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As many of you know, I’m releasing my latest book tomorrow-- July 15, 2025. It’s called The Club: Where American Women Artists Found Refuge in Belle Époque Paris, published by Bloomsbury. And It’s a story that’s close to my heart—a vibrant, true tale of a group of pioneering American women artists who crossed the Atlantic to chase their dreams in Paris at the turn of the twentieth century. Today, I wanted to give you a little taste of the audiobook, which I also had the great honor of narrating. I hope you enjoy it. BUY THE CLUB HERE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's BIG ANNOUNCEMENT TIME over here-- and I want ArtCurious listeners to be the first to hear it! Pre-order your copy of Jennifer's new book,The Club: Where American Women Artists Found Refuge in Belle Époque Paris-- available in hardcover from Bloomsbury this July! Travel with Jennifer: you have FOUR opportunities in 2025! Spain with Like Minds Travel (May) Paris with Arrangements Abroad (May) Paris with Like Minds Travel (September) Texas with Arrangements Abroad (October) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join us for the thrilling conclusion of our virtual journey through Mexico City's cultural wonders! In this episode, we delve into unmissable experiences that showcase the city's vibrant art scene and rich cultural heritage. 🏛️ Highlights: Experience the captivating performances of Ballet Folklorico de México at the Palace of Fine Arts, celebrating Mexico's diverse folk traditions. Explore iconic murals of Mexican muralism, including Diego Rivera's "Man at the Crossroads," at the Palace of Fine Arts. Discover the historic Zocalo square and its vibrant atmosphere, surrounded by architectural landmarks and bustling markets. Step into the colorful world of Frida Kahlo at Casa Azul, her beloved home-turned-museum in Coyoacán. 🌟 Upcoming Adventures: Don't miss our upcoming trip to Venice! Visit likemindstravel.com for details and registration. As we conclude our virtual vacation to Mexico City, we invite you to explore its artistic treasures and cultural landmarks. Stay curious and keep exploring! 🎨✨ ✔️**Today's…

Join us on an ALL-NEW episode as we take a Virtual Vacation to Mexico City! Today, we'll delve into the vibrant world of contemporary art-- from renowned galleries to innovative art fairs, we'll guide you through the city's bustling art scene. In Today's Episode: 🏙️ **Exploring Galleries:** - Discover Galería OMR, a longstanding player in Mexico City's art world, showcasing cutting-edge works in various mediums. - Dive into Kurimanzutto, known for its unconventional approach and support of experimental art, featuring both Mexican and international artists. - Experience Proyectos Monclova, a dynamic space pushing the boundaries of contemporary art with innovative exhibitions and collaborative projects. - Celebrate the work of Eduardo Terrazas, a Mexican artist renowned for his geometric abstraction and exploration of indigenous symbolism. 🎨 **Mexico City Art Week:** - Get an exclusive sneak peek into Mexico City Art Week, including VIP access to the prestigious Zona Maco art fair. - Learn about Zona Maco's…

🎙️ **ArtCurious Virtual Vacation: Mexico City Museums** Get ready for an art-filled adventure in Mexico City! Join us in an ALL-NEW podcast series as we explore the cultural treasures of this vibrant capital. From ancient artifacts to contemporary masterpieces, we'll take you on a journey through the city's most iconic museums. 🖼️ **Highlights:** - Private tour of the National Anthropology Museum, diving into Mexico's rich history. - Insider's look at Museo Jumex, featuring cutting-edge contemporary art. - Avant-garde exhibitions at MUAC and Museo Rufino Tamayo, pushing artistic boundaries. - Diverse artworks at Museo de arte Carrillo Gil, spanning historical to contemporary. 🌟 **Join Us:** Whether you're an art enthusiast or simply curious, this episode promises to inspire. Tune in and embark on a virtual vacation with us! 🌟 Upcoming Adventures: Don't miss our upcoming trips to Kansas City, Bentonville, and Venice! Visit arrangementsabroad.com and likemindstravel.com for details and registration ✔️**Today's…

