In Episode #31 Marx has a conversation with Canadian artist David Elliott David Elliott is a staple of the Canadian community of painters, he has been associated with the late seventies and early eighties return to figuration. David was born in Niagara on the Lake and grew up in several towns in Ontario. In this interview he shares the story that h…

In Episode #30 Yam Lau talks to Marx about his views on what is to be an artist. He also shared the incredible story of getting to meet his biological father during his 40s, this story involves a very enthusiastic group of young artists in china and the secret Chinese police! Yam Lau is a Toronto based artist, professor and community organizer. He …

In Episode #29 artist Nicolas Fleming talks about his development as an artist and his continuous cross-pollination between his work as an artist and art installer. Nicolas Fleming is an artist who works and lives in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He received his BFA in Studio Arts from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada and his Masters in Visual…

In Episode #28 Brian Alfred shares with Marx his thoughts on being an artist, podcaster, curator and professor. Brian Alfred is originally from Pittsburgh PA, he grew up painting the buildings he could see from his porch and he is currently based in Brooklyn, NY. In this conversation, Brian shares his experiences in the art world as well as his man…

In Episode #27 Rebecca Davison-Mora shares with Marx her non-traditional path to arts management. Rebecca is an Arts Manager and emerging researcher with a focus on cultural relations and de colonial institutional practice. Interested in hybridity and crossing of boundaries/borders, her work originates from her interrogation of the self and positio…

In Episode #26 Marx has a conversation with Carla Rojas. Carla Rojas is a Marketing and Communications professional specialized in developing strategies to promote Art & Entertainment. She has worked in multiple capacities for various films, festivals, live concerts and T.V. shows in Mexico and Canada, such as Canada's Walk of Fame, Banff World Med…

In Episode #25 New York based artist David Kramer shares stories from New York City in the late 80’s and 90’s where he developed his career. David Kramer’s work draws from all-things America to create pieces influenced by the meme-era combining painting and hook-rug techniques to create aesthetics that seem suspended in the late 70’s or 80’s. His w…

In Episode #24 Marx has a conversation with abstract painting Trevor Kiernander. After about a one and a half years hiatus, IntoThis is back with a conversation with Trevor about his development as an artist from the time when he used to draw comics in high school to his masters in fine arts training at Goldsmiths University of London. We met in a …

In Episode 23 Marx has a conversation with artists Pier-Anne Mercier and David Bellemare about their latest exhibition at TAP Art Space in Montreal, Canada. Reflecting on their current state as post-BFA artists, Pier-Anne and David pose a question that delicately balances hopeful thoughts with realistic perspectives, where do we go from here? As a …

In Episode 22 Marx has a conversation with BOSNY. He is a Montreal based graffiti artist and student of print media at Concordia University. In this conversation BOSNY talks about how he started in the graffiti community, the influence his parents had in his creativity explorations, the importance of getting an arts degree and a lot more. Graffiti …

For our first episode of 2019 and overall Episode 21 Marx has a conversation with Roxanne Arsenault. She is the co-general and artistic coordinator, responsible for programming at the artist run center Clark, she also leads a music project called Donzelle and she is involved in many other cultural and artistic projects in the city of Montreal such …

Archive 1 RSS In Episode 20, Marx has a conversation with painter Erik Nieminen. Erik grew up in Ottawa as a member of a family in which being an artist was encouraged. In 2007 he obtained his BFA from the University of Ottawa and his MFA from Concordia University in 2010. After that he moved to Berlin where he worked for over 4 years, he returned …

Archive 1 RSS In Episode 19, Marx talks to artists Guillaume Adjutor Provost and Shanie Tomassini about their collaborative show at TAP Art Space called A Witch is Born Out of the True Hungers of Her Time. This show will be the last show of 2018 at the current TAP Art Space location and it will be in view until October 19th of 2018, the programming…

In Episode 18 of IntoThis Podcast, Marx has a conversation with recently arrived Brooklyn-based painter Benjamin Klein. In this episode Ben shares his non-traditional trajectory to the visual arts, he was a martial artists for many years until he gave in to his strong desire to create paintings. After completing a BA in English Literature at Concor…

Archive 1 RSS In Episode 17 of IntoThis Podcast, Marx has a conversation with Montreal-based visual artist Jeanie Riddle and Montreal-based blogger and instagrammer Dimitri Velasquez. The conversation is centered on the ocassion of the opening of the show Single Family Home For Sale at TAP Art Space in which they collaborated. Press Release: From a…

Archive 1 RSS In Episode 16 of IntoThis Podcast, Marx has a very fun and interesting conversation with artists-couple-collective David and Jorden Doody. They are a British Columbia- based collective working mainly in sculpture and textiles. They are interested in the conversations between image and materiality, as they mentioned in this conversatio…

Archive 1 RSS This is a special edition of IntoThis Podcast, in Episode 15 Marx has a conversation with Colombian-Canadian artist Laura Acosta and Mexican architect David Jaime about their collaboration in the show called Ser/Viniendo-Be/Coming-De/Venir presented TAP Art Space in view until July 21st of 2018. In this conversation they share many ke…

