When Nathan Bell announced his latest solo show was to be called “Conversations with Inanimate Objects” and it would showcase a series of what he called “guidance paintings,” I was hooked. I’ve known Nathan for years but mostly as a designer. So being able to speak to him in this context, inside the gallery These Days in downtown LA as the show was coming to a close, was a refreshing moment to have with someone you know and the other side of their brain.
In this conversation of The Unibrow’s Radio Juxtapoz podcast, I speak with Nathan about the journey of these works, from Finland to Mexico and back to Los Angeles, to his latest project in China and exactly what a guidance painting is. We may mention the Detroit Tigers and Timothée Chalamet… the latter by accident, we swear. —Evan Pricco
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The Unibrow’s Radio Juxtapoz podcast is hosted by Juxtapoz editor, Evan Pricco. Episode 167 was recorded in Los Angeles on June 4th, 2025. Music by Aesop Rock for The Unibrow.