SURPRISE! We’re back with you for some bonus episodes of ArtCurious this spring! First up: we’re thrilled to announce an all-new tour this September with Like Minds Travel. Today on the show, we’re welcoming LMT’s Laura Hart to chat about group travel: how she puts together these incredible, special excursions, making friends all over the world, and all the details on our can’t-miss trip to Venice! Don’t forget to mark your calendars and register to join us in Venice - it's going to be an art-filled trip you won't want to miss! 🎨✨ Register here: Like Minds Travel ✔️**Today's Sponsor** This episode is supported by In the Making, an original podcast brought to you by Adobe Express, the all-in-one content creation app included in your Creative Cloud membership. Search for In the Making in your podcast player. My thanks to In the Making and Adobe Express for their support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today, it’s a very special episode of ArtCurious— and a big ol’ thank you, to you. If you’d like to donate to ArtCurious, please feel free to do so here. Episode Credits: Production and Editing by Kaboonki. Theme music by Alex Davis. Additional music by Storyblocks. Logo by Vaulted.co. ArtCurious is sponsored by Anchorlight, an interdisciplinary creative space, founded with the intent of fostering artists, designers, and craftspeople at varying stages of their development. Home to artist studios, residency opportunities, and exhibition space Anchorlight encourages mentorship and the cross-pollination of skills among creatives in the Triangle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello, listeners! I’ve got a special surprise for you this week. I’ve been waiting to share this amazing conversation that I enjoyed recently with expat and author Joanna Moorhead about her fantastic new biography, Surreal Spaces: The Life and Art of Leonora Carrington. The British-born artist and writer Leonora Carrington (1917–2011) is one of the vanguards in the history of women artists and the history of Surrealism. The interests of this visionary—feminism, ecology, the arcane and the mystical, the interconnectedness of everything—are now shared by many. Challenging the conventions of her time, Carrington abandoned family, society, and England to embrace new experiences and forge a unique artistic style in Europe and the Americas. In this evocative illustrated biography, writer and journalist Joanna Moorhead traces her cousin’s footsteps, exploring the artist’s life, loves, friendships, and work. Leading readers on a personal journey across Britain, Ireland, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, the United…

Hello, listeners! I’ve got a special surprise for you this week. I’ve been waiting to share this amazing conversation that I enjoyed recently with expat and author Jeannie Marshall about her lovely book, All Things Move: Learning to Look in the Sistine Chapel. What do we hope to get out of seeing a famous piece of art? Jeannie Marshall asked that question of herself when she started visiting the Sistine Chapel frescoes. She wanted to understand their meaning and context―but in the process, she also found what she didn’t know she was looking for. All Things Move: Learning to Look in the Sistine Chapel tells the story of Marshall’s relationship with one of our most cherished artworks. Interwoven with the history of its making and the Rome of today, it’s an exploration of the past in the present, the street in the museum, and the way a work of art can both terrify and alchemize the soul. An impassioned defense of the role of art in a fractured age, All Things Move is a quietly sublime meditation on how our…

Hello, listeners! I’ve got a special surprise for you this week. I’ve been waiting to share this amazing conversation that I enjoyed earlier this summer with author Patrick Bringley, all about his fantastic book about his time as a guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. His book, All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me, is out now. Millions of people climb the grand marble staircase to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art every year. But only a select few have unrestricted access to every nook and cranny. They’re the guards who roam unobtrusively in dark blue suits, keeping a watchful eye on the two million square foot treasure house. Caught up in his glamorous fledgling career at The New Yorker, Patrick Bringley never thought he’d be one of them. Then his older brother was diagnosed with fatal cancer and he found himself needing to escape the mundane clamor of daily life. So he quit The New Yorker and sought solace in the most beautiful place he knew. In the tradition of classic…

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: it’s our season finale, and my absolute favorite (tear-jerking!) story of the season: the epic love-and-lost story of Marina Abramović and Ulay. Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on Spotify Sponsor ArtCurious for as little as $5 on Patreon Instagram / Facebook / YouTube SPONSORS: Lume Deodorant: Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get over 40% off your starter pack with promo code ARTCURIOUS at lumedeodorant.com/ARTCURIOUS! #lumepod Shopify: Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/artcurious To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to sales@advertisecast.com or visit…

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’ve re-recorded and updated our original Season 1 double-header on Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. Check out their story here. Note that this is Part 2— you can access Part 1 here. Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on Spotify Sponsor ArtCurious for as little as $5 on Patreon Instagram / Facebook / YouTube SPONSORS: Lume Deodorant: Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get over 40% off your starter pack with promo code ARTCURIOUS at lumedeodorant.com/ARTCURIOUS! #lumepod Shopify: Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/artcurious To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to…

