Show Notes
A conversation about the late artist Noah Davis, the sounds he left behind, and the ones he imagined.
Join podcaster and curator Helen Molesworth, professor and writer Tina M. Campt, pianist and artist Jason Moran, and director and curator Paola Malavassi for a mix of sound, music, and ideas inspired by Davis’s paintings.
The Sound of Noah Davis was commissioned by DAS MINSK Kunsthaus in Potsdam and produced by Besyv and FilmTone on the occasion of the exhibition Noah Davis. Special thanks to Karon Davis and the Estate of Noah Davis.
The exhibition Noah Davis, originally on view at DAS MINSK, Potsdam in Fall 2024, is currently on view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles.
Credits:
With: Helen Molesworth, Tina M. Campt, Jason Moran, and Paola Malavassi
A podcast commissioned by DAS MINSK Kunsthaus in Potsdam on the occasion of the exhibition Noah Davis, 2024–25
Idea: Paola Malavassi and Helen Molesworth
Production: Besyv and FilmTone, Denmark
Producer: Mathilde Schytz Marvit
Interviews: Mathilde Schytz Marvit, Alexandra Kristjansen, and Bobby Salomon Hess
Editor: Alexandra Kristjansen
Sound Design: Bobby Salomon Hess
Music: Sofia Rønde Storck, Jonas Yagoubi, and Laurits Quist Bilén
Archival Audio: Noah Davis, lecture at the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, 2011
Piano: Jason Moran live in his studio
Thanks to: Karon Davis and the Estate of Noah Davis
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