ARTSTUDI 174B: Creativity in the Age of Facebook: Making Art for and from Networks. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, The Believer, The Paris Review, McSweeney’s, SFMOMA’s Open Space, The Creative Independent, and Sierra Magazine. Odell has taught internet art and digital/physical design at Stanford since 2013. Jenny Odell is a Bay Area native/captive who makes use of secondhand imagery, most commonly from Google Earth. What happens when the work of maintenance becomes not just essential, but also dangerous?So I asked Odell back, for a very different conversation in a very different time. Author Jenny Odell is an multi-disciplinary artist and writer based in Oakland ... East Wing (Dubai), and the Google headquarters. Melville House, 2019.

My work generally involves acts of close observation, whether it's birdwatching, collecting screen shots, or trying to parse bizarre forms of e-commerce.In one of my favorite projects, I created …

Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, The Atlantic, Paris Review, and McSweeney's. Author Jenny Odell is an multi-disciplinary artist and writer based in Oakland, California. Her work generally involves acts of close observation, whether it’s birdwatching, collecting screen shots, or trying to parse bizarre forms of e-commerce. What happens when, instead of choosing to “do nothing,” doing nothing is forced upon you? by Constance Grady, Vox, Lurking: How a Person Became a User by Joanne McNeil, What It's Like to Be a Bird by David Allen Sibley, Want to contact the show? Jenny Odell is a San Francisco based visual artist working with secondhand imagery from Google Maps, YouTube, Craigslist, and other online sources. Odell, a visual artist, writer, and Stanford lecturer, had just released her book How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy and we had a fascinating conversation about the importance of maintenance work, the problem with ceaseless productivity, the forces vying for our attention, the comforts of nature, and so much more. Constantly tracked and hunted by the digital panopticon, we have no time for reverie, reflection, letting go, or just being. Odell’s book became a sensation: it captured a cultural moment, made it onto Barack Obama’s favorite books of 2019 list and became, for many, a touchstone.

Jenny Odell, author of How To Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy, joins co-hosts Medaya Ocher and Kate Wolf to asses the state of the human soul in the age of social media reproduction. Jenny Odell is Oakland-based artist, writer, and lecturer in the Art Practice department at Stanford.

Check out the Ezra Klein Show beginner’s guide (http://bit.ly/EKSbeginhere). writing. It’s about the role of art in this moment, why we undervalue the most important work in our society, how to have collective sympathy in a moment of fractured suffering, where to find beauty right now, the tensions of productivity, the melting of time, our reckoning with interdependence, and much more. Having studied design at SFAI and English at UC Berkeley, Odell makes work at the intersection of research and aesthetics, and has been frequently been compared to a scientist (specifically, a lepidopterist).

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Jenny Odell on nature, art, and burnout in quarantine, © 2019 Vox Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Odell, a visual artist, writer, and Stanford lecturer, had just released her book How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy and we had a fascinating conversation about the importance of maintenance work, the problem with ceaseless productivity, the forces vying for our attention, the comforts of nature, and so much more. Her book, How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy, was recently published by Melville House. I am an multi-disciplinary artist and writer based in Oakland, California. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices. Her work attempts to bring into focus the specific, fragile, and physically determined characteristics of human existence by cataloguing its infrastructure. The Ezra Klein Show is a finalist for a Webby! So I asked Odell back, for a very different conversation in a very different time. We desperately need Nothing, which is everything. Check out the Ezra Klein Show beginner’s guide (http://bit.ly/EKSbeginhere)Credits:Producer/Editor - Jeff GeldResearcher - Roge KarmaLearn more about your ad choices. My previous conversation with Jenny Odell on the art of attention, "The Myth of Self-Reliance" by Jenny Odell, The Paris Review, "I tried to write an essay about productivity in quarantine. From their disclosed locations, Kate, Eric, and Daya report on the new normal: cooking, enclosure, and a changed perspective on doing nothing. It took me a month to do it." And then, a global pandemic hit, radically altering the world in ways that made the core themes of Odell’s work more prescient, and more difficult. One thing they all agree on, it's a good time to give Jenny Odell another listen, so... Jenny Odell, author of How To Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy, joins co-hosts Medaya Ocher and Kate Wolf to asses the state of the human soul in the age of social media reproduction. by Jenny Odell, Stanford art and art history lecturer. Author Jenny Odell is an multi-disciplinary artist and writer based in Oakland, California. It took me a month to do it. Stanford, CA 94305 © Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305. andersoncollection@stanford.edu, © Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices. A lot has changed since then. The Anderson Collection at Stanford University is temporarily closed. 24 of The Best Podcast Episodes for Jenny Odell. She has been an artist-in-residence at the San Francisco dump, Facebook, the Internet Archive, and the San Francisco Planning Department, and she has exhibited her art all over the world. One of my favorite episodes of this show was my conversation with Jenny Odell, just under a year ago. And no, it’s not for my book. You can read a review of How to Do Nothing here.

