About this episode
Kim Gordon discusses her multifaceted career as an artist and musician, reflecting on her exhibitions and the intersection of art and music.
Kim Gordon—artist, musician, writer, and co-founder of the iconic rock band Sonic Youth—is one of the most restlessly creative figures in American culture. Over the past four decades moved between mediums with an ease that few can achieve. She published her memoir Girl in a Band in 2015 to wide acclaim. Her visual work has been shown at institutions including the Andy Warhol Museum, the Irish Museum of Modern Art, and the Busan Biennale. Her 2024 solo album The Collective, a record built on trap beats and with sharp cultural commentary, earned her two Grammy nominations, a career first. But Gordon was always an artist first. Now, she is the subject of two concurrent exhibitions now open at Amant, the Brooklyn-based arts organization. The first is her solo survey "Count Your Chickens," which brings together painting, ceramics, film, and readymades spanning nearly 20 years of work. The second is "Folded Group," a group show she co-curated with Bill Nace, her collaborator in the experimental guitar duo Body/Head, featuring 19 artists and artist-musicians many of whom, like Gordon, have never accepted the boundary between making art and making music. Her third solo album, Play Me, is…
People in this episode
Host: Kate Brown
Guest: Kim Gordon
Topics covered
- art
- music
- exhibitions
- creativity
- cultural commentary
- album art
Keywords
- Kim Gordon
- Sonic Youth
- art exhibitions
- music
- creativity
- Grammy nominations
- album art
- Count Your Chickens
- Folded Group
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Sonic Youth, Amant, Andy Warhol Museum, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Busan Biennale
Products: Girl in a Band, The Collective, Play Me
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