Episode 10: Cog•nate Collective and Işıl Eğrikavuk
In this episode, MoCP Curatorial Fellow Asha Iman Veal is in conversation with artist Işıl Eğrikavuk and artist duo Cognate Collective (Amy Sanchez-Arteaga and Misael Diaz). Together they discuss their thoughts on nationality, identity, creative influences and their works included the MoCP exhibition, Beautiful Diaspora: You Are Not The Lesser Part. The artists also share their thoughts on other works in the museum’s collection by Laia Abril, Dorothea Lange and David Taylor.
To help stop the spread of Covid-19, this episode was recorded over Zoom and not in the WCRX studios.
Works Discussed:
Laia Abril, Marta Portrait (diptych), from the "On Abortion" series, 2017
Dorothea Lange, Mt. Signal, Imperial Valley, 1935
David Taylor, Border Monument No. 244, N 32° 34.624' W 116° 37.214', from the "Working the Line" series, 2009
