Matt talks about having ants.
Art as a Hobby
Matt talks about whether it is better to have art as a hobby rather than a career.
Forms are Facts
Matt talks about biography in art, and how forms are facts.
Art and Grift
Matt talks about the relationship between art and the 21st century grift economy.
Set for Life (Lottery Mindset part 3)
Matt walks back from the reservoir and talks to Sophie about playing the lottery.
Peasant Mindset
Matt walks to the reservoir and talks about how he might have ‘peasant mindset’.
Holding a Door Open for Prince William
Matt talks about the time he had to hold a door open for Prince William.
The Admin of Fantasy (Lottery Mindset part 2)
Matt describes a fantasy about winning the lottery being interrupted, but also sustained, by detailed planning around the administration and accounting of such a win.
Lottery Mindset
Matt looks for a VC5 document while he talks about ‘lottery mindset’ or ‘lottery mentality’ which is an attitude predicated on the fantasy of getting a lucky break which somehow fixes your life or resolves all of your problems.
Anecdotes and Access Riders (Anecdotalism part 3)
Matt and Dan talk about anecdotes in relation to Dan’s idea of neurotransgression. The article Dan wrote about neurotransgression is here: Daniel Oliver. ‘Live Art and Neurotransgression’. Contemporary Theatre Review 34, no. 3 (2024): 280–89. https://doi.org/10.1080/10486801.2024.2388027.
Unfinished Work
Matt and Rebecca walk, and then drive, as they talk about unfinished artworks of different kinds, including Le Crocrodrome de Zig & Puce by Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean Tinguely from 1977, and Anthony McCall’s failed artwork, Column, from 2012. n.b Matt says McCall received £100,000 of funding, but the true figure was around £535,000.
Ants
Matt talks about ants.
Spalding Gray (Anecdotalism part 2)
Matt talks about the American actor and writer Spalding Gray. Gray deployed the anecdote form across his performances and writing, but for this episode, Matt looks at the piece Gray wrote for the photographer Randal Levenson’s book, In Search of the Monkey Girl from 1982.
Bin Collection
Matt and Ross talk about bin collections.
Finding the Words
Matt talks about different moments at which he feels more or less able to find the right words.
Get Back
Matt talks about a weird feeling he had while watching the 2021 Beatles documentary, The Beatles: Get Back. (Matt probably calls it Let it Be in the podcast which is the name of the film from 1970 where lots of the footage comes from.)
London Liverpool Street
Matt and Ross wander around London Liverpool Street station talking about features such as: the underground gym, the ‘Calm Corner’, and Exchange Square, the new development behind the station. n.b Neither Matt or Ross can remember the term ‘Terrazzo’ for the paving stones in Exchange Square.
Anecdotalism
Matt talks about Sean Cubitt’s article, ‘Anecdotal evidence’ from 2013, and what an anecdotal method to art, research and performance might entail.
The Liveness of Thought
Matt talks about how different techniques he uses across two podcasts construct the liveness of thought.
Class (re-performance)
Matt walks through a field and tries to re-perform a previous podcast where he had talked about Maria Fusco and class.