Patrick Carlin Mohundro
November 4, 2025

Patrick Carlin Mohundro is an artist, educator, and rogue gallerist who lives and works in New York City. He joins me to discuss his two-person exhibition (with Nathaniel de Large), “Magnolium,” on view at International Waters from September 27 through December 14, 2025. In honor of the exhibition, which features 14 sculptures composed of a stained-glass flower radiating from the business end of a hammer, Patrick brings us a botanical playlist.

We talk about Mohundro’s journey into the world of stained glass and how he came to find the form of the flower in his work. (It started with an Oscar Mayer hot dog…!) He speaks movingly about his collaboration with Nathaniel de Large and how important working with other people has been in his life and work.

A big part of that collective action has been his long-running Project Art Distribution (P.A.D.). Started when he was in grad school, P.A.D. is an intermittent exhibition program that happens mostly in SoHo on a moving blanket/furniture pad with artwork priced mostly at $75 or less. Every iteration of P.A.D. is different, and includes a press release and checklist of works. Hundreds of artists have participated in the project over the years: a group of artists hanging out for the better part of a day interacting with the public on the street. P.A.D. has now grown to include participation in art fairs and more traditional gallery exhibitions, but the project continues in its original form.

Mohundro’s entire artistic project involves risk and work, force and fragility, conversation and community. His warmth, humility, and earnest sense of humor come through clearly in this delightful episode!

Complete playlist below; tracks in yellow were cut for time.

1. King of Carrot Flowers Pt. 1, Neutral Milk Hotel
   
2. King of Carrot Flowers - Pts. 2 & 3, Neutral Milk Hotel
   
3. Sakura, Steven Halpern 
   
4. Lotus Collage, Laraaji
   
5. Treetops, Black Dice
   
6. SAKURA, ROSALÍA
   
7. Les Fleurs, Minnie Riperton
   
8. Dead Flowers, Townes Van Zandt
   
9. Cosmia, Joanna Newsom
   
10. Tape Hiss Orchid, Deerhunter
11. Vos flores rosarum; Hildegard von Bingen, Matelda Viola, Stefano Sabene, Schola Romana Ensemble
12. Coming Up Roses, Elliott Smith
13. Flor (feat. Benito Martínez), Los Rivera Destino & Benito Martinez
    
14. Willow Tree, Alton Ellis
15. Lost, Picking Flowers in the Woods; Black Moth Super Rainbow
    
16. In The Flowers, Animal Collective
17. Lily (My One And Only), The Smashing Pumpkins
18. Tree Aliens, Eric Copeland
19. KEEP THE FLOWERS; DONDA, Kanye West, Ye
20. La jardinera, Violeta Parra
    
21. Broccoli, DRAM & Lil Yachty
    
22. Flower, Deerhoof