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Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 93 - The Birthday Q&A EpisodeIt's our birthday! Welcome to Bet You Wish This Was An Art Podcast – the show where curiosity meets expertise! In this special episode, we're diving into your burning questions on [podcast theme/topic]. From the depths of our inbox, you've sent in thought-provoking inquiries, seeking answers, insights, and advice. Today, we're thrilled to tackle these queries head-on and unravel the mysteries you've presented.
Throughout our journey together, we've explored the vast landscapes of [topic], delving into its nuances, complexities, and fascinating discoveries. Now, it's your turn to take the reins. Your questions have inspired us and illuminated ne...
2023-11-2052 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 92 - Francisco de Goya: Art in the Time of DarknessOf Men and Monsters has nothing on this absolute lunatic.
Happy Scorpio Season, happy All Souls Day, happy November. We're ready for the real pumpkin rot, and we're curling up with art's least willing Goth in this week's episode. Things have changed, but we're changing with it.
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2023-11-0246 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 91 - Hadestown (w/ Lindsey Anton-Wood)On the railroad line on the road to Hell there was a radio-station,
And there were two young women chattering away
And everybody heard and everybody saw
BYWAP! podcastin' again.
It's an old song, it's an old tale. But we sing it anyway.
Today Stephanie is joined by BYWAP's very own Lindsey as we take on Broadway and indulgently bring you the BYWAP take on Hadestown: The Musical by Anais Mitchell.
Join us as Lindsey and Stephanie bring a new level of unhinged to the podcast, contemplate how Greek myths are retold for modern audiences, lament over how good Broadway...
2023-10-1954 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 90 - The Ghent AltarpieceEpisode 90? Good lord.
You know her, you love her, and today we finally talk about: The Ghent Altarpiece, or The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb. This magnificent masterwork is not only Jan Van Eyck's most prolific work of art, but also the world's most steal-able altarpiece. This was such a great episode to make, just wait until your hosts record in front of her live. Check out our website for all the Art Conservation related links that we talked about in this episode!
Join us as we worship the horrific man-face of the lamb of God, discuss...
2023-10-0547 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 89 - Bélizaire and the Frey ChildrenIt's Article Discussion Time! On August 14th, 2023, the New York Times published 'His Name Was Bélizaire': Rare Portrait of Enslaved Child Arrives at the Met. In the month since, there has been a flurry of information and media attention because just how rare this acquisition is. Elene and Steph help break down just how the acquisition came to be where it is now: hanging in the prestigious halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Join us as we struggle with reading comprehension, fangirl about the magic that is art conservation, s...
2023-09-2141 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 88 - The Life & Art of Andy WarholThat's right folks, it's time to talk about the artist we all love and hate and love to hate! Andy Warhol is a character from a book he wrote about himself, an enigma who's human but also is not but also is? Your hosts have a hard time making up our minds about this Marketer Turned Artist and we express those thoughts very loudly and brashly, as you would expect from us.
So join us as we talk about his best times and his worst times, his prints and his plagiarism, and most of...
2023-09-0739 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 87 - The National Endowment for the ArtsWe live in a society where things cost money, and taxes must be paid. It is also clear that the world of funding in cultural heritage is a complex maze of permissions and allowances, offset by private and public funding to operate. As you can imagine, BYWAP is very pro "Not-Starving Artist."
Enter: Funding.
Join us as Steph forgets to call it the National Endowment FOR the Arts (despite dedicating two years of scholarship to this institution), talk about Georgian Piracy, contemplate all the best ways to commit crimes to make money...
2023-08-2430 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 86 - An Introduction to (Italian) Baroque ArtBet You Wish This Was An Art Podcast is back and better than ever! Did you miss us? We missed you! More importantly we missed Baroque Art. Head back into the 16th century, where we explore the very influential Italian art movement in the 16th century. We’re unhinged in this episode, and you’re welcome.
Join us as we wish to go searching for our imperfect pearls, contemplate how Vatican Propaganda responds to a strongly worded thesis, obsess over Keeping Up With The Catholics, and enjoy as we exalt the heavens with oval ceilings and tenebrism! If it...
2023-08-1040 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastBYWAP's Back: Alright!Hello, everyone! BYWAP is coming back to a podcast feed near you!
New Episodes Dropping August 10th, 2023. We've missed you and we're coming back!
Things have changed, but we're changing with it.
Donate. Sign petitions. Support Black-owned businesses. Challenge racism. Educate yourselves. Listen. Speak. Repatriate.
Stay Safe. Don't Touch Your Face. Wash Your Hands.
If you like what we do, you can support BYWAP over on our Patreon!
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You can follo...
2023-08-0401 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 85 - What is a Ziggurat?We did a whole episode on this topic, and I still don’t believe it’s spelt that way when I read “Ziggurat”. But, like many words that look weird after reading it so many times, today we are back in our fascination wheelhouse of temple-complexes and ancient civilizations. Follow BYWAP as we travel back in time to investigate the Ziggurat as a religious center for Mesopotamian cities… And the global influence it may very well possess! Join us as we yell into the void over the importance of Big Rivers, manage to fill our “We Hate Alexander the Great” quota...
2021-10-1442 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 84 : Oceans 8 (Movie Night!)What a delightfully ridiculous movie - the plot is spotty, but the laughs are real. Today your BYWAP favorites are conquering the 2018 trainwreck that was Ocean’s 8. A starcast of Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, ANNE HATHAWAY, Rihanna, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Mindy Kaling, and Helena Bonham Carter could not rescue Gary Ross’ film, but God bless ‘em. Will Debbie Ocean pull off the greatest heist of her life? Will she make her character relevant with her impossible group of hyper-talented thieves? Of course! We don’t have friends, we have family!... Oh, wait, sorry, wrong movie. Join us as we girlboss-gatekeep-gaslight our way...
2021-10-0748 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 83 - Caravaggio: Wanted Dead or AliveGuess who’s back? Back again. With all the power of life, love, and drama, we cannot stay away from talking about our spicy favorites… And Caravaggio is the epitome of the sunglasses emoji. The 16th century bad boy of your art history class, queer influencer Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio is the Baroque Italian painter who spurred controversy and loyal followers. His work is exquisite, his capability for murder is strong. Cringe aside, this artist lived a wild life. We’re unhinged in this episode, and you’re welcome.
Join us as we wish to go drinking with Cara...