And no, it’s not for my book. Odell explains humans’ perpetual desire to escape the pressures of society and its increasing obsession with productivity. Make sure to vote at https://bit.ly/TEKS-webbyNew to the show? The Art & Architecture Library is a key resource to faculty and students. She wrote the book, How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy (2019). 650-721-6055 References: My previous conversation with Jenny Odell on the art of attention "The Myth of Self-Reliance" by Jenny Odell, The Paris Review"I tried to write an essay about productivity in quarantine. And, at the end, Odell offers literally my favorite book recommendation ever on this show. Odell has been an artist in residence at Recology SF, the … The verdict is clear: we need strategies of resistance. I also teach digital art at Stanford University. JENNY ODELL is an artist and writer who teaches at Stanford, has been an artist-in-residence at places like the San Francisco dump, Facebook, the Internet Archive, and the San Francisco Planning Department, and has exhibited her art all over the world.She lives in Oakland. It’s about the role of art in this moment, why we undervalue the most important work in our society, how to have collective sympathy in a moment of fractured suffering, where to find beauty right now, the tensions of productivity, the melting of time, our reckoning with interdependence, and much more. Typical projects include a virtual roadtrip across the country via StreetView and Yelp reviews, collections of cutouts from Google Satellite imagery, and an attempt to find the manufacturing origin of every object she used in a single day.

Her book, How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy, was recently published by Melville House. And then, a global pandemic hit, radically altering the world in ways that made the core themes of Odell’s work more prescient, and more difficult. Constantly tracked and hunted by the digital panopticon, we have no time for reverie, reflection, letting go, or just being. And how has being on the internet changed the experience of being human? Jenny shares details of her own liberation. © Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305. ", Curious Minds: Innovation in Life and Work. Her visual work has been exhibited at The Contemporary Jewish Museum, the New York Public Library, Ever Gold Projects, the Marjorie Barrick Museum (Las Vegas), Les Rencontres D’Arles, Fotomuseum Antwerpen, Fotomuseum Winterthur, La Gaîté Lyrique (Paris), the Lishui Photography Festival (China), the Pratt Manhattan Gallery, apexart (NY), East Wing (Dubai), and the Google headquarters. Jenny Odell is Oakland-based artist, writer, and lecturer in the Art Practice department at Stanford. Learn more about your ad choices. The verdict is clear: we need strategies of resistance. Odell has taught internet art and digital/physical design at Stanford since 2013.

Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, The Atlantic, Paris Review, and McSweeney's. Her visual work has been exhibited at The Contemporary Jewish Museum, the New York Public Library, Ever Gold Projects, the Marjorie Barrick Museum (Las Vegas), Les Rencontres D’Arles, Fotomuseum Antwerpen, Fotomuseum Winterthur, La Gaîté Lyrique (Paris), the Lishui Photography Festival (China), the Pratt Manhattan Gallery, apexart (NY), East Wing (Dubai), and the Google headquarters. Also, Susan Straight, author of In The Country of Women, returns to honor Toni Morrison by sharing how she has read her favorite book every single year since she was twelve, Morrison's luminous second novel, Sula. One of my favorite episodes of this show was my conversation with Jenny Odell, just under a year ago. This week, we revisit our 2019 conversation with Jenny Odell as she discusses her book How To Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy with Roxanne Coady. Learn how you can make a gift today. Her work attempts to bring into focus the specific, fragile, and physically determined characteristics of human existence by cataloguing its infrastructure. How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy is her first book. Her work generally involves acts of close observation, whether it’s birdwatching, collecting screen shots, or trying to parse bizarre forms of e-commerce. A collection of podcasts episodes with or about Jenny Odell, often where they are interviewed.

What happens when, instead of choosing to “do nothing,” doing nothing is forced upon you?

This isn’t a conversation, really, about fixing the world right now. Her teaching reflects an interest in the ecology of images created by networks and phones, as well as the new aesthetic possibilities opened up by that ecology. They have also turned up in TIME's LightBox, the Atlantic, The Economist, WIRED, the NPR Picture Show, Die Zeit, Le Soir, and European Photography.

Your contribution makes a difference. We desperately need Nothing, which is everything. Make sure to vote at https://bit.ly/TEKS-webby, New to the show? Odell’s book became a sensation: it captured a cultural moment, made it onto Barack Obama’s favorite books of 2019 list and became, for many, a touchstone. Who profits from our presence there? Copyright © 2020 Apple Inc. All rights reserved.