List of episodes of the series «Art, Death & Taxes»

The Complicated Topic of Business

• Episode number: 1
• Episode duration: 6 min.
• Episode description:
  Celebrated illustrator, visual artist, and educator Anita Kunz uses a rejected New Yorker cover to examine what artists should consider when pricing their work.

Levelling Up

• Episode number: 2
• Episode duration: 6 min.
• Episode description:
  After completing his largest architectural sculpture to date, “Kumbi Saleh 3020 CE,” visionary Lego sculptor Ekow Nimako reflects on the tension between levelling up and staying true to your vision.

Cash or Credit

• Episode number: 3
• Episode duration: 6 min.
• Episode description:
  Meg Remy, the multi-dimensional musician behind U.S. Girls, reflects on two very different tours: a solo excursion by Greyhound bus and a trek across Europe with a nine-piece band.

The Art of Collaboration

• Episode number: 4
• Episode duration: 6 min.
• Episode description:
  In a surprise even to herself, Sanaz Mazinani found herself managing a global supply chain to create her eye-popping lenticular prints. Turns out: pros and cons!

No Buffer

• Episode number: 5
• Episode duration: 6 min.
• Episode description:
  Norah Sadava and Amy Nostbakken, the dynamic duo of devised physical theatre, open up about how they produced their smash hit play “Mouthpiece” - for only $8,000

Moving Beyond Bankruptcy

• Episode number: 6
• Episode duration: 7 min.
• Episode description:
  Meghan McKnight tells the story of her first solo show and discusses the financial risks that she took on to sustain her practice, eventually leading her to file for bankruptcy.

Giving Back

• Episode number: 7
• Episode duration: 6 min.
• Episode description:
  Victoria Mata explores how she and her team prioritized ethical engagement with collaborators in the process of mounting “Cacao: A Venezuelan Lament,” the biggest production of her career as a choreographer.

The Trials of Self-Publishing

• Episode number: 8
• Episode duration: 6 min.
• Episode description:
  Toronto cartoonist and illustrator Eric Kostiuk Williams talks about self-publishing his debut comic series “Hungry Bottom Comics,” and the compromises he’s made to do what he loves.