

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.
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Mar 24, 2024 • 1h 3min
With Special Guest - Artist Chloe Wise
Nate and Benjamin discuss some great meals, some great shows and some great tailors.
We are then joined by multimedia artist Chloe Wise to discuss her work, how images circulate and her upcoming shows in New York, Brussels and Venice. And Food!
All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST.

Mar 18, 2024 • 1h 20min
Dean Kissick on the 2024 Whitney Biennial
Nate and Benjamin are back. First to talk about Larry's JMB in LA show, the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, our migration back east and other events of the past week including Christopher Wool's astounding self produced show in the Financial District.
We are then joined by cultural critic Dean Kissick to discuss his and our immediate reactions to the 2024 Whitney Biennial ("Even Better Than the Real Thing"). It is a incisive discussion covering what we liked, what we didn't AND what that means... This is a conversation you truly won't want to miss.
All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST!

Mar 9, 2024 • 36min
Bi-Coastal Elite
Nate is (still) in LA and Benjamin is back in the greatest city in the world. We discuss openings in LA and NYC as well as iconic restaurants in both cities.
All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST

Mar 2, 2024 • 46min
Stuck in Traffic - Frieze LA 2024 Wrap up
Nate and Benjamin are back to break down the week that was. We threw an epic party and attended several more and we are here to spill all the goss on those, as well as the fancy dinners, lunches and MOST IMPORTANTLY the celebrities in attendance at the Vernissage.
We cover great LA restaurants, big (and not so big) sales at the fairs and MUCH MUCH MORE.
You won't want to miss this episode of THE ONLY ART PODCAST.

Feb 27, 2024 • 36min
Happy Birthday from LA
Welcome Back (finally)!
We are reporting live from the beginning of a busy Frieze Week in Los Angeles. Catch-up on all the art world gossip, parties, personalities and SO MUCH MORE.
On the ONLY ART PODCAST.

Feb 2, 2024 • 59min
Saint Brigid's Day with Special Guest Bridget Donahue
At the top of the episode Nate and Benjamin gab about their latest dinners in architecturally iconic New York apartments, Sotheby's legal victory, the Venice Biennale List, artists making Met's swag and more.
We are then lucky to be joined by iconoclastic downtown gallerist, the brilliant and soulful Bridget Donahue who speaks to how she arrived in the art-world and how she has sustained a rigorous and influential program. She is as fun as she is smart and you won't want to miss a word.
All that and MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST

Jan 23, 2024 • 25min
Food talk with a dash of art
Nate and Benjamin discuss meals that were, dueling Gagosian gallery dinners and other tidbits from the artworld.
All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST

Jan 14, 2024 • 30min
What a week!
Nate and Benjamin are back to debrief the week that was. We cover the epic opening and afterparty for our show Friend of the Pod at the Broadway Gallery as well as a raft of other meals and events in the world of art.
We get into the story behind the story of some of the headlines in the art market and look forward to another big week ahead.
All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST.

Jan 7, 2024 • 41min
FRIENDS OF THE POD: with Special Guest Pascal Spengemann
We are BACK on the eve of the exhibition Nate and Benjamin organized for the Broadway Gallery with one of the founders of that space, the legendary Pascal Spengemann.
We discuss OUR SHOW but also his long and varied history in the art world as a gallerist and curator.
All this AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST.

Jan 4, 2024 • 1h
Friends of the POD with special guests Al Freeman and Ellie Rines
We are SO back.
Welcome to the first pod of the new year where we announce a very special exhibition: Friends of the Pod curated by Nate and Benjamin opening next Monday 8 January at the Broadway Gallery in New York City.
For this special announcement we are joined by one of the included artists, Al Freeman and her dealer Ellie Rines for a hilarious discussion.
All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST


