Author Interview: Kevin Townley's "Look, Look, Look, Look, Look Again: Buddhist Wisdom Reflected in 26 Artists"

Welcome to Season 6 of the ArtCurious Podcast! This season we’re learning that true crime and art history are two genres that have smashed together with some fascinating results. First up: a “degenerate” painter much-hated by Hitler and fingered for his near-murder. Did Otto Dix plot to kill Hitler? Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts! Twitter / Facebook/ Instagram SPONSORS The Great Courses Plus: get an entire month of courses FREE AUrate: get 15% off your first AUrate purchase (use promo code ARTCURIOUS) Phlur: get 20% off your first custom Phlur sample set Backblaze: get a fully-featured 15-day free trial EverlyWell: get 15% off an EverlyWell at-home lab test (use promo code ARTCURIOUS) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

30 Syys 201936min

We’re back for a bonus episode related to one of our “shock art” shows this past season: who is really responsible for creating the infamous urinal readymade, Fountain? Welcome to one of the art world’s latest scandals, and meet a truly unforgettable woman: the Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven. Please  SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts! Twitter / Facebook/ Instagram   SPONSORS The Great Courses Plus (get a free month using our link) ThirdLove (use our link to get 15% off) UTEP (for more details, check out the link)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

22 Heinä 201925min

Works that we take for granted today as masterpieces, or as epitomes of the finest of fine art, could also have been considered ugly, of poor quality, or just bad when they were first made. With the passage of time comes a calm and an acceptance. But that doesn’t change the fact that there are many works peppered throughout art history that were straight-up shocking to the public when they were first presented decades, or even hundreds of years ago. Today's work of "shock art:" Courbet’s The Origin of the World. Please  SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts! Twitter / Facebook/ Instagram   SPONSORS The Great Courses (85% off digital course Leonardo da Vinci and the Italian High Renaissance, and more) Skillshare (get two months of unlimited courses FREE with our link) ThirdLove (get 15% off your first order with our link) The Citizenry (get a $50 gift voucher for any purchase of $200 or more with promo code ARTCURIOUS) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

24 Kesä 201938min

Works that we take for granted today as masterpieces, or as epitomes of the finest of fine art, could also have been considered ugly, of poor quality, or just bad when they were first made. With the passage of time comes a calm and an acceptance. But that doesn’t change the fact that there are many works peppered throughout art history that were straight-up shocking to the public when they were first presented decades, or even hundreds of years ago. Today's work of "shock art:" Balthus’ Thérèse Dreaming. Please  SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts! Twitter / Facebook/ Instagram SPONSORS The Great Courses  (85% off digital course Leonardo da Vinci and the Italian High Renaissance, and more) Kaboonki: learn what our production partner can do for you!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

10 Kesä 201925min

Works that we take for granted today as masterpieces, or as epitomes of the finest of fine art, could also have been considered ugly, of poor quality, or just bad when they were first made. With the passage of time comes a calm and an acceptance. But that doesn’t change the fact that there are many works peppered throughout art history that were straight-up shocking to the public when they were first presented decades, or even hundreds of years ago. Today's work of "shock art:" Gericault’s The Raft of the Medusa. Please  SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts! Twitter / Facebook/ Instagram SPONSORS Skillshare (get two months of unlimited courses FREE with our link) ThirdLove (get 15% off your first order with our link) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

27 Touko 201928min

Works that we take for granted today as masterpieces, or as epitomes of the finest of fine art, could also have been considered ugly, of poor quality, or just bad when they were first made. With the passage of time comes a calm and an acceptance. But that doesn’t change the fact that there are many works peppered throughout art history that were straight-up shocking to the public when they were first presented decades, or even hundreds of years ago. Today's work of "shock art:" Duchamp’s Fountain. Please  SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts! Twitter / Facebook/ Instagram   SPONSORS The Great Courses  (85% off digital course The Genius of Michelangelo, and more) The Thing About France Podcast   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

13 Touko 201928min

BANKSY! Love him or loathe him, he’s a contemporary art dynamo, an icon of street art success. He’s also an enigma, a playful mystery. Last week-- on April 30, 2019-- I was asked to participate in a special screening of the 2010 Banksy documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop at the Alamo Drafthouse in Raleigh, North Carolina. Exit was part of Alamo’s Film Club series, curated by Jackson Cooper, and after the film I sat down with Jackson to record a special conversation/Q&A about the film, Banksy, and the legacy of street art. Enjoy— and we’ll be back next week with an all-new episode of ArtCurious. Just a note that there are some spoilers in terms of the fact that we talk about the documentary in general, as well as Banksy himself and the other artist profiled in the doc, a man called Mr. Brainwash.   SPONSOR Myro (use promo code ARTCURIOUS at checkout for 50% off and to get started for just $5)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

6 Touko 201929min

Works that we take for granted today as masterpieces, or as epitomes of the finest of fine art, could also have been considered ugly, of poor quality, or just bad when they were first made. With the passage of time comes a calm and an acceptance. But that doesn’t change the fact that there are many works peppered throughout art history that were straight-up shocking to the public when they were first presented decades, or even hundreds of years ago. Today's work of "shock art:" David's The Death of Marat. Please  SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts! Twitter / Facebook/ Instagram   SPONSORS The Great Courses Plus (85% off digital course The Genius of Michelangelo, and more) AllModern (use promo code ARTCURIOUS for 10% off your first purchase) StoryWorth ($20 off your order) Cove (first month of migraine treatment free with this link) Casper (use promo code ARTCURIOUS for $100 off select mattresses) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

29 Huhti 201929min