Quinn and Betty are two non-professional art enthusiasts who love art and want to learn more about it. They take turns researching interesting parts of art history and culture, and sharing those stories with each other. Hosted by Betty Chen and Quinn Rose.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 2 days 2 hours 27 minutes
episode 65: Presidential Portraits
Presidential portraits! Why are so many so boring and a few actually quite interesting? How does Pikachu fit in to this? Let's find out.
episode 64: TikTok's Favorite Paintings
Well, there was a fun TikTok trend about everyone's favorite art pieces, but then the sound got taken down and all the videos are unavailable now, so you're going to have to take our word for it. I mean it's fine, we link to all the art, but still. Rude.
episode 63: JMW Turner
Betty and Quinn return after a brief hiatus to discuss the life and work of JMW Turner... the father of Modernism?
episode 62: Keith Haring
Quinn walks Betty through the life, work, and hot takes of the iconic painter Keith Haring.
episode 61: The Milk of Dreams
Betty walks Quinn through select pavilions and artworks at the 2022 Venice Biennale. This art show has everything: sculptures, paintings, deeply moving artist statements, a paper maze, dreams made out of milk(?)
episode 60: The Venice Biennale
A brief overview of Venice's biannual international art exhibition, but primarily the most scandalous controversies in its 127 year history.
episode 59: Augusta Savage
Augusta Savage was a sculptor, teacher, and part of the Harlem Renaissance. While she was relatively unknown when she passed away, today she's been rediscovered and recognized for her work and for her mentorship to the next generation of artists.
episode 58: Cave Paintings & Handprints
What is the earliest art made by humans? Depends on what you mean by "earliest," "art," and "humans."
episode 57: This Is A Robbery
We discuss the Netflix mini-series _This Is A Robbery_, a documentary about the theft of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990. Featured topics include mobsters, Rembrandt's only seascape, and how easy it was to commit crimes in 1990.
episode 56: Museum Mishaps
After the recent vandalism Anna Leporskaya’s Three Figures, we decided to take a look at some other remarkable (and hilarious) museum incidents.