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Epis. 364: Turner Prize-winner Jesse Darling may or may not keep making art; new OLD NEWS with co-host Dr. Maiza Hixson

In this New OLD NEWS episode, Dr. Maiza Hixson and I talk about the profile of recent Turner Prize winner Jesse Darling in the New York Times-- We discuss Darling’s persona as portrayed in the…

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Epis. 363- Friendship and Fraud in the Art World, with author and former art dealer Orlando Whitfield

Writer, former art dealer, and author of All that Glitters- A Story of Friendship, Fraud, and Fine Art, Orlando Whitfield talks about: His interest in street photography, and how philosophy and critical thinking led him…Read more
August 3, 2024

Epis. 362- Art protests, artist ruptures and Miranda July: the latest OLD NEWS w/special guest Maiza Hixson

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…Read more
July 6, 2024

Epis. 360- How to Navigate Downward Mobility as an Art Worker- Valerie Werder, Part 2

To listen to Episode 360A, the Bonus episode in which Valerie talks about her life in shoplifting, please visit: Patreon.com/theconversationpod    The Conversation Art Podcast | creating a podcast that goes behind the scenes of the…Read more
May 11, 2024

Epis. 359- Journalist Bianca Bosker: a ‘normie Philistine’ dives into the art world, working for artists, dealers and as a museum security guard with the aim of demystifying

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…Read more
April 6, 2024

Epis. 358- Valerie Werder turns her intense years working for a blue-chip gallery into an inspired novel, Thieves

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…Read more
February 24, 2024

Epis. 356- Zombie Formalism, Debt aesthetics, and AI & Art: New Yorker writer/critic Chris Wiley

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…Read more
December 2, 2023

Epis: 354- the Art Thief, the remarkable story of art history’s most prolific stealer – Stéphane Breitwieser – with author Michael Finkel

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…Read more
October 14, 2023

Epis: 351- ‘Money on the Wall,’ veteran co-host Deb Klowden Mann joins to discuss the expansive New Yorker profile of legendary art dealer Larry Gagosian

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…Read more
September 2, 2023
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