2021-09-3057 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 82 - An Introduction to DADAScream into the void! We’re back, baybee. Vacation was lovely, Elene is in a great way, Steph needs sleep. Delirious and over-caffeinated, we are in the proper headspace to try and learn you about Dada. Will we be successful? Probably not! Join BYWAP for this picnic of lucid dreaming and furry teacups. We’ll automatic writing our way to success, and talk about Marcel Duchamp a lot. Find out how Dada came to be in 20th century Paris; contemplate quietly the art that you could create if you did a lot of deep breathing, randomly rubbed graphite on rand...
2021-09-2351 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 81 - Taj Mahal: A Legacy of LoveWhat a life, what a joy. We are back in our sweet spot, where UNESCO World Heritage sites find themselves back in our limelight, and we can talk about architecture. And, not only architecture, but also a love story that has inspired generations for centuries, though there might be more to the story than we’re usually told. Today, your favorite BYWAP hosts talk about one of the seven Wonders of the World—the Taj Mahal. Join us as we demand for a healthy respect for the dead, make really bad MTV “Cribz” jokes, gossip about the lives of rich peo...
2021-09-1653 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 80 - The Sunken Treasures of Ancient EgyptIt’s like Atlantis, but better! Today we tell the story of Thonis-Heracleion and Canopus — two lost cities at the mouth of the Nile, swallowed completely by the sea by the 8th century AD. As we continue the last of our Summer Extravaganza, Stephanie teaches Elene about the remarkable story and legacy of ancient cities that only recently saw the light of day… But that contributes to our larger understanding of Ancient Egypt. Join us as we tell the story of Osiris, get mad as we discuss the French, learn so much about culture and religion from some stele, and co...
2021-09-0953 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 79 - Crime of the Century: The John ForgeriesWhat if your technical abilities as an artist were so good, you could bamboozle art markets and curators? What does it take? How do you get into it? Just… Asking for a friend, of course! Anyways, as a part of our summer extravaganza today Elene teaches Stephanie about the Johns—John Drewe and John Myatt, to be exact. This modern story is fun, bite-sized, and full of intense art historical implications. Join us as we follow an extravagant narrative from our favorite BYWAP host, get mad about what is within the purview of fake physics professors, contemplate the lingering effe...
2021-09-0238 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 78 - Big Eyes (Movie Night!)To all the wives out there: if your husband takes credit for your work, leave! BYWAP is back with a movie night adventure. We’ve taken a small break from our Night at the Museum binge to watch this 2014 gem: Big Eyes. Shockingly, neither Helena Bonham Carter nor Johnny Depp are in this Tim Burton vehicle, but Amy Adams and Christopher Waltz do an amazing job conveying the TRUE STORY of Margaret and Walter Keane.
Join us as we fantasize about running away to Hawaii, watch in horror as art forgeries get bought and sold with reckless aba...
2021-08-2650 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 77 - Modernity and the Spaces of FemininityWe’re back in Paris, mes amis! Grab your walking sticks and top hats, and join us on this stroll through the evolving Modern Art Scene as a passive observer of the world…! Unless, of course, you’re a woman. In which case, we regret to inform you that there is no art historically equivalent word for feminine casual street voyeur. We can offer “girlfriend/wife” of male counterpart, or sex worker? However, if those do not appeal to you this day, we have some cozier, homebound options for you! Yes, no, these still apply even if you’re a “woman art...
2021-08-1958 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 76 - SAMO IS DEAD: Long Live BasquiatThere are no words to describe how important New York was to the 80’s Art Scene. Not only did you have money and culture, but everyone seemed to be caught up in a movement of raw, expressive, heavily commercial creation. And it’s in this scene where we find today’s artist, New York’s very own: Jean-Michel Basquiat. And this ain’t your SAMO, SAMO. We mourn the man we lost, and wish that someone could have looked at him like a human-being in need of a friend and not a factory capable of printing masterpieces.
Join us as we contempl...
2021-08-131h 06
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 75 - What is a Pyramid?What's got four walls, wasn't built by aliens, and has been a fascination for centuries longer than we can even perceive time? That's right: Pyramids! This is largely a Giza/ancient Egypt focused episode, but the world of Pyramids is so much larger than we can even begin to theorize.
Join us as we investigate the generational wealth necessary to maintain a Pyramid Scheme, enjoy knowing that the stars helped build these lasting monuments, be perplexed that Earth, Wind, and Fire probably have the best understanding of Egyptian aesthetics, and get into a philosophical debate on how m...
2021-08-051h 15
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 74 - Let's Steal the Crown Jewels!Sometimes, folks, we come out with some interesting stories. Long time listeners of the podcast will know that your BYWAP hosts love some art thievery, and today's episode is no exception. Although! Very uniquely! Today's episode has Stephanie telling Elene a story she's never heard about. Long live the King!
Join us as we contemplate the complexities of European history, learn some fun art history words like "defenestration", re-write all of the conveniences, and con the friends we made along the way.
Things have changed, but we're changing with it...
2021-07-2951 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 73 - Night at the Museum 2 (Movie Night!)Mama mia, here we go again. As our illustrious audio witch has framed it, this episode sounds like ADHD feels. We never have high hopes for sequels, but let’s just say that this movie was a fever dream. We cannot believe we have to watch a third movie. Join us as we try to send ancient Egyptians back to hell, get angry as the misidentification of monkeys and Smithsonian museums becomes a plot point of the episode, sing “Love Bug” when the Jonas Brothers makes a cameo, and be baffled by the very boring and very horny approach they’v...
2021-07-2249 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 72 - The Role of Photography in ArchivesFor those of you who head the call of the Archives: this episode is for you. We’ve got archive fever, y’all! Your favorite BYWAP hosts are pulling out all the stops with today's Article Discussion as we dive deeply into a love letter to the hallowed halls of stored memories. Archives, especially photographs as both archival material and The Archive, have a lot to teach us about what we see, how we feel, and why we remember. Join us as we wax poetically about boxes full of pictures, argue about the meaning of long-dead philosophers, and celebrate art in...
2021-07-151h 09
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 71 - Claude Monet and His GardensGive me a "G!" Give me a "ver-nee!" Say it with me folks: Giverny! Your favorite BYWAP hosts get Romantic:tm: and Wistful:tm: as they think about the idyllic French countryside, and how we wish more than anything to cozy up on a picnic together and paint impressionistic landscapes. Our gloomy host Claude Monet sits alongside us, working on six hundred canvases at once because the light keeps changing. Honestly, this is such a peaceful episode if you can look past ALL of our French pronunciation. We really do try... We promise.