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’ve re-recorded and updated our original Season 1 double-header on Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. Check out their story here. Part two is coming up in two weeks. Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on Spotify Breaking Barriers: Women Artists of Renaissance Europe is on sale NOW through September 7! Buy it here exclusively on my website. SPONSORS: Lume Deodorant: Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get over 40% off your starter pack with promo code ARTCURIOUS at lumedeodorant.com/ARTCURIOUS! #lumepod Shopify: Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/artcurious To advertise on our 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: it’s one of the most collaborative, creative couples of the century— meet Hans (Jean) Arp and Sophie Taeuber-Arp. Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on Spotify Sponsor ArtCurious for as little as $4 on Patreon Instagram / Facebook / YouTube SPONSORS: Lume Deodorant: Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get over 40% off your starter pack with promo code ARTCURIOUS at lumedeodorant.com/ARTCURIOUS! #lumepod Shopify: Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/artcurious To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://www.advertisecast.com/ArtCuriousPodcast…

Hello, listeners! I’ve got a special surprise for you this week. I’ve been waiting to share this amazing conversation that I enjoyed earlier this spring with author Annie Cohen-Salal, all about her wonderful new book, Picasso the Foreigner (translated by Sam Taylor). Before Picasso became Picasso—the iconic artist now celebrated as one of France’s leading figures—he was constantly surveilled by the French police. Amid political tensions in the spring of 1901, he was flagged as an anarchist by the security services—the first of many entries in an extensive case file. Though he soon emerged as the leader of the cubist avant-garde, and became increasingly wealthy as his reputation grew worldwide, Picasso’s art was largely excluded from public collections in France for the next four decades. The genius who conceived Guernica in 1937 as a visceral statement against fascism was even denied French citizenship three years later, on the eve of the Nazi occupation. In a country where the police and the conservative…

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 get to know artists Remedios Varo and her first husband, Gerardo Lizzaraga. Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on Spotify Sponsor ArtCurious for as little as $5 on Patreon Instagram / Facebook / YouTube SPONSORS: Lume Deodorant: Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get over 40% off your starter pack with promo code ARTCURIOUS at lumedeodorant.com/ARTCURIOUS! #lumepod Shopify: Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial at shopify.com/artcurious 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…

Hello, listeners! I’ve got a special surprise for you this week. I absolutely loved this new book by author and journalist Michael Finkel, and I didn't want to wait any longer to share it with you. Finkel's latest book, The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession, is about the world's most prolific art thief-- and believe me, his story is stranger than fiction. If you’re anything like me, you love art-- and you also love a good and unbelievable true story about bad things happening to art, too. So you may have encountered the remarkable story of Stéphane Breitwieser, the world’s most prolific art thief, in Finkel’s 2019 article “The Secrets of the World’s Greatest Art Thief” (GQ). Breitwieser, along with his girlfriend who worked as his lookout, carried out more than two hundred heists over nearly eight years, stealing more than three hundred objects, until it all fell apart in spectacular fashion. The book is out on June 27-- listen now for our in-depth conversation and preorder…

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 homing in on the early years of Lee Miller, model and photographer, and her years spent with surrealist Man Ray. Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on Spotify Sponsor ArtCurious for as little as $4 on Patreon Instagram / Facebook / YouTube SPONSORS: Lomi: Enjoy $50 off a Lomi Composter by visiting our link and using promo code ARTCURIOUS Yale University Press: Buy The Art of Colour by Kelly Grovier now 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 homing in on the love affairs of Robert Rauschenberg, moving from Cy Twombly and on to Jasper Johns—a series of relationships that lasted only briefly, but whose effects on modern art are still felt to this day. Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on Spotify Sponsor ArtCurious for as little as $4 on Patreon Instagram / Facebook / YouTube SPONSORS: Lume Deodorant: Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get over 40% off your starter pack with promo code ARTCURIOUS at lumedeodorant.com/ARTCURIOUS! #lumepod To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to sales@advertisecast.com or visit…

