Tao Lin explores alternative theories in ArtReview podcast episode
The podcast episode Subject, Object, Verb examines relationships between artists, art, and life. Tao Lin discusses various unconventional ideas including flat earth, hollow earth, and free energy theories. These alternative concepts provide rich material for his artistic practice. Lin's novel Leave Society (2021) incorporates extensive nonfictional research to challenge established scientific perspectives. His work across fiction, poetry, and nonfiction blurs boundaries between reality and imagination. The episode celebrates science's capacity to embrace uncertainty rather than definitive answers. Ross Simonini hosts the ArtReview-produced podcast. Featured artwork includes Tao Lin's birds mandala from 2017.
Key facts
- Tao Lin appears on the ArtReview podcast Subject, Object, Verb
- The podcast explores connections between artists, art, and life
- Lin discusses flat earth, hollow earth, and free energy theories
- His novel Leave Society was published in 2021
- The book uses nonfictional research to question accepted science
- Lin's work spans fiction, poetry, and nonfiction genres
- Ross Simonini hosts the podcast episode
- ArtReview produced the episode with featured image birds mandala (2017) by Tao Lin
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Artists
- Tao Lin
- Ross Simonini
Institutions
- ArtReview