Join us as we c...
2021-07-081h 09
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 70 - The French Art Academy: History and ControversyLet the spicy topics continue! Many of us are introduced to the concept of "The French Academy" when we begin studying art and art history, but what actually is it? Was it just a building that people could go and study at, or did it transcend a physical space and become a highly influential cultural representative? Follow your favorite BYWAP hosts as we take a sojourn to France and take a critical look into the history and controversies of such a lasting monolith.
Join us as we butcher the French language, get surprisingly heated over the Hierarchy of Pa...
2021-07-0150 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 69 - Frank Lloyd WrightListen, we couldn't plan for this level of coincidence if we tried. Episode 69 and Frank Lloyd Wright? It's almost too gauche, even for us. But, then again, we did accidentally record this particular episode on his birthday... So, maybe we did know?? (We didn't. I'm obsessed). Architecture is our bread and butter, and this self-proclaimed greatest architect of all-time is our sworn enemy.
Join us as we investigate Frank Lloyd Wright's obsession with mystics and Welsh magicians, get personally offended that an architect built an entire career around leaky roofs and he's still considered great(!!!), keep a r...
2021-06-241h 11
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 68 - Goya’s Ghosts (Movie Night!)It’s that time of rotations where Elene and Stephanie have movie night! Most times we just curl up around a nice film, pop some popcorn, and enjoy some mindless fun. Other times, we suffer through a too-long, unnecessarily tragic film that depicts torture and suffering. Steph loved it, Elene was over it before it even began. Join us as we suffer through one of the bloodiest times in Spanish history, contemplate how little it would take to get ourselves arrested by the Inquisition, make a minimum of six Monty Python and listen to us suffer so you do no...
2021-06-171h 03
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 67 - Vanishing Points: Artists Against AIDSRead our lips: Kissing Doesn't Kill. Greed and Indifference Do.
We here at BYWAP have thought long and hard about how we wanted to celebrate PRIDE on our podcast. As two queer women, we acknowledge the celebration and trauma that comes from LGBTQI+ legacy. The first Pride was a riot, and this will be no different. In a joyful, tearful recounting of today's article, we implore you to take stock of how far we have come as a community, and how far we still have to go. Don't let June be the only month you embrace queer h...
2021-06-101h 03
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 66 - MONA: A Museum Or SomethingSometimes we talk about some of the most interesting artists. And sometimes we discuss captivating architecture. But today, my friends, we’re doing something... Different. We’re looking at both of these things as if we didn’t care about these things. And, doubly so, we’re going to do our first museum deep dive! Join us as we talk about the Museum of Old and New Art! Join us as we discuss the unique experience of rating art in terms of “love” or “hate”, contemplate betting on horse races to get rich quick, listen to Elene be horrified at the idea of a...
2021-06-0358 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 65 - Shalva Kikodze: Beyond the HorizonAttention, dear listeners! Today’s episode is going to be a wild one. And not wild, per say, because we’re covering scandal... but because this one hits very close to home. And the format is new, too! Today Elene teaches Stephanie about Georgian artist and Sad Boy, Shalva Kikodze. Join us as we follow a man in search of a country, continue to romanticize about running away to Paris to become great artists, phonics our way through the pronunciation of Tbilisi, and learn so much more about or favorite Georgian co-host!
Things have chang...
2021-05-271h 01
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 64 - Angkor WatIt’s a holiday in Cambodia, and the star of today’s show is the world’s largest religious structure—Angkor Wat. This once-Hindu-later-Buddhist-and-also-mausoleum temple houses this history of the Khmer empire and legacy of European imperialism. It’s not perfect, but it’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site... So, what can ya do?
Join us as we contemplate starting our own rice kingdom, enthuse about STEM like it’s Witchcraft, and reaffirm our favorite talking points about medieval civilizations. Just because it’s not Europe, doesn’t mean it’s “primitive”!
Things have changed, but we...
2021-05-2056 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 63 - Night at the Museum (Movie Night!)Oh boy, it’s movie night! Our favorite time of the rotations. Where we can sit back, kick our feet up, enjoy some popcorn, and revel in some amazing cinematography. Or, in this case? Enjoy in some good old fashion Nostalgia as we watch Night at the Museum (2006).
Join us as we finally discuss the movie we reference ad nauseam, fangirl over a young Paul Rudd, discuss the intricacies of trying to fit the events of this movie into a 72 hour timeframe, and call out the American Museum of Natural History for its role in...
2021-05-1244 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 62 - What is Abstract Expressionism?From Rothko to Pollock, the forms and shapes of abstract expressionism are known instantly. This post-WWII art movement has defined a corner stone of the Modern art movement and decorates wall-upon-wall of gallery space in museums... But what is it? Where did it come from? Where did it go? Like all good things, the art evolves throughout it's time and your favorite BYWAP hosts are here to guide you through this rich, colorful darkness. Don't worry, it'll make sense when we make it to the other side.
Join us as we yell about the C...
2021-05-0651 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 61 - Unraveling with Sonya ClarkWhat speaks more to culture and personal identity than hair? How is a flag that was made for division and strife persevere to be made into art? Today, your favorite hosts dive deep into the illustrious story of Sonya Clark and investigate cultural identity. Join us as we continue to unravel the Black American narrative, one confederate flag at a time; contemplate the many thousands of combs that make up some Sonya Clark installations; beg your hosts to stop with the musical segways; and, delight in how cool it would be to have Sonya Clark as a professor.
2021-04-2952 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 60 - Benin Bronzes: History as LootHave you heard the good news? The Benin Bronzes are to be repatriated! Oh, what a wonderful time to be a part of the cultural heritage scene! Whilst the United Kingdom and commonwealth nations mourn the loss of the Queen’s Consort Prince Philip, the wheels of change and progress are seeing restitution and justice be enacted on these national treasures. What are these Benin Bronzes? Why do they matter? We’ve got you.
Join us as we dive deep into the history of the bronzes, celebrate a ‘monumental’ victory in the world of looted go...
2021-04-221h 00
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 59 - Paradise on Earth: Alcazar GardensRamadan Mubarak to all our Muslim fans and friends! May you all have a month of peace and joy! Today, we're finally talking about Spain. But, more importantly, we're talking about the Royal Alcazar Palace and Gardens and the legacy of 700 years of Islamic art on Spanish culture with an article discussion. This World Heritage Site, palace of Spain’s royal family, and done in the Mudéjar architectural style, will play the backdrop of today’s episode. So, sit back. We’ll enjoy the soft splashing of fountains, as we sit in the cool shade of the patio, and get...
2021-04-1542 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 58 - Black Art: In the Absence of Light (Movie Night!)Honestly, this is probably one of the best documentaries either of us have ever watched and it's worth watching many times. Built around the legacy of David Driskell (renowned professor, artist, and curator) and his revolutionary exhibition Two Centuries of Black American Art (1976) this HBO documentary opens audiences to the beauty and reality of what it means to be a Black American Artist.
Join us as we define a Black Aesthetic, contemplate the power of collecting as advocacy, confronting Otherness & Fear in art, and bemoan the absolute lack of Black-centric exhibitions created by black curators.
2021-04-0852 minBet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 57 - Art World Shenanigans II: COVID-19 Updates (w/ Silvija Burbaitė)Steph is coming to you live, right now, with the first of two COVID vaccines in her arm. Better still! We have Silvija back on the podcast a year after our first COVID-19 update for our second Art World Shenanigan's episode! To no one's surprise... It's still kinda bad. And that's not even an April Fool's Day joke! But, we're here. And we're queer. And we enjoy a beer in this "relaxed-fit" style recap episode of what the past twelve months have meant to us. It's all Chaotic, all the time.
Join us for some wholesome friendship, COV...
2021-04-0146 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 56 - Motherhood in West African ArtOh, folks. What an episode. It took your favorite hosts 3+ attempts to actually come out with an episode this week, because we kept getting tripped up over the subject, the content, the execution... You get the picture. We really liked how today's discussion on the depiction of Motherhood in West African Art turned out, but it took us a long time to get it to here.
Join us as we yell about things we care about, derail this thought train by getting lost in the weeds on who gets to decide what is Art and what is...
2021-03-2544 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 55 - Ruth Asawa: Inside OutOh boy, dear listener. Silence is violence, and the patterns of racial violence that predicate the notion of Asian Americans as "not belonging" directly ties to US history. Look no further than today's artist, Ruth Asawa, who was forcibly detained in a WWII Japanese Internment camp on US soil. This American sculptor took her lifelong passion for art and her outstanding resilience, and radically transformed wire-crocheting baskets into something extraordinary and bizarre. After all, it was Ruth herself who said, "I would not be who I am today had it not been for the internment, and I like who I...
2021-03-1852 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 54 - Thin Lines: An Introduction to PrintmakingLet's start at the very beginning, it's a very good place to start. To talk about printmaking, we must return to the humble beginnings. After all, we live in an era (we live in a society!) where access to paper and printing is commonplace. We here at BYWAP invite you to join us for a fun dive through all the ways artists have mastered and manipulated ink on paper!
Join us as we marvel at industrialization and the printing press; express outward concern and horror for all the ways artists use dangerous substances to make pretty art...
2021-03-1142 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 53 - Petra: Cities and SecretsThis goes out to you and yours: BYWAP talks ancient desert architecture. Like all good things, this pre-historic Jordinian city of vibrant, carved sandstone was 'lost' to the Western world for hundreds of years. Petra was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site, and, since then, this mysterious city has slowly unveiled its secrets to us. Sadly, there will be no Holy Grail or Ancient Knight found here... Unless!
Join us as we marvel at the deeply human ability to divert water and earth to create civilization in places where people probably shouldn't live, gasp...
2021-03-0441 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 52 - Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Movie Night!)Are portraits art? Portraiture is an old tradition, going back to at least ancient Egypt where it has flourished for the past 5,000 years. This week, however, BYWAP is all wrapped up in the historical romantic drama of Celine Sciamma's brilliant Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019). Not only was this movie specifically made for us, but it also opened up a whole conversation about portraits.
Join us as we contemplate between running away to French islands, cry over the power of music in film, break down the philosophy of portraits, and thrill in Queer D...
2021-02-251h 07
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 51 - Obelisks & Indigenous LandsYes, we’re late to the cultural heritage memory party. Yes, time is a concept we can barely conceptualize. Yes, we have found more Monoliths. But! We’re better for having waited. The Metal Monolith of Utah still has some story to tell. Join us as we stay safe from this climate change nightmare by talking about land rights and Land Art, stand behind the preservation of monuments, get emotional over grassroots organizations taking back what’s rightfully there’s, and remain annoyed at this bizarre art scandal that so many others are willing to forget about.
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2021-02-1851 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 50 - Artemisia GentileschiThe sun has not shown in three days, Steph is still dying of the plague, the global economy is unstably controlled by a small ruling class. In many ways, today is a perfect day to talk about Italian Baroque queen: Artemisia Gentileschi. Thanks to (extremely) recent art historical focus shifts, names like Yayoi Kusama, Frida Kahlo, and Artemisia Gentileschi are recognized in the Art History Canon as talented and remarkable artists. Artemisia, in her own right, possess a timelessness that makes her art so approachable now as it was back in the 17th century (gotta love #WomenWhoKill). But, this...
2021-02-111h 01
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 49 - Fertility GoddessesHappy February, someone let me off this ride. A lot of smart people have argued that prehistoric human societies were more matrifocal, more cooperative, and less violent. These same smart people also theorize that many (if not most) primitive societies featured a religion based around ideas of fertility and motherhood. While y’all may are not be here for gendered interpretations of what defines fertility, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, and crops, we here at BYWAP can assure you that this is one hell of a goddess roundup.
Join us as we celebrate our queen, The Venus of Willendorf; ye...
2021-02-041h 05
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 48 - What is Art Nouveau?Art is for Elves. Art Deco is for Dwarves. It really is that simple. Once called ‘the Modern Style’, Art Nouveau lived a hot and heavy moment before bowing down in the face of Modern Architecture. A pity, but a revival period is what we live for.
Join us as we talk about the feelings that squiggly lines make us feel, argue the word choices Stephanie makes, get really passionate about French architecture, and make travel plans you can’t act upon for another two years.
Things have changed, but we're changin...
2021-01-281h 01
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 47 - A Story in Drag (w/ Martyr!)Happy birthday to our favorite Queen, Brooklyn's own Martyr (spelled like Martyr, pronounced like you're stupid), the fabulous co-host of Wigging Out podcast. Art and performance has suffered through the literal worst year in recent history. But in a historic new year, and with one of Steph's best friends from Undergrad, we look at queer spaces. Through decades underneath the banner and terror of HIV/AIDs, queer artists in New York have been fighting for representation and a voice. This is Queer Chaotic Activism at it's finest: you're welcome.
Join us as we talk about the use o...
2021-01-2147 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 46 - Unpacking Indiana Jones (Movie Night!)We watched Indiana Jones so you don't have to. What can be said about a bizarrely outdated movie series that capitalizes on the treasure hunting of acclaimed archeologists? It belongs in the trash. In this George Lucas creation, Dr. Henry Walton Jones, Jr—"Indiana" Jones, to all—is a tenured professor who fights Nazis and grades term-papers, traveling the world to collect rare, priceless artifacts to quell his own obsessions and fill his university's museum collection. Men will literally become fluent in the dialect and customs of a remote Himalayan tribe and retrieve sacred stones instead of going to thera...
2021-01-141h 01
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 45 - Graphic Design in PropagandaSo, when we sat down to record this episode last Tuesday, we thought we were being clever and productive with our time. These two art history nerds from the past could not have imagined that the same week they were going to record an episode about Propaganda there would be an attempted coup on the U.S Capitol building. The whole Trump Train Propaganda Machine was right there! And we didn't acknowledge it! Because we thought it would be kicking a dead horse. Instead, armed insurrectionists stormed the Capitol during the middle of a global pandemic. Anyways.
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2021-01-0748 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 44 - Yayoi Kusama: Finding Infinity in Polka DotsWe’ve rocked around the Christmas tree, we’ve opened our presents, and now we sit—desperate and ready to pop champagne and say “sayonara!” to 2020. However, before we dive into the new year, we here at BYWAP couldn’t help ourselves and we had to share some together to sing the praises and bemoan the tragedies of the incredible artist: Yayoi Kusama. Queen of polka dots and Master of Infinity (Rooms), she has been celebrated and praised in the contemporary for being an #instagramable artist.... but, she is so much more than that!
Join us as we say goodb...
2021-01-0252 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 43 - Winter Markets and COVID BluesHoly Christmas Special, Batman! It’s Christmas Eve and all around the (predominantly Western) world, town squares that would once be bustling with lights and cheer are silent. So, grab your cup of gluehwein and a handful of roasted chestnuts and join your BYWAP hosts for a Christmas Special. Find out how deep the European Winter Markets rivalries run, be endeared to Stephanie and Elene reflecting on when they could share holidays together, take the Hobbits to Valkenburg, and make a vow to go visit a Winter Market when we’re finally free to explore the world sans Pandemic!
2020-12-2437 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 42 - Artworld Shenanigans I: COVID-19 UpdatesWow! December? Already? We've done COVID Updates several times this year (in April & August), and in the spirit of every 4 months, we'd like to give 2020 one last update to see where things are going. Thankfully, the news is a touch more promising on the virus-side of things with the roll-out of vaccines! However, there is always the darker side of these festivities and frolicking. Please stay safe.
Find out how some museums are trying to use their collections to bankroll employees; contemplate briefly on how street art impacts the value of real estate; reflect of fabulous re-discoveries...
2020-12-1746 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 41 - An Adventure in Urban Conservation (w/ Tamro!)We live in a society: architecture edition. Your BYWAP hosts are back at it again, with domestic architecture expert Tamro, investigating the history of cities. When did people start to see the value in urban architecture, and when did conserving it become a priority? In today's episode, we dive into the foundation of the cities and places that make up daily life—but in an Architecture Nerd sort of way!
Reminisce on how problematic the 20th century REALLY was; dive into the challenges that come about trying to preserve the past to keep it for the future; lis...
2020-12-101h 07
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 40 - But, Why? An Introduction to SurrealismWhen an art movement born of Dada, post WWI depression, and Sigmund Freud comes on the scene.... What did you really expect? Join BYWAP for this mini picnic of lucid dreaming and furry teacups. Together, we'll explore the deeply troubling thoughts of artists like Max Ernst, Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte, and so many others—as well as take inspiration from the techniques they developed to make this uncanny art.
Find out how Surrealism took root in 20th century Paris through the form of manifests and creative types; contemplate quietly the art that you could create if you did...
2020-12-0351 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 39 - Loving Vincent (Movie Night!)Happy (American) Thanksgiving, to you and yours! Please take care of yourselves and donate to all groups that fight for Indigenous rights. It's movie night here in the BYWAP household, and, if you couldn't tell yet, your hosts are very dear fans of the late Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh. This week, we watched the prettiest movies in the world, Loving Vincent (2017). Let us join Armand Roulin in his mission to deliver a letter, and fall down the rabbit hole of investigating the red-head's demise. It's so tender and sweet and beautiful—and a tight(ish) 90mins! It's a sl...
2020-11-2643 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 38 - Why Have There Been No Great Transgender Artists?We're coming for your throat, Linda! On a spicy (technically third part) response, BYWAP is back on our regular bullsh*t to talk about Art Spaces and Queer artists with Why Have There Been No Great Transgender Artists by Jeannie Tang, delivered at the Queering the Museum panel at the Brooklyn Museum (2013). Today's episode discussion is also enhanced by Marta Wiktoria Byrll's article Modern Transgender Art (2020). To no one's surprise, gender, identity, and race still deeply impacts how artists are received... And usually? It's not great! If your feminism isn't intersectional, it's trash.
Find ou...
2020-11-1938 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 37 - Diego Rivera: Mexico, Murals, and MenFriends, Enemies, and Lovers: Welcome to Scorpio Season. Come one—come all—to this incredibly special episode: our one year anniversary episode! Today we talk about the incredible and tumultuous life of Diego Rivera—muralist of the people, and Frida Kahlo's other half. No High School Musical references this time, but we're so happy to have spent our first of many fantastic years with all of you!
Find out the political and artistic evolution of Diego Rivera's style; discuss the problematic and frustrating nature of one man's ego; remain fascinated by Diego's commitment to being an occultist; fill in...
2020-11-1257 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 36 - The Hanging Gardens of BabylonOh! The waters—the watersss—of Babylon. The waters that pour through the foundations of a luscious hanging garden! Where, exactly, were those gardens, you might ask? Well, consult some old-time-y writer trying to invent click-bait in the 3rd century, and you'd hear of the great stories of the Babylon empire. But, then again, almost every other city in some faraway place was Babylon, and the cite near modern-day Baghdad has never produced any record of these super fancy hanging structures... So, where were these gardens, exactly? And, what does Alexander the Great have to do with all of this...
2020-11-0544 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 35 - The Love Affair of Storytelling (w/ T.H. Ponders)Welcome to the end of Spooky Season, and we hope that we move into November with safety and security. And, most importantly, we hope you can move into the holidays holding onto the stories we find comfort in. This week’s guest—the one and only T.H Ponders from Accession fame—brings us to the fireplace, and teaches us about the Ekphrastic tradition: where art tells a story, and that story becomes art.
Find out why it matters that we tell stories about art; ponder with Ponders about the history of Ekphrasis; enjoy the debut of our new...
2020-10-291h 13
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 34 - Medusa: A #MeToo Icon?The story of Medusa is one of tragedy, heartbreak, and ultimate betrayals. Although Ovid's Metamorphosis has the hero Perseus emerging victorious, today's piece and article look at a reinterpretation of the myth—what if Medusa won the fight? And, furthermore, what happens when said reimagining becomes a powerful symbol for the #MeToo movement?
Find out the story of Medusa and what inspired Luciano Garbati to create this powerful sculpture; sit in awe as Steph and Elene fundamentally disagree over this piece; contemplate the impact of the male gaze and male opinion on the female body; and, let's all a...
2020-10-2248 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 33 - The Masters of the River (Movie Night!)What's perfect for October Season? Ancient Civilizations. Your favorite hosts dawn our archeologists hats, grab our baby paintbrushes, and get to work exploring the fantastic ghost sites of Mohenjo-daro and Dholavira. We went back in time, and found an advanced Indus River Civilization and the Harappan Civilization thriving amongst rivers, lakes, and water systems. Hell yeah. Oh! And the magnificent UNESCO site of Mohenjo-daro literally translates to Mound of the Dead Men.
Find out what shenanigans led to the ultimate discovery of these cities; discover how aqueducts and water channels forged these near-Industrial trade cities; un-learn...
2020-10-1545 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 32 - Duchamp's Ready Made LegacyIn the spirit of Duchamp, we here at BYWAP are here to stand behind a simple truth: we don’t believe in art. We believe in artists! The horrors of War and Economic strife brought us Dada, and Dada gave us weird contemporary art that requires an arts history degree to decipher. Nothing is perfect, all systems are flawed, but we’ve got all these Ready-Mades ready for mass distribution and we hope you’re ready for the CHAOS.
Find out the crazy sh*t that Duchamp came up with to promote as art, criticize the nature of 20th...
2020-10-0841 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 31 - Ukiyo-e: Art of the Floating WorldWelcome to Spooky Season! As we reflect on how time and life changes, we must also stop and think about the power of cultural exchange. Arts and culture doesn't operate in a vacuum, and different influences can radically transform different mediums. However, today's subject is unique. For the Edo (Tokugawa) period, Japan was characterized by economic growth, strict social order, isolationist foreign policy... and a wildly popular enjoyments of the arts. Ukiyo-e, then, represents the final phase of a long development of Japanese culture operating in total isolation from the rest of the world. And after two centuries of...
2020-10-0154 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 30 - How To Talk About ArtOr, as our audio wizard, Julieta, puts it: Can We Offer You A Crash Course On Art in This Trying Time? Clickbait titles aside, today's episode dives into a topic so painfully overlooked by the art world. Have you ever been overwhelmed being in a gallery that you know nothing about the artist? Have you ever just been lost for words? Does talking about art make you uncomfortable? Just because you like art doesn't mean you know how to TALK about art. Over our many years deeply rooted to the art world, your favorite hosts have some tips and...
2020-09-2438 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 29 - The Woman in Gold (Movie Night!)This week we're popping popcorn, bringing out our art law textbooks, and righting some of the wrongs of the Nazis. Tonight's Movie Night is the 2015 Historical Drama of "The Woman in Gold". Based off the incredible true story of one family's fight to reclaim stolen art, this movie centers itself around Gustav Klimt's "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I"—or, "The Woman in Gold". This Helen Mirren/Ryan Reynolds film manages to make a six year legal battle seem interesting! Join us as we look at the over-the-top nature of the painting, pine to visit Austria, critique Hollywood's penchant for st...
2020-09-1743 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 28 - The Representation of Mental Illness in MuseumsFrom Munch to Van Gogh, Goya to Kusama—the connection between mental illness and creativity has been a talking point of many art critics and art journals for centuries. However, the extent of that same illness being translated into museum spaces is a relatively new concept, with many museums opting to overlook (or outright deny) the impact of these diseases on artists. Join us as we read Elene's fantastic MuseumNext article, and dive into these deep and murky waters. Find out how different museums have used mental illness as conversation points, examine three different case studies of representation in ex...
2020-09-1041 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 27 - Il Divino, MichelangeloThe most rewarding part of Art History is the look on someone's face when you inform them that these Renaissance Masters are actually catty drama queens—it tends to be a mix of surprise, joy, and horror. Vasari had his favorites, and so do we. Let's kick off our Renaissance Masters series with our boy: Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni. Find out the true nature of our short and angry Renaissance man, discover the weird drama that permeated in Florence, contemplated why you should never trust the Medici, and realize just how Michelangelo hated his job.
Things have changed, but we...
2020-09-031h 15
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 26 - We Made It Up: An Introduction to Cultural Memory (w/ Dzebo)There's no earthly way of knowing which direction your memories are going. And while this may not be Willy Wonka's tunnel to hell, the fluid and ever changing imagery of a river that cannot be pinned down or dominated is evocative of the nature of memories. Memory is what we make of it, and this week’s guest—Dzebo, our dear Georgian Cultural Memory Studies major—helps us get to the bottom of the tricky nature of Cultural and Collective Memory. Find out how obsessed Steph has been over the Animal Crossing bandwagon, the long-term effects of nationalistic propaganda, how di...
2020-08-271h 00
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 25 - A COVID UpdateRemember back in April when we were hopeful and interested in overcoming a pandemic before summer? Remember how we thought the world could globally deal with it? Anyways.
A lot has changed since our 6th episode, and it's time we updated you all with some fun, fresh (and occasionally depressing) reminders. Find out what some museums are doing to reopen safely, what happens when museum funding runs out, the current state of COVID-19 cultural affairs, and what it sounds like when Stephanie forgets how to speak Spanish.
Things have changed, but w...
2020-08-2048 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 24 - Hagia Sophia: May She Outlive Us AllA BYWAP First: An Architecture Episode! In today's episode, we finally talk about one of the most captivating buildings in the world: the Hagia Sophia. The church, then basilica, then mosque, then museum, and now mosque again has been continuing the ebb and flow of lived history. In today's episode, we tackle the long standing history of this magnificent monument and how it's being impacted in 2020. Join us as we celebrate They Might Be Giants, challenge neoimperialism, cry about how wonderful Byzantine Architecture, and reconsider their lives when a five year project involves building the literal heavens.
2020-08-1347 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 23 - Tim's Vermeer (Movie Night!)Sometimes we lay in bed and we, too, dream about painting a Vermeer. And after Tim’s experiment here—maybe we can! It’s movie night in the BYWAP Camp and today’s episode is all about Tim’s Vermeer (2014). This man is the embodiment of Skill Share (and googling your way through a comprehensive liberal arts degree), and we stan. Is it cheating to use technology in art? Does the quality of work diminish if you 'copy'? Join us as we indulge in wholesome art content, speculate the artistic talents of Johannes Vermeer, and yell about 17th century artist poli...
2020-08-0651 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 22 - The Aesthetics of RevolutionMedia is mandated by the eyes that are drawn to it. Revolution is mandated by the voices that rally behind it. In today’s episode, your favorite hosts tackle the media that responds to passionate change and violence by looking at the Aesthetics of Revolution. Join us as we investigate the lasting impact of social media during political revolution, challenge the performative but necessary nature of memes, and bemoan corporations getting in on the aesthetic action just to sell you socks [upside-down smiley face].
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2020-07-3138 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 21 - The Abramović MethodHere’s the thing: performance is intentional. To be present in the moment, Marina Abramović teaches artists and audiences alike that 'performance' requires commitment, passion, focus, strength, and a little bit of instability. Find out what the Rhythms are; how InfoWars decided to take interest in her work'; why Abramović had "an artist should avoid falling in love with another artist" as a part of her manifesto; and, how David Blaine offered to kill Abramović for the finale of The Artist is Present.
She's the best.
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2020-07-161h 16
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 20 - Why Repatriate? (w/ Lindsey Anton-Wood)Why Repatriate, you may ask? Well... How do African masks and Totem Poles in museums make you feel? Do you wonder how they got there? Would you return stolen goods, even if you think you would do a better job taking care of it? This week’s guest is literal backbone of the show: Lindsey Anton-Wood, a Canadian studies researcher and our fabulous graphics designer. Today she helps us further last week's discussion of why (stolen) cultural objects find themselves under constant controversy. Find out why "to the victor, goes the spoils" paved the way for the looting of Bl...
2020-07-0952 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 19 - The Trouble with (the Title) ArtHappy July! Stay inside! Stay safe!
Come sit around the academic campfire of our hearts, and join us in our article discussion of "The Trouble with (The Term) Art" by author Carolyn Dean. We love her, we love this article, we need more discussions on how to classify art. Can we talk about Art without talking about colonialism? What is Art by Intention or Art by Appropriation? Do we put too much value into our ability to define things art Art? What does that mean for us? This article broke us in many ways, but let's get i...
2020-07-0242 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 18 - The Iconoclasm of the ConfederacyCome one, come all, as we gather together to watch history being made as another history is torn down. But, it's not the history you'd think. Why are there so many Confederate statues in the United States? Where did they come from? Where can they go? Find out the long history of iconoclasm, where current events meet Hannah Montana references, and the long nature of destroying the symbols of ideologies that are oppressive to a current-era... A physical manifestation of 'Cancel Culture'.
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2020-06-2557 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 17 - The Color That CorruptsThere's a lot of white in nature. It's just a thing, a color, the by-product of calcium. But alas, it just also had to be associated with Ancient Rome and purity, and we've never recovered. Your host will never learn. This week, we watched BBC Four's "The History of Art in Three Colors" series, watching the "White" episode for our Movie Night....... And Booooy Howdy. To no one's surprise, the art world is genuinely appalling when you get into the nitty gritty of colorism. Find out how you can gay your way into a dream job at the Vatican, Stephanie's de...
2020-06-1858 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 16 - Systemic Racism and Museums (w/ Tania Comenencia)We are trained to see the patterns in arts and culture, but too often white privilege gives us the opportunity to overlook the systemic racism in museums. This week’s guest is Tania Comenencia, a Dutch heritage researcher who focuses on the last legacy of slavery in the Netherlands, and she helps us further the discussion of how systemic racism impacts culture. Find out how the individual perspective impacts systemic racial biases in museum practice, how much we love museum postcards, where privilege creates blind spots, and how those of us in the arts and heritage field can speak ou...
2020-06-111h 13
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 15 - #podcastblackoutThe First Pride Was a Riot. In protest of the epidemic of racism and police brutality that affects Black people in America daily, this episode is part of #podcastblackout. The movement was started by the Cult 45: The Movie podcast. BYWAP is pro-black, pro-protect, anti-cop, anti-racist.
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Please do not solely rely on memes and hashtags to express your feelings. Social media has made it entirely too easy to have performative activism, but activism is online and offline. Look to books: read Audre Lorde, James Baldwin, T...
2020-06-0402 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 14 - Losing Our Marbles: The Parthenon MarblesMay is Art Theft Month, and today's episode is no exception. To finish strong, your hosts have finally tackled The Parthenon Marbles debacle, and what this means in the context of art theft. Find out how these architectural marvels ended up at the British Museum, why Greece wants them back, and watch us find the most roundabout way of saying “repatriation”, but you’ll know what we mean when we say it.
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2020-05-281h 05
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 13 - BYWAP's Most Wanted: Jerks Who Steal Artifacts From EgyptExtra, Extra! Read all about it: pretentious white European thinks he has claim to ancient Egyptian artifacts! And no one was surprised.
Today we talk about Art of the Heist's enthralling episode "The Pharaoh's Head"! Jonathan Tokeley-Parry led a life of riches, art smuggling, and the heist of a lifetime... Only to be betrayed by the simplest of oversights. What exactly did he take? Why does it matter? Join us! Find out how how intensive the art smuggling efforts are, what happens when your laws on arts and culture aren't global, and why drinking Hemlock is probably not your best bet...
2020-05-211h 39
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 12 - You'd Scream Too If It Happened To YouI Scream, You Scream, we all Scream! And Can't Stop Screaming! Today we talk about the captivating nature of Norwegian expressionist artist Edvard Munch's haunting painting: The Scream. So much happened to this painting... Like, so much. And we're so excited to be sharing this with you! Sometimes you have to have major drama for the world to love you, and this painting is no exception. Find out how many times Munch had to deal with the scream to exorcize this obsession from his soul, what it takes to specialize in Munch authentications, and how easy it is to...
2020-05-211h 00
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 11 - Where The Hell is Mona Lisa?As all is fair in love and war, such is the wild nature of all things art crime. We begining “Art Theft Month” with the captivating and utterly wild story of the lost and found Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece. Find out what it takes to steal a Renaissance painting, how we’re holding up during the pandemic, why you shouldn’t trust a smirking chick with no eyebrows, and is the painting at the Louvre *actually* Mona? Find out right now!
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2020-05-0757 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 10 - Édouard Manet's Sexy Garden TimeJoin us on a picnic: no clothes required! As we celebrate double digits on podcast episodes, we look at another sort of progenitor. Avant-garde artist Édouard Manet (not Monet, but he’s in here too) is considered to be one of the founding fathers of the Impressionist movement, but is that really true? This week’s episode analyzes the life & times of the artsy bourgeois, makes a hundred different references to how little French critics liked Manet’s work, and takes a sabbatical to Spain to talk about light subjects... Like the Inquisition.
Fuck the Establishment, y'all.
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2020-04-301h 29
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 9 - Museums and the Combating of Social InequalityBoy, oh, boy—does this get heated! How's April treating, y'all? Good? Bad? Are you tired? Please drink more water, you deserve it. Today's episode looks at Richard Sandell's (2003) "Museums and the combating of social inequality: roles, responsibilities, resistance" article. Find out how passionate your hosts are about the current state of museum affairs, our anime-filled pandemic plans, #MuseumsAreNotNeutral, the WILD notion that "art for art's sake" is a good enough museum/gallery model, and why we used Sandell's writing in both of our thesis'. Thesises? Thesi? Theseseseses. Thesisis. Thesisesesis....
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2020-04-231h 09
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 8 - Monuments Men (Movie Night!)This week we're popping popcorn, bringing out our conservation tools & brushes, and fighting Nazis. That's right: we're watching the 2014 film Monuments Men—the Saving-Private-Ryan of art films. Join us for a boozy rambling of the most active job museum people can get, a celebration of badasses spying on Nazis, a shocking discovery of the Clooney family, the importance of culture, lots of vague references to random scenes, and our constant amazement at how much of this movie was based on true events. This movie was really fun, y'all.
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2020-04-161h 07
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 7 - A Story of Us + UpdatesExtra, extra, read all about it: BYWAP is coming to you weekly! Today, we’re finally sitting down and introducing ourselves properly. Find out what brought us into the arts and heritage field, our podcast identity hiccups, some “Little Mermaid” references, and our plans for the COVID-19 new future.
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You can follow BYWAP on Twitter and Instagram. We want to hear from you, to share this time with you. We're in this together, and we're better together. Please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts. Every little...
2020-04-0945 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 6 - Museums in the Time of COVID-19 (w/ Silvija Burbaitė)As we find ourselves in a new kind of current events storm, we're joined today by Silvija Burbaitė, who gives us an insight into one museum worker's perspective of museum work, international travel, and the Los Angeles Lockdown situation. Things may have changed dramatically in the span of a week, but we do our best to bemoan the current state of Museum Affairs while also offering small, cultural reprieves to fill quiet panic over these upcoming months. Also featured is some wholesome friendship, COVID-19 discussions, bad jokes, #yolo mentions, and the hangups of virtual tours.
Things have changed, but we're c...
2020-04-021h 08
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 5 - Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists? (Part 2)The only March Madness that's not getting canceled this month is the final part of our series! Today finishes our discussion of Linda Nochlin's (1971) "Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?" article. While we were hoping that between the parts we could resolve this whole debacle, we will just have to see if Part 2 solves it! Find out how we're planning to change the world with clout, how essential the fundamental access to education and training could make or break an artist's career, and how quick we are to aggressively callout the "Gal Pals" narrative on old-timey lesbians. And...
2020-03-121h 25
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 4 - Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists? (Part 1)Welcome to February: the month that refuses to slow down! Today is the first of a two-part series, looking into Linda Nochlin's (1971) "Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?" article. Find out how to avoid getting into fist fights over poorly-phrased questions, what the lasting impact of the Feminist Movement on Art History has been, why there's no such thing as "The Genius", and where exactly the 2020 Oscars’ fit into all of this. Join us in all the yelling! Help BYWAP grow by spreading the word! You can find us on Twitter and Instagram. Also, please leave us a re...
2020-02-131h 39
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 3 - Fire Walk With UsAn investigation of David Lynch & his art
2020-01-1657 min
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 2 - Caravaggio VS Giovanni: Love Conquers AllHappy Holiday Season! Today we get a *little* R-rated as we talk about one of (art) history's pettiest rivalries: Michelangelo Merisi de Caravaggio and Giovanni Baglione. Find out how little your two hosts like Mannerism, why you shouldn't write your enemy's biography, and our Hot Takes on the Art Basel Banana. Help BYWAP grow by spreading the word! You can find us on Twitter and Instagram. Also, please leave us a review on iTunes. Every little bit helps as we begin growing, and we cannot wait to talk to you all again next month. Our music was written and r...
2019-12-131h 04
Bet You Wish This Was An Art PodcastEp 1 - The One and Only: Frida KahloHappy Scorpio Season! We celebrate Elene's birthday by releasing our first episode! Today we talk about the mythos and reality of the world famous Mexican icon: Frida Kahlo. Find out what the significance of the Mexican revolution was on Frida's life, how we manage to weave High School Musical references into everything, and how sometimes you have to invent your own mythology to circumvent mortality. Help BYWAP grow by spreading the word! You can find us on Twitter and Instagram. Also, please leave us a review on iTunes. Every little bit helps as we begin growing, and we cannot...
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