Yale University Press Podcast
Yale University Press
The Yale University Press Podcast is a series of in-depth conversations with experts and authors on a range of topics including politics, history, science, art, and more for those who are intellectually curious. Jessica Holahan hosts discussions on all things art and architecture and there are occasional appearances by Yale University Press Director John Donatich.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Jun 21, 2022 • 22min
A Conversation about Anne Truitt’s Yield: The Journal of an Artist
We talk with Anne Truitt’s daughter, Alexandra Truitt, about preparing the fourth and final volume of her late mother’s journals for publication.
Apr 19, 2022 • 34min
A New Take on “Self-Taught” Artists
A conversation with writer and curator Lisa Slominski about her new book, Nonconformers: A New History of Self-Taught Artists, and her goal of constructing a more nuanced history of the work of so-called “Outsider” artists from the early twentieth century to the present day
Apr 1, 2022 • 49min
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Reconsidered
A conversation with Met curator Elyse Nelson and Columbia University assistant professor and writer Wendy S. Walters about Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux’s sculpture Why Born Enslaved!
Nov 16, 2021 • 25min
Surrealism Beyond Borders
In conversation with curators Stephanie D’Alessandro and Matthew Gale, we discuss the exhibition and book that challenges traditional narratives of Surrealism, tracing its global impact and legacy from the 1920s through the 1970s.
Oct 28, 2021 • 49min
The Life and Art of Bob Thompson
A conversation with Colby College Museum of art curator Diana Tuite about her exhibition Bob Thompson: This House is Mine
Aug 18, 2021 • 42min
Ep. 84 – Alma W. Thomas: Everything Is Beautiful
Listen to this conversation with Chrysler Museum of Art curator Seth Feman and Columbus Museum curator Jonathan Frederick Walz — we discuss the art and life of the extraordinary American artist Alma Woodsey Thomas. Seth and Jonathan are co-curators of the major traveling exhibition Alma W. Thomas: Everything Is Beautiful Continue reading…
Jul 27, 2021 • 40min
Ep. 83 – A Conversation About American Artist Joseph E. Yoakum
In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk about the life and drawings of the self-taught artist Joseph E. Yoakum with the Art Institute of Chicago‘s Mark Pascale and MoMA‘s Esther Adler, two of the curators of the current traveling retrospective exhibition of the artist’s work and Continue reading…
Apr 16, 2021 • 48min
Ep. 82 – How Photography Became Contemporary Art
As Michael S. Roth wrote in his review in The Washington Post, “The maturation of Grundberg as a renowned critic coincides with the maturation of photography as an art form and its conquest of the art market. With this fine book, he has given us a personal yet balanced account Continue reading…
Apr 6, 2021 • 26min
Ep. 81 – Alice Neel’s Deep Humanism
In a fascinating conversation that ranges from Alice Neel’s politics to her painting practice, we talk with Kelly Baum and Randall Griffey, the co-curators of the current exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and co-editors of the related catalogue, Alice Neel: People Come First. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher Continue reading…
Nov 20, 2020 • 42min
Ep. 80 – Exploring Black Visual Satire
Tracing a historical line from commedia dell’arte, Hogarth and others to modern and contemporary artists including Ollie Harrington, Robert Colescott, Spike Lee, and Kara Walker, we discuss Black visual satire with Duke professor Richard J. Powell. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify |
