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No. 25: Making It in the Art World If You’re Not a Rich Kid

No. 25: Making It in the Art World If You’re Not a Rich Kid

This week, we’re rebroadcasting a favorite episode from earlier this year.As the New York Times recently reported, twent... Read more

19 Oct 2017

26mins

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No. 21: We Need to Rethink Feminist Art

No. 21: We Need to Rethink Feminist Art

With 2016 came a fever pitch of women-centric exhibitions, but are these shows still too narrow in representation? On th... Read more

12 Jan 2017

19mins

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No. 13: We Still Need All-Female Group Shows

No. 13: We Still Need All-Female Group Shows

With the number of all-female group shows reaching a fever pitch this year, we ask: Are these exhibitions helping to red... Read more

22 Sep 2016

23mins

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No. 24: Why We Fund the Arts

No. 24: Why We Fund the Arts

This week, we discuss the broader ideological implications of the fight against the NEA and how the agency actually work... Read more

3 Feb 2017

23mins

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No. 37: Why Good Artists Make “Bad” Paintings

No. 37: Why Good Artists Make “Bad” Paintings

The genre of “bad painting” is a slippery one. On this podcast, we discuss the label, which has been applied to a wide-r... Read more

1 Jun 2017

18mins

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No. 18: Does Size Matter?

No. 18: Does Size Matter?

A number of contemporary artists are turning to works of art that could fit easily in your palm or your pocket. But expe... Read more

8 Dec 2016

21mins

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Bonus: How to Start Collecting Art

Bonus: How to Start Collecting Art

For the new collector, the proliferation of art fairs, galleries, and online marketplaces can be overwhelming to navigat... Read more

18 Apr 2017

30mins

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No. 34: Is Guernica Picasso's Most Important Work?

No. 34: Is Guernica Picasso's Most Important Work?

This year marks the 80th anniversary of Pablo Picasso’s Guernica, and on today’s episode we delve into the history of th... Read more

11 May 2017

16mins

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No. 69: How Independent Curators Power the Art World

No. 69: How Independent Curators Power the Art World

Almost everything can be “curated” these days—playlists, outfits, gift baskets, even salads. So what does it really mean... Read more

14 Feb 2018

30mins

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No. 19: Unpacking the Moments That Defined Art This Year

No. 19: Unpacking the Moments That Defined Art This Year

This week, we break down the stories that made up “The Year in Art”—the most comprehensive overview of art in 2016. From... Read more

19 Dec 2016

35mins

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No. 23: What Does It Mean to Curate GIFs?

No. 23: What Does It Mean to Curate GIFs?

This week, we’re rebroadcasting a favorite episode from earlier this year.GIPHY’s community curator Ari Spool joins us t... Read more

26 Aug 2017

16mins

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No. 28: Why This Year’s Whitney Biennial Is a Resounding Success

No. 28: Why This Year’s Whitney Biennial Is a Resounding Success

The Whitney Biennial’s 79th edition opens to the public on March 17th. It has been deemed a resounding success by many,... Read more

16 Mar 2017

29mins

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No. 40: How Old Women Eclipsed Young Men in the Art World

No. 40: How Old Women Eclipsed Young Men in the Art World

Minimalist painter Carmen Herrera sold her first artwork at age 89. Now, at age 102, her paintings fetch prices in the s... Read more

29 Jun 2017

23mins

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No. 17: What’s in a Frame?

No. 17: What’s in a Frame?

This week, we take you through the history of the frames market—from the 15th century, when a frame could be more valuab... Read more

22 Nov 2016

17mins

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No. 71: What the Obama Portraits Tell Us about Art and Politics

No. 71: What the Obama Portraits Tell Us about Art and Politics

The official portraits of former United States President Barack Obama, painted by Kehinde Wiley, and former First Lady M... Read more

1 Mar 2018

36mins

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No. 43: You Can Thank These Women for Modern Art as We Know It

No. 43: You Can Thank These Women for Modern Art as We Know It

Who built the New York art world? Today, the scene is by and large dominated by men. But some of the most prestigious mu... Read more

27 Jul 2017

18mins

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No. 29: Why Returning Nazi-Looted Art Isn’t So Simple

No. 29: Why Returning Nazi-Looted Art Isn’t So Simple

Over the course of World War II, the Nazi party stole hundreds of thousands of works of art. Today, more than seven deca... Read more

30 Mar 2017

25mins

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No. 32: The Law Shaking Up the Art World

No. 32: The Law Shaking Up the Art World

Does an artist have the legal right to protect the intangible messages of their artwork? That’s the question facing Artu... Read more

20 Apr 2017

24mins

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No. 20: Art World Resolutions for 2017

No. 20: Art World Resolutions for 2017

We finished 2016 with a look back at the year’s biggest moments in art. Now, in the first podcast of the new year, we lo... Read more

5 Jan 2017

27mins

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No. 60: Why Robert Rauschenberg Erased a De Kooning

No. 60: Why Robert Rauschenberg Erased a De Kooning

This month on the Artsy Podcast, we’re translating four of our readers’ favorite art-historical stories into audio.On th... Read more

13 Dec 2017

10mins

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