Rainer Wehner, November 14, 2024

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Title: Rainer Wehner, November 14, 2024
interviewee: Rainer Maria Wehner
interviewer: Joel Krick
Date: 2024-11-14
Subject: Cultural Differences; Depression and art; Evolving Art Mediums; Germany; Local Art; Sculpture Space; Utica, New York
Description: Rainer Maria Wehner is a German American artist who was born in Munich, West Germany in 1948. Trained as an artist in Germany, he participated in an artist residency at Sculpture Space in Utica, New York where he now lives. Being part of the art world in both Europe and the United States for decades, Mr. Wehner runs a gallery called Other Space in Utica which showcases local art from artists from Sculpture Space and the wider Utica community. Through our conversation, we discussed the differences between culture in Germany and the United States as well as the changes in the art world he has witnessed over his lifetime. The main topic of our conversation was Mr. Wehner's experiences with Sculpture Space, a residency program for sculpture artists.

I interviewed Mr. Wehner at his home in Utica, New York. Prior to starting the interview, we discussed what the interview would look like and how it would be focused on his involvement with Sculpture Space. Since German is Mr. Wehner's first language, I attempted to preserve his phrasing and expressions in the transcript.
Time Summary: Track 1, 0:00 -- Sculpture Space; Track 1, 13:20 -- Utica, NY; Track 2, 0:39 -- Evolving Art Mediums
Creator: Joel Krick
Publisher: Cooperstown Graduate Program, State University of New York at Oneonta
Rights: Cooperstown Graduate Association, Cooperstown, NY; Sculpture Space, Utica, NY
Language: en-US