The AICA Podcast, created and hosted by Mihaela Ion, returns with its fourth episode, featuring Jean Bundy, Editor of AICA/E-MAG, Chair of AICA’s ‘Incentive Prize for Young Art Critics,’ and an AICA Vice President.
In this episode, Jean Bundy explores the AICA E-MAG project, discussing its origins, the vision behind it, and its significance in contemporary art communication. She provides insights into the publication process, including design, content curation, and engaging with the art community.
The episode also highlights AICA’s ‘Incentive Prize for Young Art Critics,’ with Jean sharing fresh and insightful updates. This initiative encourages young and emerging art critics to address underrepresented topics and regions in the arts. By fostering innovative critical perspectives and facilitating the global exchange of contemporary ideas and writing, the prize enriches art discourse and offers a platform for new voices. It not only honors exceptional talent but also fosters dialogue within the art community, increasing the visibility of young critics on an international scale.
About the Moderator: Mihaela Ion
Mihaela Ion holds a Ph.D. in History and is a curator, cultural manager, and art researcher based in Bucharest. Since 2021, she has been an AICA member and has served as an International Board Member since 2022, as well as being part of the Digital Strategies Committee. Over the past 17 years, she has presented papers on Communist Art, Cultural Wars, and contemporary artworks at leading conferences across Europe. Mihaela collaborates with several art galleries and museums throughout the continent. Her Ph.D. thesis focuses on the heritage of communist artworks. She has had the opportunity to work as a cultural manager in London with body>data>space and in Paris, Sélestat, Strasbourg, and Nancy during her Courants du Monde grant from the French Ministry of Culture. In 2010, she co-founded Atelierul Magazine, an active international online and offline platform fostering intercultural dialogue between design creators and the public.
About the Speaker: Jean Bundy
Dr. Jean Bundy is Editor of AICA E-MAG, Chair of AICA’s ‘Incentive Prize for Young Art Critics’ and an AICA-VP. She has a BFA from the University of Alaska, MFA from the University of Chicago, MFAW from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and a PhD from the Institute of Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts. Bundy has reported on conferences in Alaska and Scandinavia, emphasizing Alaska Natives and Sámi aesthetics. She wrote bi-weekly for Anchorage Press (ceased 12/22). The Society for Professional Journalism (Northwest) awarded her for: December in California: Take Mittens when Searching for Art (2013). Highlighting Climate Change and Socio-Political, Bundy presented papers at College Art Association, and AICA events: Chile/Argentina, S. Korea, Poland, Taiwan and Turkey. Bundy reviews books for Princeton University Press. The Rabkin Foundation requested her help in nominating a 2024 US art critic. Also, an acrylic painter, Bundy’s solo exhibition (Pictor Gallery, NYC March 2023) was: Painting out of Writing--Just A Little Bit Quirky. Painting: Paradox of Productivity in the Age of Climate Change appeared in the Alaska Biennial (October 2020-March 2021). Paintings became props in Off-Broadway’s Puffs (2016-2020). Bundy sleuths overlooked narratives, employing rhythms and color with brushes or verbiage.