Podcasts by 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 from 2021-11-22T16:29:15
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" "experiences." Staged by for-profit companie...
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Van Gogh Light Shows: A Roundtable from 2021-11-22T16:29:15
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" "experiences." Staged by for-profit companie...
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Teaser - SEEN: American Psycho from 2021-10-21T19:29:16
A clip from the newest episode of our SEEN series, a benefit of becoming a patron of the podcast: www.patreon.com/arthistoryhappyhour
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The Revolutionary Language of the Black Square from 2021-09-27T16:00:16
Back in February 2015, we discussed the history of 19th century French political satire in response to the tra...
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Two Art Historians Discuss NFTs, Part 2: Cryptoart vs. Conceptualism from 2021-07-13T15:48:38
In this follow-up to our discussion of NFTs and the NFT market, we consider how so-called "cryptoart"--or digi...
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Teaser - SEEN: The Great from 2021-06-28T18:41:37
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Two Art Historians Talk about NFTs: Part 1 from 2021-05-18T00:00
In this two-part series, we explore the recent explosion of interest around NFTs (non-fungible tokens) and digital art.
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Fascist Aesthetics from 2016-09-12T23:20
In recent months, the term "fascism" has appeared frequently in the media. Many pundits have argued that the political tactics and rhetoric of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump echo...
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Fakes and Copies: The Cases of Knoedler and Dafen from 2016-06-30T12:43
In 2011, shock waves erupted in the art world when the long-established New York gallery Knoedler & Company announced it was closing. Knoedler had been in major dealer in modern art, handling ...
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Memorials to Shattered Myths: An Interview with Harriet F. Senie from 2016-05-28T16:58
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 ...
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Japanese Erotica from 2016-03-26T17:41
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 PhD Candidate in Art History at Columbia Univ...
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Conservation and Restoration from 2016-02-01T20:26
Chances are you probably remember "Beast Jesus"--the fresco painting in a Spanish church that was lovingly "restored" by a local parishioner in 2012, and soon became the laughing-stock of the in...
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KITTEHS! (i.e. Cats and Art) from 2015-11-23T11:00
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 feature cats as well recent exhibitions of c...
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Dismaland: Art as Politics from 2015-10-31T21:51
This past August-September, a seaside town in England hosted a very different kind of holiday attraction: a dystopian theme park by the anonymous street-artist-turned-legit-artist Banksy. Called...
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Grand Transit: The MTA and Grand Central Terminal from 2015-09-29T14:21
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 city's infrastructure: its transportation sys...
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Turner's Seascapes from 2015-08-07T14:26
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: Painting Set Free (currently on view at th...
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NYC's Buried Treasures from 2015-07-08T14:13
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 episode, in which we discuss some of our favorit...
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Art Theft and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum from 2015-05-12T17:24
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, which has remained largely unsolved, has dr...
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The Seasons from 2015-04-08T12:54
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 different examples: the medieval cathedral at ...
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Four Updates from 2015-03-24T15:12
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 of our topics are stories that have continu...
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Art and Crisis in the Middle East from 2015-02-25T14:23
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 episode, Colette LeRoux and Gina Konstantop...
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Charlie Hebdo and the Tradition of French Political Satire from 2015-02-02T12:00
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 no stranger to controversy, having produced...
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Art Market Mayhem (with special guest Natasha Degen) from 2015-01-14T14:27
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 sales totaling $852.9 million, the auction now ...
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Thomas Kinkade's Industry of Light from 2014-12-16T20:21
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 often depict a pristine, idyllic, timeless past ...
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Construction Controversies from 2014-11-25T11:00
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://www.arthistory.today/#sthash.200u0nvd.dpuf...
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Halloween Special: Romanticism and the Dark Side of Things from 2014-10-31T16:01
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 artists like Caspar David Friedrich, Francis...
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Jeff Koons from 2014-10-20T12:28
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 of American Art. While Koons is a controvers...
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Claude Monet and the "Birth" of Impressionism from 2014-10-06T12:17
In August, The Art Newspaper reported that Donald Olson, an astrophysicist at Texas State University, had pinpointed the exact moment that Monet painted his work Impression: Sunrise to 13 Novemb...
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The Parthenon Marbles from 2014-08-28T15:26
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 into a state of ruin. From 1800 until 1812, Lor...
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Kara Walker's "A Subtlety" from 2014-08-13T16:31
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 makes art that comments on social problems r...
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The Detroit Institute of Arts from 2014-08-02T15:43
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, there have been numerous discussions of selli...
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Teaser Episode! from 2014-07-24T01:51
As we prepare our first episodes, please enjoy this teaser!
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