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 discussing the lives and loves of Pablo Picasso and Dora Maar. Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on Spotify Sponsor ArtCurious for as little as $4 on Patreon Instagram / Facebook / YouTube SPONSORS: Honeylove: Get 20% OFF @honeylove + Free Shipping with promo code ARTCURIOUS20 at https://www.honeylove.com! #honeylovepod Shopify: Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/artcurious Mau 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…

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 Spotify Sponsor ArtCurious for as little as $4 on Patreon Instagram / Facebook / YouTube SPONSORS: Lume Deodorant: Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get over 40% off your starter pack with promo code ARTCURIOUS at lumedeodorant.com/ARTCURIOUS! #lumepod Mau Pets: Upgrade your cat furniture…

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 Spotify Sponsor ArtCurious for as little as $4 on Patreon Instagram / Facebook / YouTube SPONSORS: 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! #honeylovepod Tawkify: Get 20% off when you become a client Shopify: Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/artcurious Lume Deodorant: Control Body…

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.…

Sponsor ArtCurious for as little as $4 on Patreon Listeners, 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…

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 paintings NBC News: Unknown Jackson Pollock painting found in police raid in Bulgaria CNN: Rare print of Hokusai's 'Great Wave' sets new auction record AP 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. SPONSORS Honeylove: Get 20% OFF @honeylove + Free Shipping with promo code ARTCURIOUS20 at https://www.honeylove.com! #honeylovepod Lume Deodorant: Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get over 40% off your starter pack with promo code ARTCURIOUS at…

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 Monet ArtNews: New Investigation Finds More than 1,000 Objects in Met’s Collection Linked to Antiquities Trafficking The Art Newspaper: Chicana muralist Judith Baca to receive National Medal of Arts in White House ceremony Please support ArtCurious. Donate here via VAE Raleigh, or become a patron with Patreon. SPONSORS Tawkify: Get 20% off when you become a client 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, 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 Spotify Instagram / Facebook / YouTube Buy 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…

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…

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 2024 ArtNews: University Faculty Vote Against Plan to Deaccession Paintings at Brauer Museum of Art The Art Newspaper: Archaeologists discover ancient tunnel at Great Pyramid of Giza that may lead to King Khufu’s tomb ArtNews: Egyptian Archaeologists Uncover Roman Era Mini-Sphinx Statue ArtNews: 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. SPONSORS Indeed: When you want to find top talent fast, you need Indeed. Start hiring today with special offers at indeed.com/art To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to…

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 Ever The Art Newspaper: The must-see exhibitions in 2023: from the biggest ever show of Vermeer paintings to a history of hip-hop The Art Newspaper: The hunt for as many as nine elusive Vermeer paintings continues The Art Newspaper: Revealed: Vermeer's patron was, in fact, a woman—and she bought half the artist’s entire oeuvre ArtNews: New Moai Statue Found on Easter Island, Opening the Possibility of More to Be Discovered Please support ArtCurious. Donate here via VAE Raleigh, or become a patron with Patreon. SPONSORS Brooklinen: Score $20 off plus free shipping on orders of $100+ with code ART Tawkify: Get 20% off when you become a client To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to sales@advertisecast.com or visit…

Hello and how are you, ArtCurious listeners! Jennifer here with your short-form news roundup meant to bring you up to date on some of the latest goings-on in the realm of art history. This is ArtCurious News this Week and I’m ready to roll. Today is Friday, February 17, 2023. This week’s stories: ArtNews: Vermeer Retrospective Sells Out All Tickets Within Days of Opening The Art Newspaper: Paris's Centre Pompidou breaks new ground by acquiring 18 NFTs The Art Newspaper: Mysterious NFT collector—who may actually be the rapper Snoop Dogg—gifts 22 blockchain works to LACMA ArtNews: New Valentine’s Day Mural by Banksy in British Town Is Partly Removed Hours After Going on View ArtNews: Four Foundations Commit $5 M. to Create Latinx Art Curatorial Positions at 10 US Art Institutions ArtNews: Indiana School Proposes Sale of $15 M. Georgia O’Keeffe Painting, Triggering Bitter Pushback Please support ArtCurious. Donate here via VAE Raleigh, or become a patron with Patreon. SPONSORS Jenni Kaye: Find your forever…

