Art History Happy Hour
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Art History Happy Hour
Hosted by Dr. Sarah C. Schaefer (Assistant Professor, Art History, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee) and Dr. Tina Rivers Ryan (Assistant Curator, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY).
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Van Gogh Light Shows: A Roundtable
If you live in or have visited a major city over the past year, chances are you've come across some version of the various new "immersive" "Van Gogh"...
Teaser - SEEN: American Psycho
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The Revolutionary Language of the Black Square
Back in February 2015, we discussed the history of 19th century French political satire in response to the tragedy of the mass shooting at the offices...
Two Art Historians Discuss NFTs, Part 2: Cryptoart vs. Conceptualism
In this follow-up to our discussion of NFTs and the NFT market, we consider how so-called "cryptoart"--or digital art that is bought and sold with NFT...
Teaser - SEEN: The Great
Please enjoy this clip from our forthcoming episode of SEEN focusing on the Hulu series The Great. Become a Patreon member to get full access to our S...
(Bonus!) SEEN: Pablo Picasso in Jurassic Park
This is the inaugural episode of our series SEEN, in which we discuss art that appears in movies, TV shows, and the like. For access to future SEEN ep...
Two Art Historians Talk about NFTs: Part 1
In this two-part series, we explore the recent explosion of interest around NFTs (non-fungible tokens) and digital art.
Fascist Aesthetics
In recent months, the term "fascism" has appeared frequently in the media. Many pundits have argued that the political tactics and rhetoric of Republi...
Fakes and Copies: The Cases of Knoedler and Dafen
In 2011, shock waves erupted in the art world when the long-established New York gallery Knoedler & Company announced it was closing. Knoedler had b...
Memorials to Shattered Myths: An Interview with Harriet F. Senie
In this special Memorial Day Weekend episode, we interview Harriet F. Senie, Professor of Art History and Director of the M.A. program in Art History...
Japanese Erotica
In today's Valentine's Day-inspired episode, we delve into the history of Japanese erotica, with the help of our friend, Maggie Mustard. Maggie is a P...
Conservation and Restoration
Chances are you probably remember "Beast Jesus"--the fresco painting in a Spanish church that was lovingly "restored" by a local parishioner in 2012,...
KITTEHS! (i.e. Cats and Art)
It's our 20th episode, so we decided to talk about two things that are near and dear to us: cats and art. Listen as we discuss four works of art that...
Dismaland: Art as Politics
This past August-September, a seaside town in England hosted a very different kind of holiday attraction: a dystopian theme park by the anonymous stre...
Grand Transit: The MTA and Grand Central Terminal
Continuing with our recent theme of New York City architectural and cultural gems, today's episode delves into one of the most vital elements of the c...
Turner's Seascapes
Joseph Mallord William Turner has been the subject of a number of projects recently, from the 2014 biopic Mr. Turner to the exhibition J. M. W. Turner...
NYC's Buried Treasures
It's that time of year (well, one of those times of year) when tourists flood our city of New York. If you're planning a visit, check out today's epis...
Art Theft and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
On March 18, 1990, two thieves entered the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston and stole 13 objects from the museum's collection. This incident,...
The Seasons
Spring has finally sprung in New York City, so we decided to spend an episode discussing how artists have represented the seasons , using four very di...
Four Updates
When we started Art History Today and its podcast, State of the Arts, we wanted to show how art and its history make and inform the news. Because many...
Art and Crisis in the Middle East
The rise of organizations like ISIS (or ISIL) has brought attention to the looting and destruction of ancient artifacts in the Middle East. In today's...
Charlie Hebdo and the Tradition of French Political Satire
In today's episode we discuss the French satirical journal Charlie Hebdo, whose offices in Paris were attacked on January 7th, 2015. Charlie Hebdo is...
Art Market Mayhem (with special guest Natasha Degen)
On November 12, 2014, the auction house Christie's hosted its annual fall auction of major works of postwar and contemporary art in New York. With sal...
Thomas Kinkade's Industry of Light
In today's episode, we discuss one of the most popular and controversial artists of the last century, Thomas Kinkade (1958–2012). Kinkade's works ofte...
Construction Controversies
In this episode, we look at the ongoing debate over the proposed expansion plans of two beloved NYC museums: MoMA and the Frick. - See more at: http:...
Halloween Special: Romanticism and the Dark Side of Things
Happy Halloween! In today's episode we discuss Romanticism, a period that produced some of our favorite creepy images in the history of art. Romantic...
Jeff Koons
The biggest show of the year in New York (and maybe America, or the world) closed this weekend: the retrospective of Jeff Koons at the Whitney Museum...
Claude Monet and the "Birth" of Impressionism
In August, The Art Newspaper reported that Donald Olson, an astrophysicist at Texas State University, had pinpointed the exact moment that Monet paint...
Ai Weiwei
Ai Weiwei is a Chinese artist and political activist who has been named the most influential artist alive. A retrospective of his work has been tourin...
The Parthenon Marbles
At the beginning of the 19th century, the Parthenon (a temple atop the Acropolis in Athens that was constructed in the 5th century BCE) had fallen int...
Kara Walker's "A Subtlety"
In today's episode, we discuss New York's summer blockbuster exhibition, Kara Walker's A Subtlety. Walker is a prominent but controversial artist who...
The Detroit Institute of Arts
In today's episode, we discuss the current situation with the Detroit Institute of Arts. Since the city of Detroit declared bankruptcy in July 2013, t...