For the final episode of "New Additions," host Habiba Hopson speaks with writer and curator Diallo Simon-Ponte. Throughout their conversation, Hopson and Simon-Ponte listen to the artists previously interviewed in this podcast and explore the most pressing topics that arose in those discussions such as: why they became an artist, the role of memory, the importance of being part of the Studio Museum’s collection, and the resonance of culture and diaspora.

We’re so grateful to all the artists featured in this podcast: Tunji Adeniyi-Jones, Vladimir Cybil Charlier, Zora J Murff, Brandon Ndife, Nikita Gale, Derek Fordjour, Cassi Namoda, Jared Owens, and Garrett Bradley. That’s a wrap on season one of New Additions!

This episode features artist Garrett Bradley in conversation about her work “America” (2019).

Garrett Bradley weaves together cinematic and documentary video styles to create films that reflect real-life stories and everyday themes. Bradley's filmmaking is inspired by real-life stories from people in her hometown of New York City; Los Angeles, where she went to school; and New Orleans, where she is currently based. Bradley’s debut documentary feature-length film, “Time” (2020), was nominated for over fifty-seven awards and won twenty, including an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary (Feature) and a 2020 Peabody Award. Bradley became the first Black woman director to win Best Director at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.

Projects: Garrett Bradley opened in November 2020 at the Museum of Modern Art. The exhibition was part of a multiyear partnership between the Studio Museum in Harlem, the Museum of Modern Art, and MoMA PS1. The Studio Museum acquired Bradley’s work in 2023.

https://www.studiomuseum.org/artists/garrett-bradley

This episode features artist Jared Owens in conversation about his work "Shadowboxing #3" (2022).

Jared Owens, a descendant of three generations of Harlemites, was born and raised in Rockland County, New York. Owens was encouraged towards the arts at a young age due to his family's collection of art objects and his public school's art program. Through a variety of media including painting, sculpture, and installation, Owens explores and makes visible the structures of confinement within our society, among many other themes. The painting in our collection, Shadowboxing #3, evidences Owens's use of a hand-crafted stamp based on the Brooks diagram, which is arguably the most circulated image associated with the slave trade in its abolition.

https://www.studiomuseum.org/artworks/shadowboxing-3