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International Arrivals

International Arrivals

The International Arrivals Podcast features conversations with artists about their work and their personal stories as they relate to migration, immigration, displacement, and home. International Arrivals, a nonprofit organization based in New York City, supports artists from countries in conflict or whose identity puts them at risk. Founders, Anna Khimasia and Emily Lutzker, moderate the podcast.

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All Episodes

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Ep22 Makibaka with Abang-guard

International Arrivals ·

2025/10/30

International Arrivals speaks with Filipino American artist duo Abang-guard: Maureen Catbagan and Jevijoe Vitug (Phillipines/USA) (https://maureencatbagan.com/) about their current exhibition, Makibaka, at the Queens Museum in which they use the 1964-65 New York World's Fair's Philippines and New York State Pavilions as an entrance for talking about the importance of 1965 for Filipino American labor history. They emphasize the importance of community archives and the interplay between institutional

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Ep21 DissemiNation with Rah Eleh

International Arrivals ·

2025/09/11

International Arrivals speaks with Rah Eleh (Iran/Canada)(https://www.rah-eleh.com/), about her multi-channel and immersive video work that critiques gender, nationhood, and ethnic identity. Rah discusses her use of parody, game shows, dance, and her characters—Orion, Fatima, and Coco—who explore themes of whiteness, nationalism, and queer identity.

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49:20

Ep20 The Cast of the Invisible with Lau Wai

International Arrivals ·

2025/06/18

International Arrivals speaks with artist Lau Wai (Hong Kong/USA) (https://www.w-a-i-studio.com/) who discusses their video work, the growth of AI, and the relationship between virtual reality and our physical world. Their work explores identity formation through personal and historic archives, cinematic imagery, and emerging technologies. The recent exhibition entitled "Facial Recognition" at Jane Lombard Gallery in New York, featured Lau Wai's "Decrypted Sentient 02," a video work with two

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01:12:05

Ep19 Here and Now

International Arrivals ·

2025/05/07

A special episode of the International Arrivals Podcast recorded live at Abrons Arts Center. International Arrivals brings together cultural workers to discuss the current political atmosphere and its threat to artists, arts organizations, and artistic freedom: Why is it important right now that arts organizations are focusing on social issues like global conflict, migration, and identity? Participants include: International Arrivals (Anna Khimasia and Emily Lutzker); The Immigrant Artist Biennial

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01:00:52

Ep18 Anatomy of Revolution with Lara Baladi

International Arrivals ·

2025/04/03

International Arrivals speaks with multi-disciplinary artist Lara Baladi (Egypt/Lebanon) (tahrirarchives.com). Baladi discusses Tahrir Cinema” an influential public pop-up cinema that served as a platform where filmmakers, artists, activists and civilians could share their stories during the 2011 Egyptian uprisings, aka Arab Spring. She talks about the current atmosphere in Egypt and censorship in the arts. Emphasizing the voices of the people, Vox Populi, Tahrir Archives her continuing project,

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51:39

Ep17 Fierce Passengers with Linda Sormin

International Arrivals ·

2025/02/05

International Arrivals speaks with artist and NYU professor, Linda Sormin (Thailand, Indonesia, China, Canada, USA) (https://www.lindasormin.com/) who discusses her journey from Bangkok to New York, her diasporic heritage, and her work exploring themes of upheaval, migration, and identity. She reflects on her family's history, along with the erasure of Batak language and knowledge. Sormin's art, which includes large-scale, site-responsive installations, incorporates found objects and traditional

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Ep16 Homage to Home with Hangama Amiri

International Arrivals ·

2025/01/08

International Arrivals speaks with artist Hangama Amiri (Afghanistan/Canada) (http://www.hangamaamiri.com/) about her work that incorporates painting and textiles to memorialize her diasporic experience and elevate women’s spaces, voices, and experiences. Her journey has had many stops from Peshawar to Kabul, Halifax to New Haven. Amiri discusses glittery fabrics, life in the bazaar, and women’s roles in Afghan culture.

