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Everything Is Connected
Light Work Presents: Everything Is Connected, by Folasade Ologundudu is a podcast that shares the interesting and inspiring stories of artists, thought leaders, and critical thinkers on life, work, and a wide range of cultural and social topics. Through engaging content, Ologundudu seeks to inspire listeners to lead their best lives through the transformative power of art and culture. She dives into ideas on art and society across cultures with a focus on diverse communities worldwide. Guests include artists, curators, entrepreneurs, educators, and creatives who are changing the way we think about the art, creativity, and the world.
Episodes
96 episodes
The Sharjah Biennial 16: Zadie Xa in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I’m joined by Zadie Xa as we discuss her newly commissioned works presented for 16 edition of the Sharjah Biennial, elucidated through the curatorial theme, to carry. Asking questions such as what does it mean to carry a home, a...
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The Sharjah Biennial 16: Julian Knxx in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I’m joined by Julian Knxx as we discuss his newly commissioned work presented for 16 edition of the Sharjah Biennial, elucidated through the curatorial theme, to carry. Asking questions such as, what does it mean to carry a home...
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The Sharjah Biennial 16: Ndidi Dike in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I’m joined by Ndidi Dike as we discuss her newly commissioned works presented for 16 edition of the Sharjah Biennial, elucidated through the curatorial theme, to carry. Asking questions such as what does it mean to carry a home,...
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The Sharjah Biennial 16: Hoor Al Qasimi in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I’m joined by Hoor Al Qasimi during the opening week of the Sharjah Biennial 16.Al Qasimi is the President and Director Sharjah Art Foundation, an organization she founded in 2009 as a catalyst and advocate for the arts a...
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Julien Creuzet: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode, I’m joined by Julien Creuzet, the Afro-descendant French Caribbean artist who has his first institutional solo exhibition on view now through June 1, 2025 at The Bell at Brown University in Providence Rhode Island. ...
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Season 5
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Episode 90
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31:26

Joy Simmons: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Joy Simmons. Dr. Joy Simmons is a radiologist, art collector, and philanthropist. In this episode, she discusses her multifaceted engagement with the arts. Beyond simply acquiring works, Dr....
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Season 5
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Episode 89
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Shinique Smith: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode, I'm joined by Shinique Smith. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, and now Los Angeles based, Shinique Smith is best known for her visual poetry, monumental fabric sculptures, and paintings of calligraphy and ...
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Season 5
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Episode 88
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33:55

Taylor Renee Aldridge: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I’m joined by Taylor Renee Aldridge. Taylor Renee Aldridge is a writer and curator based in Detroit, Michigan. In 2014, with writer Jessica Lynne, she co-founded ARTS.BLACK, an onlin...
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Season 5
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Episode 87
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27:22

Ekow Eshun: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I’m joined by Ekow Eshun. Ekow Eshun is a writer, editor and curator, known for his work in arts, culture, and identity. In the episode we discuss his latest exhibition, The Time Is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure, ...
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Episode 86
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Season 5 - Trailer
We're back with another season of Everything is Connected in 2025! Before we get started with a new season I just want to take a moment and say thank you to all of the listeners from all over the world. We had more listener-ship in...
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Season 5
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Episode 85
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Otobong Nkanga: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode, I'm joined by Otobong Nkanga as we discuss her latest commission, Cadence, on view at the MoMA now through summer 2025. I first discovered her work when I wrote about her earlier this year for the summer issue of Sculpture Maga...
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Season 4
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Episode 84
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33:40

Jammie Holmes: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Jammie Holmes as we discuss his work and practice; the journey that led him into art and the focus of his practice today. His exhibition, Morning Thoughts, at Marianne Boesky Gallery is on view when we ...
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Season 4
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Episode 83
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29:54
Kandy G Lopez: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Kandy G Lopez as we discuss her practice on the eve of the closing of her two person show with Aminah Robinson at ACA gallery in Chelsea. In the exhibition viewers were presented with her mixed media, fiber, and st...
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Season 4
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Episode 82
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26:06
Genevieve Gaignard: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Genevieve Gaignard as we discuss her latest exhibition, and third solo with Vielmetter Los Angeles, Thinking Out Loud. In the show, Gaignard excavates concepts of identity and reflects on the intersections of...
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Season 4
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Episode 81
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23:17

