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Epis. 384- Boston photographer Jim Dow on a life in analog photography and a 46-year art school teaching career

I've learned so so much from my students...Read more

Epis. 377- “An artist walks into a bar…” Guy Richards Smit on his New Yorker cartoons, his paintings, and humor in art

Smit asked himself, "what do I have to offer, as an artist?" And he set about making cartoons for the New Yorker, where he now publishes regularly, and has turned some of those cartoons into paintingsRead more

Epis. 376: Merging art & life and leaving the city for the country: artist couple and collaborators Gribaudi-Plytas (Alex & Theo)

"It's about relationships," Marcie Begleiter put it when talking about the connections she's made across separate artist residenciesRead more

Epis. 375: Marcie Begleiter on artist residencies, working with nature, leaving big cities, and much more

"It's about relationships," Marcie Begleiter put it when talking about the connections she's made across separate artist residenciesRead more

Epis. 374: “The Murder Next Door,” Oakland-based graphic artist Hugh D’Andrade’s first graphic novel

Oakland-based graphic artist Hugh D’Andrade, author of the graphic novel “The Murder Next Door,” talks about: His first graphic novel, The Murder Next Door, including what led him to finally making a graphic novel after…Read more

Epis. 373: Molly & Rusty of RealTime Arts on interactive happenings in Pittsburgh, where it’s all about “Feeling the bean”

Molly Rice & Rusty Thelin, co-founders of RealTime Arts in Pittsburgh talk about: The especially niche field of their work, which is the performance of live theater that aligns more with visual art and doesn’t…Read more

Epis. 372: Painting, photography, and very tough but necessary decisions: Claire Witteveen, an artist in Amsterdam

In Episode 372, the 1st half of the conversation with Amsterdam-based painter and photographer Claire Witteveen, she talks about: Her putting off painting initially in favor of photography, for reasons both practical and related to…Read more

Epis. 371: The White Pube, featuring Gabrielle de la Puente, on their book ‘Poor Artists,’ which captures the state of artists and the art world through various avatars, including ‘QT’

Gabrielle de la Puente, half of the art critic duo The White Pube, talks about: A few things people outside of the UK need to know about Liverpool, where she’s based; the origin story of…Read more

Epis. 370: Bullish on the art market in Miami (2024)- SCOPE Art Show founder Alexis Hubshman

Founder of the SCOPE Art Show, Alexis Hubshman talks about everything from its size (approx. 300,000 sq ft of exhibition space), to the number of galleries exhibited (95 from 27 countries) to how he makes…Read more

Epis. 369: Cancel Culture Part 2 (Louis C.K.), getting Stickered at Nan Goldin’s Gagosian show, & more- OLD NEWS with return co-host Emily Colucci

In the latest OLD NEWS roundup with Emily Colucci of Filthy Dreams, we start by revisiting our prior, charged exchanged about Louis CK, in which Emily was admittedly a bit of an apologist for him,…Read more

Epis. 368: Tulsa Kinney on her 18 years running Artillery magazine and her complicated relationship with the art world

Tulsa Kinney, artist and now former founding editor of Artillery magazine, talks about: Why she sold the magazine after running it for 18 years, including burnout but also how impersonal she feels the art world…Read more

Epis. 367: Lisa Schiff’s bankruptcy, trashing Paul McCarthy’s WS/White Snow, mural painting underground, and pairing smells with artworks– OLD NEWS continues with co-host Emily Colucci

In our continued dissection of the OLD NEWS, Emily Colucci and I discuss: Indicted former art advisor Lisa Schiff and her upcoming bankruptcy auction, to be conducted by Phillips; how Paul McCarthy is slowly throwing…Read more

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Epis. 384- Boston photographer Jim Dow on a life in analog photography and a 46-year art school teaching career

Epis. 377- “An artist walks into a bar…” Guy Richards Smit on his New Yorker cartoons, his paintings, and humor in art

Epis. 376: Merging art & life and leaving the city for the country: artist couple and collaborators Gribaudi-Plytas (Alex & Theo)

Epis. 375: Marcie Begleiter on artist residencies, working with nature, leaving big cities, and much more

Epis. 374: “The Murder Next Door,” Oakland-based graphic artist Hugh D’Andrade’s first graphic novel

Epis. 373: Molly & Rusty of RealTime Arts on interactive happenings in Pittsburgh, where it’s all about “Feeling the bean”

Epis. 372: Painting, photography, and very tough but necessary decisions: Claire Witteveen, an artist in Amsterdam

Epis. 371: The White Pube, featuring Gabrielle de la Puente, on their book ‘Poor Artists,’ which captures the state of artists and the art world through various avatars, including ‘QT’

Epis. 370: Bullish on the art market in Miami (2024)- SCOPE Art Show founder Alexis Hubshman

Epis. 369: Cancel Culture Part 2 (Louis C.K.), getting Stickered at Nan Goldin’s Gagosian show, & more- OLD NEWS with return co-host Emily Colucci

Epis. 368: Tulsa Kinney on her 18 years running Artillery magazine and her complicated relationship with the art world

Epis. 367: Lisa Schiff’s bankruptcy, trashing Paul McCarthy’s WS/White Snow, mural painting underground, and pairing smells with artworks– OLD NEWS continues with co-host Emily Colucci