I'm Usually Pretty Good at Naming Things by artist Mac Premo opens at Praise Shadows Art Gallery on March 25. In celebration of its opening, we are pleased to present a conversation between the artist and Radiolab creator Jad Abumrad. Premo will also screen his newest short film made specifically for the exhibition, as well as clips from his past collaborations with Abumrad. Registration is free and capacity is limited.
This event is sold out. Click below to register for the waitlist. Updated March 16, 2023.
The artist talk will be immediately followed by an opening reception at Praise Shadows Art Gallery (313A Harvard St, Brookline, MA 02446). This reception is free and open to the public.
Mac Premo makes art, commercials and short films. Born in Washington, DC in 1973, Mac graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1995 and moved to New York that same year. His films and art have exhibited worldwide, including the Ringling Museum, PS1 MoMA and The Brooklyn Museum. Mac has won 13 New York Emmy® Awards for his video and animation work, including awards for best commercial, photography, set design and best PSA. Sometimes he writes and performs one-man plays. Mac is a NYFA Fellow and is based in Brooklyn, NY.
Jad Abumrad is the creator of Radiolab, More Perfect, Dolly Parton’s America and the Vanishing of Harry Pace, which collectively are downloaded over 120 million times a year. He's been called a "master of the radio craft" for his unique ability to combine cutting edge sound-design, cinematic storytelling and a personal approach to explaining complex topics, from the stochasticity of tumor cells to the mathematics of morality. Jad studied creative writing and music composition at Oberlin College in Ohio. He composed much of the music for Radiolab, and in the past has composed music for film, theater and dance. Jad has received three Peabody Awards, the highest honor in broadcasting and two DuPont Awards. And in 2011, he received the prestigious MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship. He’s currently a Distinguished Professor of Research at Vanderbilt University.
