ArtCurious Podcast

This season, I’m rounding up stories about modern artists in love, in lust, in relationships— digging into these individuals, see how their liaisons, marriages, affairs, and connections played in or on their respective works of art, and how, if anything, they affected art history as we know it. I, for one, believe that it’s time for Modern Love.Today: we’re enjoying the story of one supremely confident couple, incredibly supportive of one another and individually talented, two makers who epitomized the explosion of creativity that was the Harlem Renaissance, and who helped shape American art. Meet Jacob Lawrence and Gwendolyn Knight.Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on SpotifySponsor ArtCurious for as little as $4 on PatreonInstagram / Facebook / YouTubeSPONSORS:Lume Deodorant: Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get over 40% off your starter pack with promo code ARTCURIOUS at lumedeodorant.com/ARTCURIOUS! #lumepodMau Pets: Upgrade your cat furniture stylishly and sustainably at maupets.com. Use our unique link to receive a 5% discount automatically applied at checkout.To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://www.advertisecast.com/ArtCuriousPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This season, I’m rounding up stories about modern artists in love, in lust, in relationships— digging into these individuals, see how their liaisons, marriages, affairs, and connections played in or on their respective works of art, and how, if anything, they affected art history as we know it. I, for one, believe that it’s time for Modern Love.Today: we’re highlighting a powerful artist couple who taught at a landmark place at a singular moment in history—Anni and Josef Albers. Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on SpotifySponsor ArtCurious for as little as $4 on PatreonInstagram / Facebook / YouTubeSPONSORS:Lomi: Enjoy $50 off a Lomi Composter by visiting our link and using promo code ARTCURIOUS Honeylove: Get 20% OFF @honeylove + Free Shipping with promo code ARTCURIOUS20 at https://www.honeylove.com! #honeylovepodTawkify: Get 20% off when you become a clientShopify: Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/artcuriousLume Deodorant: Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get over 40% off your starter pack with promo code ARTCURIOUS at lumedeodorant.com/ARTCURIOUS! #lumepodTo advertise on our podcast, please reach out to sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://www.advertisecast.com/ArtCuriousPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey friends, I have a show that I’d like to share with you today. It’s right up my personal alley--so much so that I made a similarly-themed season of ArtCurious a few years back. Today it’s a pleasure to introduce you to The Art of Crime. The Art of Crime is a history podcast about the unlikely collisions between true crime and the arts--created, written, and narrated by Gavin Whitehead. Gavin notes that he has had an interest in things criminal and artistic for as long as he can remember, and this podcast is the perfect intersection of those two fascinations. The show is now in its second season and is all about several artists who have committed, attempted, or at least been implicated in an assassination. This episode today is all about the painter David-Alfaro Siqueiros.A diehard Communist, Siqueiros fought in the Mexican Revolution in the mid-1910s. Over the next several decades, he would revolutionize the theory and practice of muralism in Mexico and abroad, largely inspired by his radical politics. In 1940, his political convictions led to a less honorable enterprise when he spearheaded an assault on the home of Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky as he and his family slept in their beds.  Enjoy-- and I’ll be back to you next week with an all-new episode of ArtCurious. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sponsor ArtCurious for as little as $4 on PatreonListeners, I heard you—a bunch of self-admitting hopeless romantics who wanted to hear more about people bound by attraction, fascination. By love. Though there are examples of romantic and sexual relationships between creators that are sprinkled throughout art history as we know it, it’s true that we have the most information about relationships from folks who lived in the last century—because we have greater access to documentation recording the lives of these people, and because, as the 20th century progressed, people—artists, perhaps especially—became more vocal about their relationships, less inhibited. Modern artists, artists especially from the first half of the 20th century, lived their art, and their relationships, out loud-- writing about them, talking about them, and sometimes even creating works of art about them.This season, I’m rounding up stories about modern artists in love, in lust, in relationships— digging into these individuals, see how their liaisons, marriages, affairs, and connections played in or on their respective works of art, and how, if anything, they affected art history as we know it. I, for one, believe that it’s time for Modern Love.Today: let’s enjoy learning about the surrealist life and loves of Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning.Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on SpotifyInstagram / Facebook / YouTubeSPONSORS:Lume Deodorant: Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get over 40% off your starter pack with promo code ARTCURIOUS at lumedeodorant.com/ARTCURIOUS! #lumepodTo advertise on our podcast, please reach out to sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://www.advertisecast.com/ArtCuriousPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello ArtCurious listeners! This is ArtCurious News this Week, our short-form Friday roundup of my favorite art history updates and interesting news tidbits. Today is Friday, March 31, 2023.This week’s stories:CNN: Scientists identify secret ingredient in Leonardo da Vinci paintingsNBC News: Unknown Jackson Pollock painting found in police raid in BulgariaCNN: Rare print of Hokusai's 'Great Wave' sets new auction recordAP News: Louvre staff block entrances as part of pension protest New York Times: He Lost a Courbet Fleeing the Nazis. His Heirs Are Getting it Back.CNN: Dusty painting hidden behind door turns out to be Brueghel 'masterpiece'Please support ArtCurious. Donate here via VAE Raleigh, or become a patron with Patreon.SPONSORSHoneylove: Get 20% OFF @honeylove + Free Shipping with promo code ARTCURIOUS20 at