What’s My Thesis?

By Javier Proenza

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A silly research show. Every week, guest artists teach host Javier Proenza what they've learned in pursuit of their practice.

Episode Date
#213 How to Deconstruct Yourself - Tidawhitney Lex
Mar 24, 2024
#212 African Diasporic Spiritual Practice - Ajani Brannum
Mar 17, 2024
#211 Grief in Color and Art in the 305 - Cristina Victor
Mar 10, 2024
#210 The Art, the Art Community, and the Art Institutions - Skip Snow
Mar 03, 2024
#209 Jon Pylypchuck
Feb 25, 2024
#208 Humor - Lex Gjurasic
Feb 18, 2024
#207 Art for Abolition - Brianna Mims
Feb 11, 2024
#206 How to Find Your People - Painter Molly Segal
Feb 04, 2024
#205 Conceptual Art Practice - Erica G Peralta
Jan 28, 2024
#204 Art and Intimacy - Artist Edward Cushenberry
Jan 21, 2024
#203 Latinx Children in Cages - Victor Estrada
Jan 14, 2024
#202 From El Salvador to South Central - Elmer Guevara
Jan 07, 2024
#201 Blk Halos - Artist Dea Jenkins
Dec 17, 2023
#200 Episode 200!!! with Guest Host Molly Schulman
Dec 10, 2023
#199 Platforming Artists - Long Beach Museum of Art Deputy Director Paul Loya
Dec 03, 2023
#198 No Te Rajes - Juan Pablo Hurtado
Oct 29, 2023
#197 Returning to Art - Artist Daniel Young
Oct 22, 2023
#196 The Artist’s Way: Working Through Creative Block - Natasha Caruana
Oct 15, 2023
#195 Both Image & Object: Conceptual Sculpture, Mummified Remains, & Moral Uncertainty - Cameron Cummings
Oct 08, 2023
#194 Existentialism and Murder - Artist Liz Walsh
Oct 01, 2023
#193 Visual Arts Communities: Exploring Artist-Run Initiatives and MFA Trauma Recovery - Mika Casteñada
Sep 24, 2023
#192 The Promise of Paradise - Artist Josh Vasquez
Sep 17, 2023
#191 Man in a Ring Mold - Patrick Donovan
Sep 10, 2023
#190 Strange Reality - Art Critic and Curator Mario Vasquez
Sep 03, 2023
#189 Creating Black Queer Otherworlds: Embracing Surrealism - Leslie Foster
Aug 26, 2023
#188 Food Fertility, and Border Control - Kim Ye
Aug 20, 2023
#187 Gender - Kean O’brien
Aug 13, 2023
#186 Florist for the Dead: Absurdism and Art - Artist Emily Silver
Aug 06, 2023
#185 Art History is Not Linear: Painting After Postmodernism - Rachid Bouhamidi
Jul 30, 2023
#184 Processing Fear - Emmy Bright
Jun 25, 2023
#183 Other Places Art Fair - K Knittel
Jun 18, 2023
#182 Fleeing Communism - Katya Usvitsky
Jun 11, 2023
#181 Philosophy and Art - Ricardo Harris Fuentes
Jun 04, 2023
#180 Lapsed Mormon - Conceptual Artist Alison Neville
May 28, 2023
#179 Outsider Art - Trent Christiansen
May 21, 2023
#178 Chthonic Cults of Ancient Greece - Anthony Bodlović
May 14, 2023
#177 It’s Not a Cult - Chelsea Flowers
May 10, 2023
#176 Art or Machinima - Yeltsin Penado
May 01, 2023
# 175 The Twenty Year Flood - Charlotte Bastian
Apr 24, 2023
#174 Augmenting Reality - Artist Matthew John Apol
Apr 17, 2023
#173 Learning Disabilities - Painter Alicia Cheatham
Apr 10, 2023
#172 A Vigilante Rises - Painter Avani Patel
Apr 03, 2023
#171 Popular Science - Photographer Kevin Cooley
Mar 27, 2023
#170 Ambitopian Science Fiction - Artist Yann Novak
Mar 20, 2023
#169 Romantic Comedies - Liz Nurenberg
Mar 13, 2023
#168 Things We Can’t Talk About - Laurelie Rae
Mar 06, 2023
#167 Art DNA - Hagop Najarian
Feb 27, 2023
#166 Thinking about Thinking - Artist Renée Forest
Feb 20, 2023
#165 How to Make Sense of the New Art Economy - Josh Hashemzadeh
Feb 13, 2023
164 Architecture and Art - Ben Warwas
Feb 06, 2023
163 Blinking In and Out of Existence: Art, Quantum Physics, and Skinwalker Ranch - Artist Leah Beeferman
Jan 30, 2023
162 True Crime, Religion, and Cults - Camilla Taylor
Jan 23, 2023
161 Shepard Fairey: a Mapping Point of Gentrification and Neoliberal Art - Raul Baltazar
Jan 16, 2023
160 Leaving Los Angeles - Artist/Ceramics Restorer Debora Broz
Jan 09, 2023
159 What We Say About You in Spanish - Emmanuel Galvez
Jan 02, 2023
158 Art Labor - Artist Samuel Scharf
Dec 26, 2022
157. John Berger’s Ways of Seeing - Artist Megan Reed
Dec 19, 2022
156. Dystopian Optimism - Bridget Batch
Dec 12, 2022
155. The Music We Love to Hate - Juan Gomez
Dec 05, 2022
154 Art Studio Fire - Surge Wiltron
Nov 28, 2022
153. Que Pasa USA? - Pamela Ramos
Nov 14, 2022
152. Underdog Imperialism - Justin Michelle
Oct 31, 2022
151. The Third Culture Kids and the Information Superhighway - Malado Francine
Oct 23, 2022
150. Whatever Happened to Nostalgia? - Artist/Printmaker May Roded
Oct 17, 2022
149. Artist as a Full Time Job - Artist/Painter Doug Domonkos
Oct 10, 2022
148. Metalwork and Poetry - Artist/Fabricator Jacky Perez
Oct 03, 2022
147. Theories about Edges - Artist Megan Muller
Sep 26, 2022
146. Don’t Huff Sh*t, Kids - Lauren Maryam Moradi
Aug 29, 2022
145. Hopeless Horny Teenagers in Love - Soyoung Shin
Aug 21, 2022
144. Nikki Ochoa
Aug 15, 2022
143. How to Make Art Friends - Maiden LA Co-Founder Molly Schulman
Aug 11, 2022
142. The Athenian Marketplace - Robert Ramirez
Aug 01, 2022
141. Christine Atkinson
Jul 25, 2022
140. Humor in Art - Rose Briccetti
Jul 18, 2022
139. Don’t Talk Sh*t About LA - Gozie Ojini
Jul 12, 2022
138. Artist Run LA - Carl Baratta
Jun 27, 2022
137. OK Boomer - Sam Dybeck
Jun 20, 2022
136. $6000 Worth of Weave - Quinn Hunter
Jun 13, 2022
135. Thumbtack Wrestling - Christopher Anthony Valesco
Jun 06, 2022
134. Whatever Happened to Critical Thought? - Emily Blythe Jones
May 23, 2022
133. Collaboration - Clare Gatto
May 16, 2022
132. Pre and Post Millennium Ravers - Victor Castañeda
May 09, 2022
131. Artist Baking Residency - Sara Nishikawa
May 02, 2022
130. Family Archive Project - Kamal Badhey
Apr 25, 2022
129. Light - Gerald Collins
Apr 18, 2022
128. Where Inspiration Comes From - Pilar Rius
Jul 18, 2021
127. Streets and Context - Hiroshi Clark
Jul 11, 2021
126. Drug Memories - Ian McDaniel
Jul 04, 2021
125. Art Practice and the Unknown - Marley Starskey Butler
Jun 27, 2021
124. While the Encampments Burned - Alex Andrew Sanchez
Jun 20, 2021
123. How Colors Make Us Think and Feel - Danielle Winger
Jun 13, 2021
122. Coincidence, Serendipity, and Fate - Debra Broz
Jun 07, 2021
121. Financial Strategy for Artists - Chris Adler
May 31, 2021
120. Italian Horror Films - Dakota Noot
May 24, 2021
119. Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind - Jamie Hamilton
May 17, 2021
118. Unmixed Paint - Phillip J. Mellen
May 10, 2021
117. Law Vs Morality - Molly Parmer
May 03, 2021
116. Generational Labor - Melissa Loney
Apr 26, 2021
115. Kitsch - Anna Breininger
Apr 19, 2021
114. Fighting Gentrifiers in 2021 - Lincoln Heights Intel
Apr 12, 2021
113. Landscapes of the Post-Industrial Midwest - Kale
Apr 05, 2021
112. Treasure Hunt For Ordinary Things - Deirdre Colgan Jones
Mar 29, 2021
111. Still Life - Annie Compean
Mar 15, 2021
110. When Stuffed Animals Attack - Adrienne Sacks
Mar 08, 2021
109. The Biden Years
Mar 01, 2021
108. Island of Banished Daughters - Elin Karlsson
Feb 22, 2021
107. Latinx Futurism - Michael Anthony Garcia
Feb 15, 2021
106. Rooted in Horticulture - Surge Witrön
Feb 08, 2021
105. The Fight Against Gentrification - Lincoln Heights Intel
Feb 01, 2021
104. Painting Bad - Sofia Heftersmith
Jan 25, 2021
103. Mad Science - Michelle L Morby
Jan 18, 2021
102. Flag Design - Cristina Victor
Jan 11, 2021
101. Hair - Chelsea Flowers
Dec 14, 2020
100. Metal Leaf - Dawn Okoro
Dec 07, 2020
99. Canadian Covid - Alex Noel
Nov 30, 2020
98. The Role Imagination Plays in Building Identities and Traditions - Tsz Kam
Nov 16, 2020
97. Genealogical Disclosure - Ana Iwataki
Nov 02, 2020
96. Kidnapping Artisans - EJ Son
Oct 26, 2020
95. Neo-Liberal Fascists
Oct 19, 2020
94. The 5th Dimension - Roberto Jackson Harrington
Oct 05, 2020
93. The Commercialization of Apathy - Matt Miranda
Sep 01, 2020
92. Decolonizing the Self - Abdiel Lopez
Aug 24, 2020
91. Late Stage Capitalism - Aubrey Ingmar Manson
Aug 17, 2020
90. Martial Arts - Maia Anderson
Aug 11, 2020
89. Lebanese American Experiences - Zeina Baltagi
Aug 06, 2020
88. Trusting Your Work More - Rukudzo Mutambara
Jul 27, 2020
87. The Sun is a Perfect Black Body - Lorenzo Baker
Jul 20, 2020
86. My Gender is Black - André Terrel Jackson
Jul 13, 2020
85. Film Cameras - Michelle Lisa
Jun 22, 2020
84. Science and Metaphor - Gozié Ojini
Jun 08, 2020
83. Intelligent Dance Music, and Natural Dye - Cat Lauigan
Jun 01, 2020
82. Universal Basic Income, Two Concepts of Liberty, and Class War
May 18, 2020
81. Hospitality - Jacqueline Falcone
Mar 30, 2020
80. Buffing Rich People Graffiti - Jordan Baumgarten
Mar 23, 2020
79. Starts in Epistemic Bottoming - Matt Miranda
Mar 09, 2020
78. Reality TV - Rebecca Forstater
Mar 02, 2020
77. Cat Dreams - Erin Demastes
Feb 10, 2020
76. Sales, Satan, and Socialism - Erin Demastes
Feb 03, 2020
75. Mexican Immigrant - Jorge Mujica
Jan 27, 2020
74. Advocacy in Art Practice - Jorge Mujica
Jan 13, 2020
73. Non Binary - Abdiel Lopez
Jan 05, 2020
72. Queer of Color Critique - Abdiel López
Jan 01, 2020
71. Flesh and Foliage - Peter Max Lawrence
Dec 26, 2019
70. Death to Neo-isms - Peter Max Lawrence
Dec 07, 2019
69. Centro America - Pamela Ramos
Nov 25, 2019
68. Ambiguity of Research - Pamela Ramos
Nov 18, 2019
67. Overwatch, Anime, and Comics - Rakeem Cunningham
Nov 12, 2019
66. Carving Out a Lane - Rakeem Cunningham
Nov 04, 2019
65. Deep Fakes - Amanda Carter
Oct 28, 2019
64. Photography as a Syncretic Experience - Amanda Carter
Oct 21, 2019
63. The Whiteness Episode - Lorenzo Baker
Oct 15, 2019
62. Anti-Black - Lorenzo Baker
Oct 07, 2019
61. Culture Shock - Gweneth Gilmore
Oct 01, 2019
60. What is Creative Freedom? - Gweneth Gilmore
Sep 17, 2019
59. Critical Consumption of Media - Kellan Barnebey King
Sep 09, 2019
58. Pivotal Moments in History - Kellan Barnebey King
Sep 02, 2019
57. An Illustrated Autoethnography - Dr. Bethanie Irons
Aug 26, 2019
56. Instagram - Dr. Bethanie Irons
Aug 20, 2019
55. Generation Gaps - Katie Kline
Aug 12, 2019
54. FOMO - Katie Kline
Aug 05, 2019
53. LA Stories and Poems - Alex Andrew Sanchez
Jul 29, 2019
52. The Everyday Violence That Doesn’t Kill You - Alex Andrew Sanchez
Jul 22, 2019
51. Origins and Practice - Michelle Chong
Jul 09, 2019
50. Narrative Therapy - Michelle Chong
Jul 01, 2019
49. 2020 - Micah Wood
Jun 24, 2019
48. L’Origine du Monde - Micah Wood
Jun 18, 2019
47. Blobs - Laura Hyunjhee Kim
Jun 10, 2019
46. Postmodernism - Adrian Paules
Jun 03, 2019
45. Anne Carlisle - Adrian Paules
May 27, 2019
44. Playing Roles - Nico Hernandez
May 20, 2019
43. Escapism - Nico Hernandez
May 13, 2019
42. Ashtanga Yoga and Perception Pt II - Sydney Croskery
May 06, 2019
41. Ashtanga Yoga and Perception Pt I - Sydney Croskery
Apr 29, 2019
40. Venezuela: For a Fistful of Petrodollars
Apr 22, 2019
39. DABDA - Tony Irons
Apr 08, 2019
38. Grief and Acceptance - Tony Irons
Apr 01, 2019
37. Positive and Negative Frustration - Josh Scheadel - Live From Other Places Art Fair!
Mar 25, 2019
36. Interpersonal Dynamics - Nina Sarnelle
Mar 05, 2019
35. Balancing Activity and Reactivity - Nina Sarnelle
Feb 19, 2019
34. The Miaminess of Miami - Jessica Gispert
Feb 06, 2019
33. Santeria - Jessica Gispert
Jan 31, 2019
32. Intersectionality and Deep Listening - Natalja Kent
Jan 22, 2019
31. Somatic and Embodiment Practices - Natalja Kent
Jan 15, 2019
30. Atomic Age: Rise of the Proxy War - Jamie Hamilton
Jan 08, 2019
29. Atomic Age: Fast and Furious - Jamie Hamilton
Jan 01, 2019
28. Gravity, Brands, and Kanye West Pt II - David Alekhuogie
Dec 25, 2018
27. Gravity, Brands, and Kanye West Pt I - David Alekhuogie
Dec 18, 2018
26. Binge Watching, Insecurity and Tarot Card Readings Pt II - Yoshie Sakai
Dec 11, 2018
25. Binge Watching, Insecurity and Tarot Card Readings Pt I - Yoshie Sakai
Dec 04, 2018
24. Queer in Kansas - Peter Max Lawrence
Nov 27, 2018
23. 90s Indie and Super Hero Comics - Peter Max Lawrence
Oct 30, 2018
22. A History of Playgrounds - Zach Kleyn
Oct 24, 2018
21. Play - Zach Kleyn
Oct 17, 2018
20. Screens and Their Conditions Pt II - Nathan Gulick
Oct 09, 2018
19. Screens and Their Conditions Pt I - Nathan Gulick
Oct 02, 2018
18. Identity Politics Pt II - Josh Steichmann
Sep 25, 2018
17. Identity Politics Pt I - Josh Steichmann
Sep 18, 2018
16. Bodies and the Politics of Presence - Zoya Sardashti
Sep 11, 2018
15. Immigration Law - Mark Prada
Aug 28, 2018
14. Telematic Space - Jamie Hamilton
Aug 21, 2018
13. Platonic Love - Gaea Woods
Aug 14, 2018
12. The Technological Singularity - Live from Cirrus Gallery - Molly Schulman, and Brice Bischoff
Aug 07, 2018
11. The Atomic Age Part II: Atoms for Peace
Jun 19, 2018
10. The Atomic Age Part I: the Proto Atomic Era
Jun 05, 2018
9. Stream of Consciousness 2: Random Conversation is Not Interesting
May 08, 2018
8. Universal Basic Income, the Precariat, and the Philosopher Billionaire
May 01, 2018
7. Stream of consciousness 1: Unencumbered Toss
Apr 24, 2018
6. Forbidden Fruit
Apr 17, 2018
5. Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty and Why Philosophy Matters
Apr 10, 2018
4. Lucid Dreaming Part III
Mar 20, 2018
3. Lucid Dreaming Part II
Mar 13, 2018
2. Lucid Dreaming Part I
Mar 06, 2018
1. The First Futurist, Italian Fascism, and the Avant-Garde
Feb 15, 2018