I’ve got a great interview for you today— this time, I’m featuring a conversation with Julia Voss on her fascinating book, Hilma af Klint, a Biography, which was released recently in its English translation. The Swedish painter Hilma af Klint (1862–1944) was forty-four years old when she broke with the academic tradition in which she had been trained to produce a body of radical, abstract works the likes of which had never been seen before. Today, it is widely accepted that af Klint was one of the earliest abstract academic painters in Europe. But this is only part of her story. Not only was she a working female artist, she was also an avowed clairvoyant and mystic. Like many of the artists at the turn of the twentieth century who developed some version of abstract painting, af Klint studied Theosophy, which holds that science, art, and religion are all reflections of an underlying life-form that can be harnessed through meditation, study, and experimentation. Well before Kandinsky, Mondrian, and Malevich…

Hello and how are you, ArtCurious listeners! Jennifer here with your short-form news roundup meant to bring you up to date on some of the latest goings-on in the realm of art history. This is ArtCurious News this Week and I’m ready to roll. Today is Friday, February 10, 2023. This week’s stories: The Art Newspaper: Huge earthquakes in Turkey and Syria devastate heritage sites including 2,000-year-old castle The Art Newspaper: Artefacts in Swiss museums were looted from the Kingdom of Benin, new report says The New York Times: Is Nazi Loot Amid His 6,000 Oils, Some Grenades and Napoleon’s Toothbrush? ArtNews: Hobbyist Finds Renaissance-Era Pendant Connected to Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon AP News: Visitors can see famed Florence baptistry’s mosaics up close AP News: Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum hosts blockbuster Vermeer exhibition Please support ArtCurious. Donate here via VAE Raleigh, or become a patron with Patreon. SPONSORS Indeed: When you want to find top talent fast, you need Indeed. Start hiring today…

Hello, listeners! I’ve got a special surprise for you this week. I’m sharing an episode of the fun, all-ages art podcast, Who ARTed. Who ARTed is a show created by an art teacher with the goal of making art history fun and interesting for listeners of any age, so if you're looking for a show that you can enjoy with the kids, Kyle shares fun facts about everything from Mona Lisa to Mario. Today I’m sharing his recent mini-episode about Salvador Dalí, but be sure to check out Who ARTed’s daily mini-episodes this season, which are covering 64 diverse artists in anticipation of their annual Arts Madness Tournament. Listeners can vote for their favorite artworks in a bracketed tournament where every matchup simply asks "Which is better?" This can spark some great conversations about how we evaluate art. You can find Who ARTed: Weekly Art History for All Ages wherever you get your podcasts, or at www.whoartedpodcast.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hi there, listeners. It’s Friday, which means that it is time for ArtCurious News this Week, our short-form news roundup meant to bring you up to date on some of the latest goings-on in the realm of art history. I’m your host, Jennifer Dasal, and we’ve got some great stories for you today, Friday, February 3, 2023. This week’s stories: BBC: Mystery portrait likely to be Raphael masterpiece The Guardian: Archaeologist hails possibly oldest mummy yet found in Egypt The Daily Mail: Don't use the word 'MUMMY'... it's offensive to ancient Egyptians: Museums stop using age-old expression out of 'respect' for 3,000-year-old dead ArtNews: Christie’s Ordered to Return Painting That Was Confiscated During World War II to Proust Heirs The Art Newspaper: Musée d’Orsay acquires Caillebotte masterpiece thanks to €43m donation from LVMH The Daily Mail: 'Don't take spell check for granite!' NYC officials are left red-faced by typo misspelling the name of artist Georgia O'Keeffe on plaque at Grand Central's newly unveiled…

Hi there, listeners. It’s Friday, which means that it is time for ArtCurious News this Week, our short-form news roundup meant to bring you up to date on some of the latest goings-on in the realm of art history. I’m your host, Jennifer Dasal, and we’ve got some great stories for you today, Friday, January 27th, 2023. This week’s stories: ArtNews: Heirs Sue Guggenheim to Recover Storied Picasso Painting, Citing ‘Wrongful Possession’ WESH Orlando: Orlando Museum of Art placed on probation by American Alliance of Museums The Guardian: Frederick McCubbin painting defaced with Woodside logo in protest at Art Gallery of Western Australia ArtNews : Mexican Archaeologists Discover Evidence of Pre-Hispanic Mayan Settlement ArtNews: A Mass Burial of Decapitated Roman Remains Discovered in England ArtNews: Gilded Warrior’s Tomb Discovered During Construction of an Expressway in Romania ArtNews: Archaeologists Uncover Intact 52-Foot-Long Ancient Papyrus from 50 BCE Smithsonian: Archaeologists in Egypt Unearth…

