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Ep 22a: You Must Learn (Bauhaus)
https://bauhausmanifesto.com/ We know a lot about what it was like to be a student there– there were parties every weekend, they had a Bauhaus band that would play, a lot of dancing. They had a festivals, monthly balls, huge feasts,
Ep 21: Sicko Mode (Moretto's St. Rochs)
Masque of the Red Death online Hagiography of St. Roch in·ter·ces·sor/ ˈin(t)ərˌsesər/ noun a person who intervenes on behalf of another, especially by prayer. mon·strance /ˈmänstrəns/ noun (in the Roman Catholic Church) an open or transparent receptac...
Ep 20: Indiana (Thomas Hart Benton’s Indiana Murals)
Why was Thomas Hart Benton's 1933 world's fair entry controversial? Find out!
Ep 19: Dirty Money (Nan Goldin & the Opioid Epidemic)
What's Nan Goldin's activism all about? Check it out!
Ep 18d: King Sh*t (Las Meninas)
How can we see Las Meninas as a meditative tool for the king? Find out!
Ep 18c: Status Symbol (Las Meninas)
Many scholars have come to believe that Velázquez was here addressing the status of painting itself, and by extension, his own status in Spanish society. “In fact, Apelles was a person of great amenity of manners,
Ep 18b: The Puzzle (Las Meninas)
Talkin' about spatial organization in Velazquez's Las Meninas. Check it out!
Ep 18a: Who? What! (Las Meninas)
The first in our five-part series on Velazquez's masterpiece. Check it out!