NOTA BENE: This Week in the Art World
Benjamin Godsill & Nate Freeman
NOTA BENE is the podcast version of a boozy lunch at Sant Ambroeus in which adviser Benjamin Godsill and Vanity Fair art columnist Nate Freeman dish fresh art world gossip from Dimes Square to Mayfair, peel back the curtain on auctions, galleries and fairs—and, critically, tell you where to eat and drink in every museum-stuffed port of call. Plus there’s a special guest each week, and we’ll roast them good regardless of how much clout they carry on the circuit. It’s NOTA BENE. Don’t close the deal until you tune in.
Episodes
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Nov 17, 2025 • 1h 43min
Auctions on LOCK with Special Guest Lock Kressler
Just ahead of a MASSIVE week in New York we are joined by the go-to auction expert and our friend Lock Kressler. Recorded in the iconic Hotel Chelsea Nate and I get the lowdown on all the key lots in this insane November Season. Stay tuned to find out how the new BABBO is... All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST.
Oct 25, 2025 • 1h 6min
La Vibes: Paris with Special Guest Jason Farago
Nate and Benjamin are back reporting on ArtBasel Paris with a very special guest: New York Times Critic-at-Large Jason Farago. We discuss the great (and not so great) Museum and Gallery shows in the City of Lights this week as well as ArtBasel Paris.Of course we can't help discussing the food and La Vibes in one of the great cities of the world.All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST.
Oct 16, 2025 • 36min
Wearing Brown in London Town
Can in be true? Are we back? It appears so.Join Nate and Benjamin breaking down PARIS.Only here on the ONLY ART PODCAST.
Jul 21, 2025 • 47min
Sag Harboring
And we are BACK!Live (to tape) from Chum's Crib Nate and Benjamin catch each other up on all the summer haps. Galleries closing, tennis playing and all the rest.All that and so much more on THE ONLY ART PODCAST.
Jun 21, 2025 • 36min
PAPAL SOCKS: Special ROME episode with James Michael Cardoso Shaeffer
We are BACK with a special BONUS EPISODE recorded in the Eternal City. Benjamin is joined by guest host and super-gem James Michael Cardoso Shaeffer.We wrap up the dregs of Basel including our experience in Jordan Wolfson's Little Room at the Beyeler. Then it's onto Rome where we discuss Caravaggio, Pasta, Hotels, Socks, Frocks and Gavin Brown.All that and More on THE ONLY ART PODCAST!
Jun 18, 2025 • 49min
Grateful to be here: Basel Recap with James Michael Cardoso Schaeffer
Oh baby finally back and in BASEL.With Nate absent due to the Tariffs Benjamin is joined by art advisor and chief GEM james michael cardoso schaeffer to discuss all they did and saw inside and outside the fair. All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST
May 21, 2025 • 43min
I'm Dead but I'm Alive - Auction Season Wrap-up with Zachary Small and Tim Schneider
We are back. Benjamin is joined by Zachary Small and Tim Schneider who led this season's auction reporting for the NY Times.Zachary and Tim report out what the hell just happened and what it all (might mean).All that, and MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST.
May 12, 2025 • 1h 54min
May Auction Preview with LOCK KRESLER
we are SO back. This time with everyone's favorite auction expert, Lock Kresler. We break down all the lots in all the auctions, the consignors, the guarantees the story behind the story. You won't want to bid before you have listened.All that AND more on THE ONLY ART PODCAST.unedited and commercial free (mostly because we are too lazy for either).
May 7, 2025 • 27min
Lets get ready to FRIEZE (and INDEPENDENT & TEFAFF & NADA & &...)
Nate and Benjamin are BACK to discuss all the news in the world of art, focusing in the MET GALA, and the upcoming week of art FAIRS in NYC.All that and MORE on the ONLY ART PODCAST!
May 1, 2025 • 31min
Artist Plate Project with Michelle Hellman
No Nate, No Problem. We are back and are joined by friend and cultural producer Michelle Hellman . Among many other things Michelle is the force (and the elbow grease) driving the innovative Artist Plate Project - a series of limited edition plates by the most renowned (and in demand) Artists and Artist's Estates sold in support of the Coalition For The Homeless. We hear about the genesis of this project and all the amazing work the proceeds support. Hear all about this years editions in advance of the "drop" - IRL at the Frieze NY Verntisage on May 7 (and virtually here. ) All that, AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST!