For this season of ArtCurious, I’m doing something a little bit different. I’m treating you to renditions of eight of my favorite segments from Breaking Barriers: Women Artists of Renaissance Europe, my online course found exclusively at avid.fm. Every other week through January, I’ll share selections from Breaking Barriers, and encourage you that if you like it, you can purchase the whole course. Today: Another day, another nun! But Plautilla Nelli’s story is an interesting one, involving a great lost-and-found twist, and the opportunity to discuss how some artists can be “forgotten” and then rediscovered. From Breaking Barriers: Women of Renaissance Europe, please enjoy “Plautilla Nelli: Lost and Found.” Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on Spotify Instagram / Facebook / YouTube SPONSORS: Brooklinen: Score $20 off plus free shipping on orders of $100+ with code ARTCURIOUS Sponsor ArtCurious for as little as $4 on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

Hi there, listeners. It’s Friday, which means that it is time for ArtCurious News this Week, our short-form news roundup meant to bring you up to date on some of the latest goings-on in the realm of art history. I’m your host, Jennifer Dasal, and we’ve got some great stories for you today, Friday, January 20th, 2023. This week’s stories: New York Times: After Lecturer Sues, Hamline University Walks Back Its ‘Islamophobic’ Comments Chicago Sun-Times: Ex-Art Institute payroll manager stole more than $2 million from museum: indictment New York Times: After 220 Years, the Fate of the Parthenon Marbles Rests in Secret Talks The Guardian via YouTube: French mayor asks Madonna for loan of painting that once hung in city's museum Le Figaro: Amiens : la maire supplie Madonna de lui prêter un de ses tableaux Please support ArtCurious. Become a patron with Patreon. SPONSORS Apostrophe Skincare: Get your first visit for only five dollars with our special URL and when you use our code, ARTCURIOUS. Lomi: Enjoy $50 off a…

Happy Friday, and Happy New Year, listeners! Welcome back to with our short-form Friday roundup of my favorite art history updates and interesting news tidbits. This is ArtCurious News this Week, and this gets you up to date on some of the latest goings-on in the realm of art history. Today is Friday, January 13, 2023. This week’s stories: New York Times: A Lecturer Showed a Painting of the Prophet Muhammad. She Lost Her Job. New York Times: Opinion + Letters: Fired by a College for Showing a Painting of Muhammad The Art Newspaper: New York's Frick Collection acquires its first-ever Renaissance portrait of a woman The Art Newspaper: Genesis of Phil Collins’s collection of Alamo artefacts questioned ahead of museum opening Financial Times: Marina Abramović on Anne Imhof ARTnews: Viral TikTok Joke About the Mona Lisa Being Stolen Generates Mass Confusion Please support ArtCurious. Donate here via VAE Raleigh, or become a patron with Patreon. Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on…

For this season of ArtCurious, I’m doing something a little bit different. I’m treating you to renditions of eight of my favorite segments from Breaking Barriers: Women Artists of Renaissance Europe, my online course found exclusively at avid.fm. Every other week through January, I’ll share selections from Breaking Barriers, and encourage you that if you like it, you can purchase the whole course. Today’s subject is a major one: Properzia de’ Rossi, a Renaissance sculptor who was (gasp!) female. Why was this a big deal, why was de’ Rossi a rarity? We dig into the details and learn about the highly masculinized world of sculpture. From Breaking Barriers: Women of Renaissance Europe, please enjoy “Properzia de’ Rossi: The “Rare Female Sculptor.” Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on Spotify Instagram / Facebook / YouTube Sponsor ArtCurious for as little as $4 on Patreon SPONSORS: Honeylove: Get 20% OFF @honeylove + Free Shipping with promo code ARTCURIOUS20 at…

For this season of ArtCurious, I’m doing something a little bit different. I’m treating you to renditions of eight of my favorite segments from Breaking Barriers: Women Artists of Renaissance Europe, my online course found exclusively at avid.fm. Every other week through January, I’ll share selections from Breaking Barriers, and encourage you that if you like it, you can purchase the whole course. Today: Finding a signed, confirmed work by Levina Teerlinc isn’t an easy task, as we know of no surviving works with her signature. But we do know that Levina Teerlinc was almost single-handedly responsible for the popularization of the miniature portrait, and obviously she was good at it: Queen Elizabeth I commissioned her portrait from Teerlinc no less than eight times. From Breaking Barriers: Women of Renaissance Europe, please enjoy “Levina Teerlinc: Tiny Tudor Treasures.” Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on Spotify Instagram / Facebook / YouTube SPONSORS: Betterhelp: Get 10%…

Happy Friday, listeners! It’s Jennifer, ArtCurious host, back at you this week with our short-form Friday roundup of my favorite art history updates and interesting news tidbits. This is ArtCurious News this Week, and this gets you up to date on some of the latest goings-on in the realm of art history. Today is Friday, December 16, 2022. This week’s stories: ArtNews: Hamas Says 63 Roman-Era Tombs Found in the Gaza Strip ArtNews: Roman Treasure Stolen from British Museum After Metal Detectorists Forfeited it by Law For Safekeeping New York Times: For U.S. Museums With Looted Art, the Indiana Jones Era Is Over ArtNews: London Police Barge Into Gallery After Provocative Sculpture Is Mistaken for Person in Need of Help Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on Spotify Instagram / Facebook / YouTube SPONSORS Lomi: Turn your food waste into dirt with the press of a button with Lomi. Use the code ARTCURIOUS to save $50 at lomi.com/ARTCURIOUS Paired: Connect with your partner every day…

Last year, I enjoyed a fantastic live conversation on Fireside with author and art critic Jennifer Higgie about her latest book, The Mirror and the Palette: Rebellion, Revolution, and Resilience: Five Hundred Years of Women's Self Portraits. I love this book and gobbled it up in a day— I meant it when I said that I really love this book!— and I adored talking all things women artists with Jennifer. It only feels right to revisit her book, and our conversation, in connection with our current season about women artists. I hope you enjoy this chat as much as I do. Buy The Mirror and the Palette here! Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on Spotify Instagram / Facebook / YouTube Sponsor ArtCurious for as little as $4 on Patreon SPONSORS: BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month of counseling The Barnes Foundation: For a limited time, get 10% off your first Barnes Class when you visit our link Want to advertise/sponsor our show? We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our…

For this season of ArtCurious, I’m doing something a little bit different. I’m treating you to renditions of eight of my favorite segments from Breaking Barriers: Women Artists of Renaissance Europe, my online course found exclusively at avid.fm. Every other week through January, I’ll share selections from Breaking Barriers, and encourage you that if you like it, you can purchase the whole course. Today: Artist-nuns are not rare: just look at the example of the famed Hildegard von Bingen, long praised as one of the first-known female artists. Today, we’re uncovering the story--and the myth--behind St. Catherine of Bologna, a mystical member of the Poor Clares whose artistic talents may (or not!) have been exaggerated. From Breaking Barriers: Women of Renaissance Europe, please enjoy “St. Catherine of Bologna: The Patron Saint of Artists.” Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on Spotify Instagram / Facebook / YouTube SPONSORS: Storyworth: Save $10 off your first purchase…

Welcome to a bonus episode of ArtCurious featuring my interview with Paul Fisher about his latest book, The Grand Affair: John Singer Sargent in His World. An iconic American artist, John Singer Sargent was also a complicated and mysterious man. While presenting himself as a reserved, buttoned-up businessman, he scandalized viewers on both sides of the Atlantic with the frankness and sensuality of his work. He charmed the possessors of new money and old, while reserving his greatest sympathies for Bedouins, Spanish dancers, and the gondoliers of Venice. At the height of his renown in Britain and America, he quit his lucrative portrait-painting career to concentrate on allegorical murals with religious themes—and on nude drawings of male models that he kept to himself and that were left undiscovered until after Sargent’s death. In his groundbreaking new biography, the scholar Paul Fisher offers a vivid life of the buttoned-up artist and his unbuttoned work. Sargent’s nervy, edgy portraits exposed illicit or…

Sponsor ArtCurious for as little as $4 on Patreon For this season of ArtCurious, I’m doing something a little bit different. I’m treating you to renditions of eight of my favorite segments from Breaking Barriers: Women Artists of Renaissance Europe, my online course found exclusively at avid.fm. Every other week through January, I’ll share selections from Breaking Barriers, and encourage you that if you like it, you can purchase the whole course. Today: Lots of women artists have gotten a head-start in their careers thanks to their families. Fathers, in particular, often led their remarkable daughters to find great success in the arts, and Marietta Robusti was no exception: her dear old dad was none other than Tintoretto, a Venetian master. But did Tintoretto’s adoration of his daughter hold her back from achieving greater heights? From Breaking Barriers: Women of Renaissance Europe, please enjoy “Marietta Robusti: Like Father, Like Daughter.” Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and…

Happy Friday, listeners! It’s Jennifer, ArtCurious host, back at you this week with our short-form Friday roundup of my favorite art history updates and interesting news tidbits. This is ArtCurious News this Week, and this gets you up to date on some of the latest goings-on in the realm of art history. Today is Friday, November 18, 2022. This week’s stories: Black Trustee Alliance: The Art Museum Trustee Survey Ithaka S + R: Art Museum Staff Demographic Survey 2022 ArtNews and the Art Newspaper: Banksy Comes Out On Top in EU Trademark Challenge, Allowing Him To Stay Anonymous ArtCurious: Banksy's Exit Through the Gift Shop LIVE Q&A at the Alamo Drafthouse Casa Buonarroti: The restoration of Artemisia Gentileschi’s Inclination in Casa Buonarroti International Council of Museums: Statement: Museums and Climate Activism Please support ArtCurious. Donate here via VAE Raleigh, or become a patron with Patreon. SPONSORS Honeylove: Get 20% OFF @honeylove + Free Shipping with promo code ARTCURIOUS20 at…

Happy Friday, listeners! It’s Jennifer, ArtCurious host, back at you this week with our short-form Friday roundup of my favorite art history updates and interesting news tidbits. This is ArtCurious News this Week, and this gets you up to date on some of the latest goings-on in the realm of art history. Today is Friday, November 11, 2022. This week’s stories: New York Times: Paul G. Allen’s Art at Christie’s Tops $1.5 Billion, Cracking Records New York Times: Lee Bontecou, Acclaimed Creator of Unusual Sculptures, Dies at 91 The Egyptian General Authority for Tourism Activation: The discovery of a rocky tunnel in the area of ​​the Temple of Taposiris Magna, west of Alexandria ARTnews: Thousands of Looted Benin Bronzes Scattered in Museums Worldwide Are Now Listed in an Online Database ARTnews: Two Climate Protesters Scribble Ink on Andy Warhol Campbell Soup Prints at National Gallery of Australia Please support ArtCurious. Donate here via VAE Raleigh, or become a patron with Patreon. Please SUBSCRIBE and…

For this season of ArtCurious, I’m doing something a little bit different. I’m treating you to renditions of eight of my favorite segments from Breaking Barriers: Women Artists of Renaissance Europe, my online course found exclusively at avid.fm. Every other week through January, I’ll share selections from Breaking Barriers, and encourage you that if you like it, you can purchase the whole course. Today: One of the earliest-known female printmakers in Europe, Diana Scultori (sometimes identified as Diana Ghisi or Diana Mantuana), Diana was a grand marketer of her own work, even requesting a particular “Papal Privilege” to sell and promote her engravings while living in Rome. Rock on, Diana! From Breaking Barriers: Women of Renaissance Europe, please enjoy “Diana Scultori (Diani Ghisi): With Papal Privilege.” Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on Spotify Instagram / Facebook / YouTube SPONSORS: Indeed: Listeners get a free $75 credit to upgrade your job post Canvasprints.com:…

Happy Friday, listeners! It’s Jennifer, ArtCurious host, back at you this week with our short-form Friday roundup of my favorite art history updates and interesting news tidbits. This is ArtCurious News this Week, and this gets you up to date on some of the latest goings-on in the realm of art history. Today is Friday, November 4, 2022. This week’s stories: The Guardian: Museums spar over authenticity of painting ahead of major Vermeer show The Guardian: Protesters who targeted Girl with a Pearl Earring jailed by Dutch court Please support ArtCurious. Donate here via VAE Raleigh, or become a patron with Patreon. Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on Spotify Instagram / Facebook / YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices