Artist Amy Khoshbin on Art and Activism

This episode we are delighted to be joined by one of the most hard-working, inspiring people we know - the Iranian-American Brooklyn-based artist and activist - Amy Khoshbin. Amy’s practice pushes the formal and conceptual boundaries of art-making to foster progressive social change through performance, social practice, video, rap music, installation, tattooing, teaching and writing.  She has shown at venues such as The Whitney Museum, The Guggenheim Museum, Times Square Arts, and Socrates Sculpture Park - just to name a few. In addition, Amy has received residencies at The Watermill Center, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, and Anderson Ranch.  Amy has collaborated with Laurie Anderson, Tina Barney, and Anne Carson - among others. she received a Master's Degree from New York University and Bachelor’s degrees in Film and Media Studies from University of Texas at Austin. You can follow her on Instagram @tinyscissors.  Some artists discussed in this episode:  Laurie Anderson  Sun Ra  Guadalupe Maravilla  Angela Davis  Carrie Mae Weems  Wangechi Mutu  Jenny Holzer  Hugo Ball  Nan Goldin  James Baldwin (whom you can also learn about in the documentary, I Am Not Your Negro)  William Pope.L  Karen Finley  For images, artworks, and more behind the scenes goodness, follow @artfromtheoutsidepodcast on Instagram.