https://www.honeylove.com! #honeylovepodLume Deodorant: Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get over 40% off your starter pack with promo code ARTCURIOUS at lumedeodorant.com/ARTCURIOUS! #lumepodTo advertise on our podcast, please reach out to sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://www.advertisecast.com/ArtCuriousPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello listeners! This is ArtCurious News this Week, our new short-form Friday roundup of my favorite art history updates and interesting news tidbits. Today is Friday, March 24, 2023.This week’s stories:ArtNews: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closes Early After Plans for ‘Guerilla Art Installation’ by Climate Activists Leak  CNN: Scientists confirm long held theory about what inspired MonetArtNews: New Investigation Finds More than 1,000 Objects in Met’s Collection Linked to Antiquities TraffickingThe Art Newspaper: Chicana muralist Judith Baca to receive National Medal of Arts in White House ceremonyPlease support ArtCurious. Donate here via VAE Raleigh, or become a patron with Patreon.SPONSORSTawkify: Get 20% off when you become a clientTo advertise on our podcast, please reach out to sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://www.advertisecast.com/ArtCuriousPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello, listeners! I’ve got a special surprise for you this week. Instead of doing our typical Friday news cast, I’m sharing a recent discussion I had with author Damian Dibben about his latest novel, The Colour Storm. Set in the cutthroat art-world of Renaissance Venice, The Colour Storm is about the search for a new color. The daring young painter, Giorgione, is in the fight of his life to beat his rivals and find it first. It’s a searing tale of creation, ambition, rivalry and passion at one of the most seismic turning points in history, and it’s filled with characters both familiar and new, and is full of unexpected turns. It’s an excellent read and one that art lovers are sure to enjoy. Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on SpotifyInstagram / Facebook / YouTubeBuy The Colour Storm here!SPONSORS:HoldOn Bags: To shop plant-based bags and replace single use plastics all over your home, visit holdonbags.com/artcurious or enter ARTCURIOUS at checkout to save 20% off your orderMau: Upgrade your cat furniture stylishly and sustainably at maupets.com. Water and Nature Sounds Meditation for Women: Follow this excellent and relaxing podcast right now, wherever you listen to your podcasts and start listening for free today, or visit WomensMeditationNetwork.comWant to advertise/sponsor our show?We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started.https://www.advertisecast.com/ArtCuriousPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anyone familiar with Abstract Expressionism will tell you that this art movement was one where all the insiders or practitioners were more closely involved than many other art movements. Such close confines also made for some serious rivalries, too. But there were other artists who were more intimately involved with one another and their artistic process-- they were married, or were lovers. Such is the case with both Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning --both of whom married women who were incredible artists in their own right. Interestingly, and sadly, when these two spouses are mentioned, it’s very rare that we are treated to sincere commentary just about their works of art. More often than not, we are, instead, given explanations of how these women measure up to their (admittedly more famous) husbands, and are relegated either to a supporting role, or just plain seen as not good enough in comparison. Why is it that such talented women continue to have their posthumous careers and stories marked and shaped by their husbands? Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on SpotifySponsor ArtCurious for as little as $4 on PatreonInstagram / Facebook / YouTubeSPONSORS:Lomi: Enjoy $50 off a Lomi Composter by visiting our link and using promo code ARTCURIOUS Mau: Upgrade your cat furniture stylishly and sustainably at maupets.com. To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://www.advertisecast.com/ArtCuriousPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello and how are you, ArtCurious listeners! This is ArtCurious News this Week, our new short-form Friday roundup of my favorite art history updates and interesting news tidbits. Today is Friday, March 10, 2023.This week’s stories:The Art Newspaper: Vatican returns Parthenon sculptures to Greece in 'historic event'The Art Newspaper: Notre Dame to reopen in December 2024ArtNews: University Faculty Vote Against Plan to Deaccession Paintings at Brauer Museum of ArtThe Art Newspaper: Archaeologists discover ancient tunnel at Great Pyramid of Giza that may lead to King Khufu’s tombArtNews: Egyptian Archaeologists Uncover Roman Era Mini-Sphinx StatueArtNews: Climate Activist Group Protests at Rembrandt’s Night Watch at Rijksmuseum Please support ArtCurious. Donate here via VAE Raleigh, or become a patron with Patreon.SPONSORSIndeed: When you want to find top talent fast, you need Indeed. Start hiring today with special offers at indeed.com/artTo advertise on our podcast, please reach out to sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://www.advertisecast.com/ArtCuriousPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello and how are you, ArtCurious listeners! This is ArtCurious News this Week, our new short-form Friday roundup of my favorite art history updates and interesting news tidbits. Today is Friday, March 3, 2023.This week’s stories:New York Times: High-Profile Art Couple Offers Worst Job EverThe Art Newspaper: The must-see exhibitions in 2023: from the biggest ever show of Vermeer paintings to a history of hip-hopThe Art Newspaper: The hunt for as many as nine elusive Vermeer paintings continuesThe Art Newspaper: Revealed: Vermeer's patron was, in fact, a woman—and she bought half the artist’s entire oeuvreArtNews: New Moai Statue Found on Easter Island, Opening the Possibility of More to Be DiscoveredPlease support ArtCurious. Donate here via VAE Raleigh, or become a patron with Patreon.SPONSORSBrooklinen: Score $20 off plus free shipping on orders of $100+ with code ARTTawkify: Get 20% off when you become a clientTo advertise on our podcast, please reach out to sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://www.advertisecast.com/ArtCuriousPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices