System of a Down’s Serj Tankian on His New Art Exhibition, Films Scores, and Upcoming Projects

<p><a href="https://consequence.net/artist/serj-tankian/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Serj Tankian</a> sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about his new art and music exhibition, <em>Not For Touching: The Intangible Exhibition</em>, which finds the <a href="https://consequence.net/artist/system-of-a-down/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">System of a Down</a> frontman animating his paintings, setting them to music, and presenting them in the NFT world.</p> <p>The songwriter/activist takes us back to the moments that he began painting as a way to see his music come to life, how System of a Down’s albums <em>Hypnotize</em> and <em>Mesmerize</em> inspired his use of clocks in his work, and then gives us the stories behind pieces based on Bowie and Jazz.</p> <p>Tankian also discusses his film score work, future exhibition ideas that involve more of our senses, when he may do more rock songs, and drops the news on a choral project he’s working on that is currently titled <em>Invocations.</em></p> <p><br></p> <p>Make sure you’re subscribed to&nbsp;<a href="https://consequence.net/category/kyle-meredith-with/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kyle Meredith With…</a>&nbsp;wherever you get your podcasts. For more information on all our shows, you can also follow the&nbsp;<a href="https://consequence.net/category/consequence-podcast-network/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Consequence Podcast Network</a>.</p> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app">https://anchor.fm/app</a>