Archive 1 RSS IntoThis Podcast is thrilled to present a conversation between Marx and painter Janet Werner. Originally from Winnipeg in the province of Manitoba, Janet Werner is a Montreal-based painter and professor. She graduated with a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art and after she moved to Connecticut to pursue an MFA from Yale Un…

Archive 1 RSS This is a special edition of IntoThis Podcast, in Episde #13 we present a conversation with artists Marcela Borquez and Raul Aguilar. They opened the inaugural show at TAP Art Space on Friday May 4th of 2018 with the show titled "THE STATE OF OUR EMPLOYABILITY". Throughout this interview we talk about the context surrounding this exhi…

Archive 1 RSS Quick message to let you know of some change in plans, we'll post Episode #13 next Friday May 11th 2018. We hope to see you at TAP in it's inauguration show. Cheers! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google play or TUNEIN Radio Podcast Credits Hosted by Marx Ruiz-Wilson Edited and Produced by Marx Ruiz-Wilson Music, mixing and maste…

Archive 1 RSS IntoThis Podcast is happy to present Episode #12, a conversation with painter Katerina Pansera. Katerina focuses her explorations in contemporary painting on topics such as spectacle, fantasy narratives and setting. Besides her painting practice she also hosts a radio show called Out Of Lines available once a month in CKUT 90.3 FM, in…

Archive 1 RSS Julie and Joanie make Episode #11 of IntoThis podcast. In conversation with Marx, they share the framework on which Projet Pangée is based. As an artists run gallery, Project Pangée was design to be different than a commercial gallery and also different than an artist run center, which are the most prevalent spaces for art showing in …

Archive 1 RSS In this very generous conversation, Mark Dudiak shares his beginnings in the art world and how important it has been for him to have found in his professors/mentors role models to follow. Navigating the always unpredictable art world can be a wonderful and a rocky endeavour all in a very short period of time. Painter Mark Dudiak share…

Archive 1 RSS Megan Bradley is the director of Parisian Laundry gallery in Montreal Canada. At a young age she opened her own commercial gallery which helped her not only to learn but experiencing the realities -and hardships- of the art market. After that, she was offered to work for Parisian Laundry, where she has had the chance to perform differ…

Archive 1 RSS Visual artist and musician Jackson Darby lives and works in Hamilton, Ontario. In his Montreal days He attended Concordia University and was part of an art collective called MAW. He currently leads an experimental music band named Persons while maintaining active his painting practice. In this conversation, we talked about everything …

Archive 1 RSS In the last episode of 2017 we have a conversation with writer and curator Loreta Lamargese, she lives and works in New York city at Arsenal Contemporary. She came over to the tiny studio in January of 2017, when she was still working at Division gallery in Montreal. We spend a couple of hours talking about everything from social medi…

Archive 1 RSS In Episode #6 of IntoThis Podcast we have a conversation with visual artists and co-director of art space soon.tw Jerome Nadeau. After graduating with honours from his BFA in 2014 from Concordia University, he started a publishing house project called soon.tw which up to date has produced three editions, the first features artist Jean…

Archive 1 RSS IntoThis Podcast is delighted to present our conversation with Montreal artist Nicolas Grenier. With an impressive display of talent, Nicolas lays down a path for self-scrutiny paved with paintings, architectural installations, videos, texts, etc. His works both, seduce and confront the viewer with formalist elements and objective ima…

This week in IntoThis Podcast we have the pleasure to present to you the multitalented artist and curator Stephanie Creaghan. As part of a new wave of young cultural entrepreneurs, Stephanie has been deeply involved in the re-shaping of the Montreal art scene, which today offers a view of an abundant and vibrant terrain. Throughout the conversation…

David Bellemare is the Emissary on earth of the Society of Cosmos and as such, he has the mandate to translate messages from a different dimension into paintings. In Episode #3 of IntoThis Podcast, Marx has a conversation with emerging artist David Bellemare, they talk about the way in which David approaches art making, his ambitions to establish a…

In Episode #2 Marx talks to Nancy Webb about what does it mean to have a university degree in art history, writing for art magazines and taking on stand up comedy. She is part of The Brunch Club, a group of comedians based in Montreal. For more information visit their Facebook page. Enjoy the conversation and please reach out! Her upcoming shows: S…

Jeanie Riddle is a visual artist, curator, mom and a Montrealer. In this conversation, Jeanie opens up a window to her life and work as she shares from her beginnings in art while living in California to the way in which she approaches her current practice as an artist and curator. This interview was recorded last June, since then Jeanie has decide…

In this brief trailer, Marx describes what IntoThis Podcast is all about and where it comes from. Comments are more than welcome! Credits Produced by Marx Ruiz-Wilson Sound design by Milton Matheou Music by Master Gajo Edition by Marx Ruiz-Wilson and Milton Matheou Voices: Jeanie Riddle, Nancy Webb and David Bellemare…