and Luis C. Garza | Documenting Protest
This special episode is drawn from a Zoom program organized by Riverside Art Museum and produced by CauseConnect on August 29, 2020 in support of The Cheech Center for Chicano Art & Culture. The online program featured photographers Oscar R. Ca...
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Episode 3
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1:50:06
MUSED: LA 2 HOU | Tommy Gregory | Everything Lasts Forever
While I had previously been aware of him, I finally met artist and curator Tommy Gregory a week and a half before he left Houston in 2018. He moved with his family to head the public art program for the Port of Seattle (SEA-TAC) at...The...
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Episode 2
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35:36
MUSED: LA 2 HOU | Raul Rene Gonzalez | We Hustle Harder
If this was a perfect world, I wouldn’t be releasing an episode of my yet-to-be-announced, not-really-ready-to-launch podcast. It’s not a perfect world — in fact, a pandemic has turned everything upside down, and I decided, “WTH … I’m sharing m...
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Episode 1
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