ArtCurious News This Week: January 27, 2023

What a great conversation I had recently with John Higgs about his new book, William Blake vs the World! Poet, artist, and visionary, William Blake is an archetypal misunderstood genius. His life passed without recognition, and he worked without reward, often mocked, dismissed and misinterpreted. Yet from his ignoble end in a pauper’s grave, Blake now occupies a unique position as an artist who unites and attracts people from all corners of society—a rare inclusive symbol of human identity.  With 30 integrated illustrations throughout the book, William Blake vs the World is a beautiful, wild adventure into unfamiliar territory. John Higgs places the bewildering eccentricities of a most singular artist into fascinating context, and although the journey begins with us trying to understand Blake, we will ultimately discover that it is Blake who helps us to understand ourselves. Please enjoy this bonus episode, featuring my discussion, via Zoom, with John Higgs. Be sure to grab your copy of William Blake vs the World at the link in this post! Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on Spotify Twitter / Instagram / Facebook Buy William Blake vs. The World here! SPONSORS: BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month of counseling Athletic Greens: Get a FREE 1-year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D and 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase Want to advertise/sponsor our show? We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started. https://www.advertisecast.com/ArtCuriousPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

24 Mai 202239min

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16 Mai 202239min

Welcome, ArtCurious listeners, to our bonus series, A Little Curious. A Little Curious provides you with short and sweet bonus content about art history in between our normal episodes, and a couple of times in the middle of Season 11, I’ll pop in here to share some shorter stories about some other amazing women who worked to spread the love of art. I had a long list of ladies whom I wanted to showcase in this season, but I ultimately chose eight of them for my full episodes, but now I get the chance to give you a little peek into the lives of a few others.  So today, it’s time to get a little curious about Claribel and Etta Cone.  Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on Spotify Instagram / Facebook / YouTube SPONSORS: Betterhelp: Get 10% off your first month of counseling Athletic Greens: Get a FREE 1-year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D and 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase Want to advertise/sponsor our show? We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started. https://www.advertisecast.com/ArtCuriousPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

9 Mai 202214min

There’s a phrase in the French language that goes, “Cherchez la femme.” In translation, it means “find the woman,” or “look for the woman,” and typically it’s derogatory, a phrase used as an explanation for the reasons why a man may be behaving badly. Cherchez la femme, some say, meaning that “woman troubles” are assumed to be at the core of any man’s real problems. But I like the idea of appropriating the phrase “cherchez la femme” to mean that we’re going to look for the women who made things right in art history, who bolstered and brought attention to some big-name artists. Welcome to season 11 of ArtCurious, where we’re highlighting the lives and work of the women who supported some of the world’s favorite artists. Today, meet Berthe Weill, an art dealer who made many artists famous, including some of the biggest names of the 20th century. Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on Spotify Twitter / Instagram / Facebook SPONSORS: Kiwi Co: Get 30% off your first month plus FREE shipping on ANY crate line with promo code ARTCURIOUS Indeed: Listeners get a free $75 credit to upgrade your job post Betterhelp: Get 10% off your first month of counseling GEM Multivitamins: Get 30% off your first order Want to advertise/sponsor our show? We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started. https://www.advertisecast.com/ArtCuriousPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2 Mai 202233min

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18 Apr 202241min

Recently I interviewed art historian, curator, and museum director Barbara Bloemink, who shared the backstory of one of the most fascinating artists of the early 20th century: American artist Florine Stettheimer. Florine Stettheimer was a feminist, multi-media artist who documented New York City’s growth as the center of cultural life, finance, and entertainment between the World Wars. During her first forty years, spent mostly in Europe, Florine Stettheimer studied academic painting and was aware of the earliest modernist styles prior to most American artists. Returning to New York, she and her sisters led an acclaimed salon for major avant-garde cultural figures including Marcel Duchamp, the Stieglitz circle, and numerous poets, dancers, and writers. During her life, Stettheimer showed her innovative paintings in more than forty of the most important museum exhibits and salons. She also wrote poetry, designed unique furniture, and gained international fame for the sets and costumes she created for the avant-garde opera, Four Saints in Three Acts. Stettheimer’s work was also socially progressive: she painted several identity-issue paintings, addressing African American segregation, Jewish bigotry, fluid sexuality, and women’s new independence. Florine Stettheimer: A Biography presents one of the first comprehensive readings of Stettheimer’s art. Barbara Bloemink establishes Stettheimer’s place as one of the twentieth century’s most significant and progressive artists and examines why her unique work remains relevant today. Please enjoy this bonus episode, featuring my discussion, via Zoom, with Barbara Bloemink. New episodes of ArtCurious coming soon! Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on Spotify Twitter / Instagram / Facebook Don’t forget to show your support for our show by purchasing ArtCurious swag from TeePublic! Buy Florine Stettheimer: A Biography SPONSORS: BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month of counseling Want to advertise/sponsor our show? We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started. https://www.advertisecast.com/ArtCuriousPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

4 Apr 202245min

Hi everyone! We’ve got a few brief announcements for you. Here’s the quick recap of today’s episode: Season 11 is coming on April 18! Subscribe and don’t miss it. We’re doing virtual and in-person events this summer and fall. Email me or connect with me on social media with your venue suggestions, and/or tag or contact your favorite venue on social media to alert them to your suggestion! Finally, we are traveling to FRANCE this summer. You are invited to join me in the French Riviera to enjoy all things Modernism. Matisse, Picasso, Cézanne, Chagall… so many big-name artists who flocked to the French Riviera for that gorgeous sunlight and joie de vivre. We’re spending a glorious week in Nice and I want you to come with me! Visit our partners at Like Minds Travel—or see our events and travel page—for all the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1 Apr 20224min

Hi listeners! If you’re into art and into movies, then I’ve got a special treat for you. I recently featured on a bonus episode, “The Pickup Shot,” for the Subgenre podcast, hosted by Josh Dasal (and truth be told, if the name wasn’t a dead giveaway: he’s my husband). In this episode, we chat about all the art in one of the artsiest films of the past two decades, The Thomas Crown Affair, from 1999. Want more movies, and more of me and Josh? Be sure to subscribe to Subgenre, and I’ll be guest-hosting a full-length episode of Subgenre, releasing in April— the theme of this season is “Charming Thieves,” and the movie I’ve chosen is a personal (and Dasal Fam) favorite. And you can listen to me chat about a French submarine film NOW, on Subgenre’s Season 1, Episode 3: "Le chant du loup (The Wolf's Call).” Subscribe to Subgenre on Apple Podcasts Follow and listen on Spotify Learn more by visiting the show website - subgenrepodcast.com or finding it on Instagram and Twitter, both @subgenrepod. SPONSORS: Bombas: get 20% off your first order with our link Indeed: Listeners get a free $75 credit to upgrade your job post Acorn.TV: Use promo code “artcurious”--all lowercase--to try Acorn free for 30 days Coda.io: Get started with Coda, “the doc that brings it all together,” for FREE BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month of counseling Want to advertise/sponsor our show? We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started. https://www.advertisecast.com/ArtCuriousPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

21 Mar 202254min