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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…Read more

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

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

Epis. 361- NY artist Adam Henry on what makes a successful show, and navigating the fluctuations of the art market

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 dialogue generated, and future opportunities); the advantages of…Read more

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

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

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

Epis. 357- Seattle artist Debra Broz on her studio routines, her love of work, and successfully navigating “the feel bad machine” that is Instagram

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…Read more

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

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

BONUS Epis 353: Land acknowledgements, why museum workers are quitting, and honest criticality in art criticism: riffing on the OLD NEWS with Deb Klowden Mann

In the first of many installments in which we parse and riff on the OLD NEWS, Deb Klowden Mann and I discuss: 1) the procedure of Indian/Indigenous land acknowledgement in making introductions… 2) the widespread…Read more

BONUS Epis: 352- Bay Area artist Cathy Lu on ceramics, bi-coastal living and her Kohler Arts residency

In Bonuse Episode 352, Bay Area-based artist Cathy Lu talks about: Her residency at Kohler Art Center in Wisconsin, where she was when we spoke, working on a large sculpture based on the goddess Nuwa;…Read more

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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

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

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

Epis. 361- NY artist Adam Henry on what makes a successful show, and navigating the fluctuations of the art market

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

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

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

Epis. 357- Seattle artist Debra Broz on her studio routines, her love of work, and successfully navigating “the feel bad machine” that is Instagram

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

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

BONUS Epis 353: Land acknowledgements, why museum workers are quitting, and honest criticality in art criticism: riffing on the OLD NEWS with Deb Klowden Mann

BONUS Epis: 352- Bay Area artist Cathy Lu on ceramics, bi-coastal living and her Kohler Arts residency