A.G. Geiger Presents, Tales from the LA Art Underworld

Paul Symth, who together w Andy Merritt is one half of the London based art duo Something And Son, the highly acclaimed artists whose exhibitions at the Tate Modern have met both critical and popular acclaim discusses the Something and Son origin story, dream projects and the future of social practice art.

Segal discusses group sex in dystopian landscapes rendered masterfully in the unforgiving medium of watercolor as they appear in her new, impressive show at Luna Anais Gallery.

Visual artist and film maker Don Edler discusses his latest film "Devil You Know", a fascinating dive into the worlds of artificial intelligence, deep fakes and media echo chambers that lays bare the frightening reality of the unreality driving the post truth assault on the very foundation of human discourse.  

A resident at New Inc, the world's first museum led incubator for art, technology and design founded by New Museum in NYC, the internationally renown artist Yuge Zhou discusses her work and upcoming projects. 

The Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara's Curator discusses the current exhibition by LA based artist Genevieve Gaignard, their upcoming 2021 schedule including a show with Shana Moulton, a 45th anniversary celebration, their current fundraiser and an exciting mentoring program to foster more diverse leadership in the arts. 

Represented by the William Turner Gallery in Los Angeles and by Nancey  Toomey Fine Art in San Francisco, Brindle discusses the unique southern  Californian light, as well as car and surf cultures and their combined  influence on his work.

What do Wonder Woman, Superman and Cat Woman have in common with a charitable foundation to benefit arts education among under-served communities in schools and non profit organizations? Leinenger talks about life with her father, the Pop Art legend, Mel Ramos, the Foundations mission,  and a fantastic opportunity to purchase rare monographs and lithographs in support of their work. 

Internationally renown artist Lezley Saar discusses her intricate work, what it was like growing up in an artistic family and why as an artist of color she won't be making art about Covid or police brutality in the near term.

LA Times Bestselling author Carolyn Campbell talks about her new book "City of Immortals, Pere Lachaise Cemetery, Paris." Working for nearly 30 years to complete the book, Campbell's exhaustive research has yielded fascinating information on the history of funerary architecture and the Napoleonic era  as well as refreshing insights on the many luminaries buried there.

In a wide ranging,  lively interview,  the artist Mike Kelly called "one of the few truly important West Coast painters",  talks with us about what it means to paint, how an artist should live their life and why its time for revolution. 

Lodato's work spans several decades and began in the late 1960's when he created installations exploring the nature of perception , specifically in the way physical spaces can be transformed into immersive experiences. Peter discusses his work and even gives up some of the secret techniques in his masterful paintings. 

The Founder of the influential website Art F City, Paddy Johnson explains why artist statements tend to suck and what to do about it. While chatting about her work as a writer for the New York Times, the Economist and other major publications, Paddy offers tips to artists on how to better present themselves while talking about their work. 

Artist Wayne White best known for his "Word Paintings" and his broadcast career as the strong creative force behind Pee Wee's Playhouse, introduces his return to puppetry in a new project for Instagram.

On special assignment for Art Report Today dot com,  I had the opportunity to speak with the world renown artist who explains why not knowing what you are doing is the best part of the creative process.