Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchA Reporter Goes Undercover in the Art World
The contemporary art world is nothing if not confusing. It is simultaneously deeply frivolous, and takes itself way too seriously. Its business deali…
1 year, 11 months ago
James Fuentes Has His Own Playbook for Success. It’s Working.
It has been 17 years since James Fuentes first hung a shingle out under his own name. In the years since, he has carved out a unique position in the …
1 year, 11 months ago
The Art Angle Roundup: Museums vs Patrons, a Contested Sculpture Stars in Venice, and Koons on the Moon
On this week's episode, hosts Ben Davis and Kate Brown are joined by the newly-minted Artnet Pro editor and veteran art journalist and critic Andrew …
1 year, 11 months ago
The Roots of the Harlem Renaissance—and Its Power Today
The words the “Harlem Renaissance” have immense magnetism for vast numbers of people. In art history, however, the Harlem Renaissance has often been …
2 years ago
Inside the Art Fraud Feud of the Century
Last month, much of the art industry was transfixed on the goings-on in a courtroom in downtown Manhattan, where the Russian businessman Dimitry Rybo…
2 years ago
The Enduring Obsession With Abstraction
The term “abstraction” gets thrown around a lot in the art world, usually as a vague catchall to describe an otherwise inexpressible style of paintin…
2 years ago
Unexpected Ways A.I. Might Rewire Art
Artificial intelligence was one of the hottest topics in art in 2023—and we can predict that it will continue to be a major topic in 2024. We can deb…
2 years ago
The Art Angle Round Up: Market Predictions, Venice Biennale Shake-Ups, and Marina Abramovic's Skincare
We are well into 2024 now, coming to the end of January, and looking back at 2023, one of our favorite innovations was this monthly round up here at …
2 years, 1 month ago
Ishmael Reed on Basquiat Myths and Realities
The author Ishmael Reed is known as a major force in literature and has been called one of the key thinkers of multiculturalism. Born in 1938, Reed a…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Artist Behind the Art World’s Most Viral Memes
If you like art and are on Instagram, then you probably know the account @freeze_magazine—that's freeze spelled with an E, like "help me, I'm freezin…
2 years, 1 month ago