How to Make A Scene • 11-07-2024 • Ben Foch w/ Iain Muirhead & Taylor Payton

How to Make a Scene is a conversation series about artist-run cultural ecosystems of the 1980s and 1990s in Chicago. This series is a collaborative effort between the Public Media Institute and MdW, with support from the Terra Foundation for American Art as part of the city-wide initiative, Art + Design Chicago.

The project aims to connect veteran artist organizers with those working today through a combination of intimate events at Co-Prosperity, broadcasts on Lumpen Radio, and live streams on LumpenTV. The series will offer audiences trailheads for further exploration of Chicago's storied history of alternative gallery spaces, independent publications, and socially engaged collectives.

This episode features: Ben Foch @benbabychi (New Capital) in conversation with Iain Muirhead @iain_muirhead (NFA SPACE) & Taylor Payton @taylor_payton (Grunts Rare Books @gruntsrarebooks /Sulk Chicago)