Podcast Episodes

The Bitter Battle Over Bob Ross's Empire of Joy

Love him or laugh at him, Bob Ross is absolutely one of America’s best known painters. A quarter century after he died in 1995, a Bob Ross Experience…

4 years, 6 months ago

How Monaco and Accra Are Spinning the Art World in Opposite Directions

It’s late August, and for the first time in two years, it looks like the fall art season could be jam-packed with major in-person art-market events––…

4 years, 6 months ago

How Britney Spears's Image Inspired Millennial Artists

I'm sure you've heard it: For the past few months, the U.S. news media has been following the saga of pop star Britney Spears and the unusual conserv…

4 years, 6 months ago

How the Medicis Became Art History's First Influencers

If you're a fan of Italian Renaissance art and you were in New York right now, The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a treat for you. It's called The Me…

4 years, 6 months ago

How Two Painters Helped Spark the Modern Conservation Movement

Right now there is a powerful, highly ambitious, and deeply relevant art show in New York that weaves together the histories of conservation and Amer…

4 years, 6 months ago

The Hunter Biden Art Controversy, Explained

This episode is devoted to Hunter Biden. Why? If you read the news, click on any cable network or walk down the street. You've probably heard that ev…

4 years, 7 months ago

Legendary Auctioneer Simon de Pury on Monaco, Hip Hop, and the Art Market’s New Reality

This week, the subject of our show is less a story and more of a phenomenon, and his name is Simon de Pury.

A legendary auctioneer who has actually be…

4 years, 7 months ago

18-Year-Old NFT Star Fewocious on How Art Saved His Life (and Crashed Christie's Website)

Last month, a new name entered the art discussion when a suite of five digital artworks sold in a special sale at Christie's auction house in New Yor…

4 years, 7 months ago

The Art Angle Podcast (Re-Air): How Photographer Dawoud Bey Makes Black America Visible

The Art Angle team is taking this week off, but we'll be back July 9 with a new episode. In the meantime, here's one of our favorite recent episodes,…

4 years, 7 months ago

Tyler Mitchell and Helen Molesworth on Why Great Art Requires Trust

Today one of the swiftest rising stars in the art world is a 26-year-old wunderkind photographer who is equally comfortable shooting heads of state f…

4 years, 8 months ago