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Ep15 Nutgate with Michelle Im

International Arrivals ·

2024/12/07

International Arrivals speaks with ceramic artist Michelle Im (Korea/USA) (https://ratxchicks.club/) about her work that explores themes of home, displacement, and cultural identity. Her whimsical recent work focuses on the figure of the flight attendant, which she associates with a sense of home. She also explores the tradition of Korean ceramics, particularly moon jars, to symbolize her dual cultural identity. Im's work often incorporates humor and messiness, reflecting her personal experiences

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52:51

Ep14 Dream Act with Christhian C. Diaz Silva

International Arrivals ·

2024/10/08

International Arrivals speaks with artist Christhian C. Diaz Silva (Colombia/USA) (https://christhiandiaz.com/) about his recent performance at Movement Research and his path from cleaning offices with his mother to his life as an interdisciplinary artist, educator, and legal immigration advocate.

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49:03

Ep 13 Sovereign Territory with Natacha Voliakovsky

International Arrivals ·

2024/07/03

International Arrivals speaks with performance artist Natacha Voilakovsky (Argentina/USA)(https://natachavoliakovsky.com/) about her move to the US and how she uses the materials of her body in her work as a symbol of social struggle, power, and control.

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Ep12 By Way of Revolution with Helina Metaferia

International Arrivals ·

2024/04/10

International Arrivals speaks with interdisciplinary artist Helina Metaferia (Ethiopia/USA)(https://helinametaferia.com) about the Ethiopian diaspora in the US, her use of archives and collage in her work, and what it means to be radical and disruptive.

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Ep11 Sueño Americano with Arleene Correa Valencia

International Arrivals ·

2024/02/02

International Arrivals speaks with visual artist Arleene Correa Valencia (Mexico/USA) (https://www.correavalencia.com/) about her latest projects, her family's journey from Mexico to California and their former undocumented status. She speaks about her textile work and the shared trauma of border crossing: love and suffering, the visible and the invisible.

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23:54

Ep10 Rutas with Studio Lenca

International Arrivals ·

2024/01/02

International Arrivals speaks with visual artist Jose Campos aka Studio Lenca (El Salvador/USA/UK) (https://www.studiolenca.com/) about his latest projects, his journey from El Salvador to the US, where he and his mother were undocumented, and eventually becoming a citizen of the UK. He speaks about collaborating with local communities and the utopia of El Jardin where multitudes of species and identities can thrive harmoniously.

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40:53

Ep9 Oh, Sing Me a Shanty with Nyugen E. Smith

International Arrivals ·

2023/11/28

International Arrivals speaks with artist Nyugen E. Smith (Caribbean/USA) (https://www.nyugensmith.com/) about his use of found objects and maps, along with his interest in Yoruba practices and his first memory of snow.

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Ep8 She Feels Your Absence Deeply with Golnar Adili

International Arrivals ·

2023/11/10

International Arrivals speaks with intedisciplinary artist Golnar Adili (Iran/USA) (https://golnaradili.com/) about her movement between Iran and the US, her relationship with her father, and the archive.

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Ep7 Blind Spot with Azita Moradkhani

International Arrivals ·

2023/09/07

International Arrivals speaks with interdisciplinary artist Azita Moradkhani (Iran/USA) (http://azitamora.com/) about her exhibition The Real Beneath at Jane Lombard gallery, pleasure, pain, the female body, and her transition to the US.

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Ep6 Point A with Katya Grokhovsky

International Arrivals ·

2023/08/07

International Arrivals speaks with Katya Grokhovsky (Ukraine/Australia/USA), interdisciplinary artist and Founding Director of the Immigrant Artist Biennial, about her work, immigration and movement. (https://www.katyagrokhovsky.net) The second Immigrant Artist Biennial opens in New York on September 8, 2023. (https://www.theimmigrantartistbiennial.com)

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Ep5 Liar, Liar, Your Tanks Are on Fire with David Khang

International Arrivals ·

2023/04/26

International Arrivals in conversation with Korean-Canadian artist David Khang (www.davidkhang.com) about the military and migration, language slippage, wrong places, dentistry, and the law.

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42:09

Ep4 Bruises with Alina Bliumis

International Arrivals ·

2023/02/21

International Arrivals speaks with Belarus-American artist Alina Bluimis (https://www.alinabliumis.com/) about the her series Bruises, Tips for New Americans, and her upcoming opening at Situations Gallery in New York’s Lower East Side.

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Ep3 Suspended with Rana Nazzal Hamadeh

International Arrivals ·

2023/02/06

International Arrivals speaks with Palestinian-Canadian artist Rana Nazzal Hamadeh (https://www.rananazzal.com/) about the idea of home, loss and the power of imagination.

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