Podcast Episodes

What 'Good Taste' Looks Like in 2024

What is a connoisseur? Who can be one? What role do they play in shaping tastes of the art market and the large expanse of art history?

There's perhaps no better place to ask these kind of questions t…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

The Art Angle Presents: How Dealer Alexander Shulan Is Building New Markets for Underrecognized Artists

Who are the rising talents in the art world poised for greatness? Discover them in ‘Up Next’, Artnet’s popular series of profiles introducing you to key visionaries on the verge of stardom. This mont…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Andrew Bolton, The Reanimator: Life, Death, and Sleeping Beauties at the Met

There is a lot to unpack—literally and figuratively—in the Metropolitan Museum’s new Costume Institute show, “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” which opens on Friday May 10.

It’s about nature an…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Special Preview: Previously Unknown | A History of Independent

We're sharing a special preview of Previously Unknown, a podcast from our friends at Independent New York.  Previously Unknown reframes and reevaluates what we think we know about contemporary art. 

I…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

How Jeffrey Gibson Went from Almost Quitting Art to the Venice Biennale

As anyone who has been listening to this show recently will already know, the world's largest and most closely scrutinized art event—the Venice Biennale— is now open in Italy. Every two years, differ…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

The Art Angle Roundup: On the Ground at the Venice Biennale

It is time for another edition of the Art Angle Roundup, where we look at some of the biggest headlining stories of the past month. But really, let's be honest, in the art world there's just one head…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Why Are Art Resale Prices Plummeting?

The art press is filled with headlines about trophy works trading for huge sums: $195 million for an Andy Warhol, $110 million for a Jean-Michel Basquiat, $91 million for a Jeff Koons. In the popular…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Why Adriano Pedrosa Sees His Venice Biennale As 'Paying a Debt'

Next week, the art world will descend into the Venetian Lagoon for the Venice Biennale, the most highly anticipated art event of this year. The Brazilian curator Adriano Pedrosa is at the helm of the…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Two Critics on the Whitney Biennial

Every two years, the Whitney Museum of American Art returns with its signature and much-anticipated biennial. Founded in 1931, the Whitney Biennial is one of the most historically important art event…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Damien Hirst's Formaldehyde Fail, a Photo Star Rediscovered, and Artnet News Turns 10

Well, it is the end of March, spring has sprung, and April showers are coming in fast and furious. We're back with the monthly Art Angle Round Up, where we focus our attention on three headline-makin…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago