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A podcast that goes behind the scenes and between the lines of the contemporary art worlds, through conversations with artists, dealers, curators, and collectors--based in Los Angeles, but reaching nationally and internationally.
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Join art historian Jo McLaughlin as she delves into the wonderful world of art history in a fun and accessible way Jo’s aim is to begin breaking down the elitism which surrounds the subject of art history and believes in order to do so, it’s important to create a space where everyone from all walks of life have the opportunity to talk about art that is meaningful to them; as let’s face it, if you are passionate about something, you are going to be good at talking about it! Painting, sculptur ...
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In Episode 362, artist, curator and recent PhD (from U.C. Santa Barbara) Maiza Hixson co-hosts this episode’s OLD NEWS, featuring updates on: protests, including the case of #metoo being spray-painted onto Gustave Courbet’s painting ‘Origin de monde,’ and how the article had a correction stating that the image was of a vulva, rather than a vagina; …
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To listen to the complete episode with Adam Henry as well as all past Bonus episodes, please become a Patreon supporter of the podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/theconversationpod New York-based artist Adam Henry talks about: His recently ended show at Candice Madey gallery, and how he defines a ‘successful show’ (a mix of sales, critical dialo…
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Welcome back to PART 5 of my series ‘Art of the Deal’ and the final episode of Season 3. This time I'm taking you on a whistle-stop tour of the life of contemporary mega dealer Larry Gagosian. Larry Gagosian, best known as the founder and owner of Gagosian Gallery, a now chain of 19 galleries and spaces across the world, is arguably one of the grea…
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In the 2nd conversation with author, recovering art worker and academic Valerie Werder, she talks about: the travails of clothes shopping for her job in the blue-chip gallery, not only how fraught it was but how much it brought up class issues as she moved through the sartorial gauntlet, where her appearance as a frosty, inaccessible object was par…
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Hello and welcome back. This week we have a great episode all about the history of Art Medals with British artist (and medal designer) Elliot Birt. Art medals and artists whom design medals is certainly an unusual topic / medium of sculpture but a completely facinating one. Of there many benefits, they are also an incredibly accessible way to colle…
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Hello and welcome back to Jo’s Art History Podcast. Today I’m joined by artist Phil Barton to discuss the groundbreaking artist Gustave Metzger. A pioneer of protest and political art activism, Metzger developed the concept of ⁠Auto-Destructive Art⁠ and the ⁠Art Strike⁠. He went on to forge a career which saw retrospectives held at TATE and The Ser…
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Bianca Bosker, journalist and author of Get the Picture, talks about: The genesis of her deep dive into the art world - working with gallerists and artists, doing art fairs and galleries with collectors, and doing a stint as a security guard at the Guggenheim Museum – which largely came out of her need to learn whether she could learn to ‘see’ like…
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Hello and welcome back this week we are talking all thing Faves and Fauvism with British artist Loïs Cordelia. Fauvism is a style of painting and an art movement that emerged in France at the beginning of the 20th century. It was the style of les Fauves (French for the wild beasts), a group of modern artists whose works emphasised painterly qualiti…
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Hello and welcome back! This week I'm joined by British Surrealist artist Rosalynd Byass to discuss Surrealism and how important the genre is as a way of exploring and expressing mental health. Enjoy! Videos Introducing Surrealism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP2JS4vDvNc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH1uXlm9qoQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v…
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This episode features the 1st half of the full episode. To get the full version, please visit: Patreon.com/theconversationpod The Conversation Art Podcast | creating a podcast that goes behind the scenes of the art worlds | Patreon Recovering art worker and author of the novel Thieves, Valerie Werder talks about: Her entrance into the art world via…
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Hello and welcome back to Jo’s Art History Podcast. This week I speak to artist Emma Hoten about the British Landscape painter, Fred Cuming RA. Fred is an artist I knew nothing about and, as I admit in the episode, would never really have paid attention to. But Emma’s passion for Fred’s work is infectious and I loved recording this episode with her…
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Seattle-based artist and restorer Debra Broz talks about: Living in Seattle, where she moved to from Los Angeles a year and a half prior to our call; how Seattle is full of rule-followers who are also anarchists/anti-capitalists; how she found her Seattle studio, where it was important to have decent heat, especially for her sculptures; her reasons…
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Happy New Year and Welcome back to Jo’s Art History Podcast. This week my guest is contemporary artist and double olympian Neil Eckersley. We discuss Neil’s olympic journey, the history of art at the Olympics and Neil’s contemporary artistic practice. It’s a great episode to kick off the new year - enjoy!! :) Links: Neil’s Website: https://www.olya…
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It’s the end of 2023 and it has certainly been a big one for Jo’s Art History podcast! Join me as I share 5 highlights from the past year which included: My most shared episode. My most meaningful episode. The episode I am most proud of. My most challenging episode to record. My most streamed episode in 2023! Listen and find out.Host:Jo McLaughlinI…
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Welcome back to Jo’s Art History Podcast. This week I discuss the brilliant Yoko Ono with returning guest Gemma Louise. Enjoy! Yoko Ono https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoko_Ono Liverpool Museum Show Mentioned: https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/whatson/museum-of-liverpool/exhibition/double-fantasy-john-yoko https://magazine.artland.com/female-iconoc…
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Chris Wiley- Artist, New Yorker photography critic, and contributing editor at Frieze - talks about: His fleeing upstate to the Catskills during the pandemic, and what his relative disconnect from the art world and the city has been like since the move (though he still keeps a small apt. in the city); the differences between English and American ar…
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Welcome back to Jo’s Art History Podcast. This week I review the blockbuster BANKSY: CUT & RUN exhibition which took place in Glasgow between June - August 2023. Enjoy! Cut and Run website: https://cutandrun.co.uk/ Glasgow Life Banksy Shop: https://shop.glasgowlife.org.uk/collections/banksy-cut-run Host: Jo McLaughlin Instagram: ⁠https://www.instag…
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Welcome back - this week I speak to returning guest Mimi Cullen all about the incredible artist Tracey Emin. Mimi's love and passion for Emin is infectious and has clearly been a guiding light in Mimi's own personal practise and business NI Studios. Thank you Mimi for this great conversation. Enjoy! Guest: Mimi Cullen Insta: https://www.instagram.c…
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Welcome back to Jo’s Art History Podcast. On today’s episode famous art cameos returns for PART 3! Nico Paws returns to the podcast to discuss 4 famous works which make famous appearances in famous TV programmes. Enjoy! Notes of the episodes: Noah Davis: https://brooklynrail.org/2020/02/artseen/Noah-Davis https://www.davidzwirner.com/exhibitions/20…
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Welcome to Jo’s Art History Bite Size - small manageable podcast episodes which allow me, Jo McLaughlin, you resident host and art historian to deep dive into a specific art work or artist in 10 minutes or less.This week we are discussing on of Glasgow’s most celebrated paintings Windows In The West by Avril Paton. Want to connect? Email: josarthis…
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Welcome back to Jo’s Art History Podcast. This week is all about the brilliant performance artists Marina Abramović.The Artist Is Presenthttps://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/964 Imponderabilia 1977https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf5f1ouKFdkhttps://www.wikiart.org/en/marina-abramovic/imponderabiliaRhythm 0 - 1974https://artincontext.org/rhythm-…
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Michael Finkel discusses the remarkable story of Stéphane Breitwieser, the subject of his recent book, The Art Thief, including: The genesis of the book project, starting with a three-paragraph article, and eventually turning into a 10+ year-project; the style and methods of theft that Breitwieser and his partner, Anne-Catherine Kleinklaus, put to …
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Welcome to Jo’s Art History Bite Size. This week we are discussing on of Scotland’s most celebrated art works and installations: Little Sparta by Ian Hamilton Finley. Resource Links: https://www.littlesparta.org.uk/about/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jee-4F0Xwxg Want to connect? Email: josarthistory@gmail.com Instagram: @josarthistory Please con…
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This special episode features return-guest-but-more-co-host Deb Klowden Mann to discuss the recent New Yorker profile of mega-dealer Larry Gagosian. Deb starts us off by updating us on her closing of her eponymous gallery due to multiple health issues, which made the work unsustainable. We follow that update with our discussion of the article, incl…
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Welcome to Jo’s Art History Bite-Size - small manageable podcast episodes that deep dive into a specific artwork or artist in 10 minutes or less. This week we take a look at the incredible painting entitled The Druids: Bringing in the Mistletoe by George Henry & Edward Atkinson Hornel. Want to connect? Email: josarthistory@gmail.com Instagram: @jos…
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Welcome to Jo’s Art History Bite-Size - small manageable podcast episodes that deep dive into a specific artwork or artist in 10 minutes or less. This week we take a look at the incredible painting entitled The Skating Minister by Henry Raeburn - one of Scotlands most beloved paintings. Want to connect? Email: josarthistory@gmail.com Instagram: @jo…
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Welcome to Jo’s Art History Bite Size - small manageable podcast episodes which deep dive into a specific art work or artist in 10 minutes or less. This week we discuss Jenny Saville’s Propped. Want to connect? Email: josarthistory@gmail.com Instagram: @josarthistory Please consider supporting the podcast by buying me a book from my Wishlist - this…
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Long Beach-based artist and former produce field worker Narsiso Martinez talks about: Growing up in a small town in Oaxaca, Mexico (Santa Cruz Papalutla), with several brothers and sisters, and a mom and dad who were often on the road for work; his resistance and questioning of working in the fields, something his family did when he was growing up …
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