Paul Anthony Smith: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode, I’m joined by Paul Anthony Smith. His latest show, Antillean, is on view at Jack Shainman Gallery when we sit down to talk. Paul has just returned from London, where he attended Frieze London, and spent time seeing his Jamaican...
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Season 4
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Episode 80
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27:59

Chiwoniso Kaitano: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode, I'm joined by Chiwoniso Kaitano Executive Director of MacDowell, the nation’s first artist residency program. She is the 10th person to lead the organization since 1907. Before joining MacDowell, Chi spent the last four years a...
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Season 4
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Episode 79
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29:30

Samuel Levi Jones: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode, I'm joined by Samuel Levi Jones ahead of his latest solo exhibition at Vielmetter, Los Angeles, abstraction of truth. The exhibition presents a profound and timely critique of the structures that shape our understandin...
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Season 4
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Episode 78
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33:08

Everything is Connected: African Artists & Curators in the 60th edition of the Venice Biennale - Sir John Akomfrah RA in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this final episode of Everything is Connected: African Artists & Curators in the 60th edition of the Venice Biennale, I'm joined by Sir John Akomfrah RA. Akomfrah is a Ghanaian-born British artist, writer, film director, screenwriter, th...
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Season 4
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Episode 77
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Everything is Connected: African Artists & Curators in the 60th edition of the Venice Biennale - Sandra Poulson in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Sandra Poulson. Sandra Poulson is an Angolan artist based in London and Luanda. Poulson draws from personal experiences and observations growing up in Luanda, Angola, a former Portuguese colony. Her work investigat...
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Season 4
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Episode 76
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27:09

Everything is Connected: African Artists & Curators in the 60th edition of the Venice Biennale - Wael Shawky in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I’m joined by Wael Shawky. Wael Shawky is an Egyptian artist working between Alexandria and Philadelphia, whose practice is based on extensive periods of research and inquiry, tackling notions of national, religious and artistic...
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Season 4
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Episode 75
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19:24

Everything is Connected: African Artists & Curators in the 60th edition of the Venice Biennale - Azu Nwagbogu in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Azu Nwagbogu, curator and a National Geographic Explorer at large and director and founder of Lagos Photo Festival and African Artists’ Foundation (AAF), a non-profit organization based in Lagos, Nigeria dedicated ...
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Season 4
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Episode 74
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29:55

Everything is Connected: African Artists & Curators in the 60th edition of the Venice Biennale - MADEYOULOOK in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by MADEYOULOOK the South African, Johannesburg based interdisciplinary artist collaborative between Molemo Moiloa and Nare Mokgotho. The works of MADEYOULOOK take as their point of departure everyday Black practices t...
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Season 4
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Episode 73
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Everything is Connected: African Artists & Curators in the 60th edition of the Venice Biennale - Aindrea Emelife in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I’m joined by Aindrea Emelife. Aindrea Emelife is a Nigerian-British curator and art historian specializing in modern and contemporary art, with a focus on questions around colonial and decolonial histories in Africa, transnatio...
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Season 4
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Episode 72
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27:44

Everything is Connected: African Artists and Curators in the 60th edition of the Venice Biennale - Trailer
Light Work presents: Everything is Connected: African Artists in the 60th edition of the Venice Biennale! sponsored by The Africa Institute, Global Studies University launching next week! The Africa Institute, Global Studies Unive...
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Season 4
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Episode 71
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3:47

Kenturah Davis: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Kenturah Davis as we discuss her latest exhibition and her first solo in the UK with Stephen Friedman gallery. Kenturah Davis is a visual artist based between Los Angeles, California and Accra, Ghana. Her wor...
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Season 4
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Episode 70
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29:04