Tell, No Show #12: Nancy Lupo

"Tell, No Show" is an ongoing series of works for radio in which we ask an artist to present a piece of art that has, in one way or another, had an impact on their practice. In this third episode, you will have the pleasure of listening to the artist Nancy Lupo. Nancy will take us to Florence and into the Pitti Palace, the former home of the notorious Medici family. In the Pitti Palace, Nancy seeks out a set of ivory objects turned on a lathe into the shape of cups, vases, or trophies. These ivory objects are dated to the 16th century and were commissioned by the Medici family, which leads Nancy to contemplate the notion of soft power in the Renaissance versus today. Nancy Lupo is an artist who primarily works as a sculptor. She is currently residing in Los Angeles, where she teaches at UCLA. As it was put somewhere about Nancy's work, "More than panic, spiraling is something deeper.” "Tell, No Show" is produced and edited by Jan Høgh Stricker from the Lake Radio and Andreas Führer from Institut Funder Bakke, with the kind support of Statens Kunstfond and Bikuben Fonden.