Best Arthistorypodcast Podcasts (2025)

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Betye Saar; Aunt Jemima's Packin' HEAT! 59:39

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OOOOOOHHHHHHH MYYYY GAHHHH oh my gah... We LOVE a DISRUPTER on this show! We love a revolter! A revolutionary... and that's exactly what this woman's art is. YASSSS another alive queen who was in the exact right place at the exact right time. Come join as we unpack the LEGENDARY ICONIC works of Betye Saar and sorry in advance for all the Mad Men re…

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Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus Augustus: Possessed and OBSESSED! 58:48

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OOOOOOOOOO we are still stuck in spooky vibes and simply are NOT READY for the winter holidays! It's still fall ya'll and we're here to keep the spooky slutty drama tales going for the time being... enter HADRIAN'S VILLA! Yes this villa is just a dramatic and rumory as the modern day Love Island, and with the added bonus of murder mysteries and the…

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William Blake: The Red-Flag Dragon!!!! 1:13:51

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HAPPY BAROQUE B-VERSARY TO ALL THOSE WHO CELEBRATE! I know we certainly do! This year we're doing it up BIG with one of the most SPOOKY haunty painters/engravers/printmakers/poet of all time... the illustrious WILLIAM BLAKE! Yes this man definitely knows how to make evil SEXY and we're going to get into all of it... after all you can't have good wi…

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Zdzisław Beksiński: Sexy Sadist! 56:45

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Oooooo gurllll we are going to get INTO this HAUNTED family! Come join us as we stay on theme for this SPOOKY time of year with the tragic story of Zdzisław Beksiński. Yes it seems at every turn there is bad news in this guys story, but you didn't think paintings became that METAL without some sad times behind them... did you?! Disclaimer: This epi…

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Henry Fuseli: The Man of Your NIGHTMARES!!!! 53:32

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Well well well, if it isn't another man with the inability to regulate his emotions in a healthy way... At least he worked it out through painting and unsent letters? Yes, I guess we can give credit where credit is due... Come listen on this Friday as we go through the life of this GOTH ass painter. There will be obsessions, there will be GIRLS GON…

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Cindy Sherman: KARMA CHAMELEON! 1:05:48

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Ohhh we don't often do alive artists, but when we do we tend to shit on Robert Longo because we mixed him up with Robert Smithson… hatred can be dumbing in that way... So if you love Cindy, but you hate Spiral Jetty... THIS ONE IS FOR YOU! Come join us as we talk about our intensely private, driven, and disruptor Cindy Sherman! Xoxo, - The BB's Mus…

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Louise Bourgeois: Spider Mommy! 1:05:02

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Welcome back to another week of your fav gossipy low brow trashy art history podcast! This week we're bringing you a classic way ahead of her time down and dirty Baroque BB. We’ll have DADDY ISSUES, childhood trauma dumping, and a hot ass take in spiders from our dear girl Louise! XoxoxoBy Baroque Bs

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Mary Cassatt: Unwed and UNBOTHERED! 1:02:55

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Who's that lady... who'd that lady? Lovely ladyyyy... who's that LaDaY? SHE'S MOTHER-EFFING Mary Cassatt and she is not here to play. Ooooo we love a good POWER B and this one can definitely sit with us. We will get into the childhood, the will-they won't they's with another famous impressionist, and we'll get into WHY this girl changed the art wor…

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Claude Monet: You're SOOOOOOOooOOOO Brave! 1:26:23

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OMG omg OMg oMg We are BACK from our Summer Siesta! Wishing you and yours a HaWt SuMmEr! Definitely not a HOT summer because... oy vey we are not here for the underboob sweat. ANYWAYS, We missed you so so much! Also, please forgive me I know my mic SUCKS in this episode and have ordered a new one... it is being remedied. ANYWAYS, this guy... the ma…

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Ansel Adams: Still 1:07:17

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Okay okay OKURRRR Thank you for your patience because LIFE IS LIFE-ING for your two fav Baroque B's right now! But omg omg omg we did not have it as hard as those fighting for the affection of our dear Ansel Adams. Yes, this man was MOUNTAIN-A-TIZED and could not be torn away from his one true love... Yosemite. Come join for all the drama on the cl…

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CP12: Top 5 Places to Visit in Salisbury, England 9:43

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Top 5 Places to Visit in Salisbury, England Want to check out Stonehenge? the first time I went to Stonehenge I took a Trip Advisor tour bus from London and spent almost 5 hours in London traffic! So the next time I went, I took a train and stayed just 20 minutes away in the town of Salisbury and it was amazing. In this video, I will tell you my To…

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CP11 Brass Rubbing at St. Martin in-the-Fields, London 6:31

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CP11 Brass Rubbing at St. Martin in-the-Fields, London. Also available to watch on YouTube. Join Sharon as she tries her hand at the medieval practice of brass rubbing tombstones at St. Martin's in-the-fields Church in London. Learn about the art of brass rubbing and the history behind the art. With dozens of tombstones to choose from, Sharon picke…

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Sandro Botticelli: The Heart of the Ocean 55:50

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Okay sea QUEENS let's get DOWN on some Botticelli! He's was THE moment during the Renaissance, but moments do have a way of fading. Come find out how our guy went from the top to the bottom, some DRAMA-RAMA involving your fav dysfunctional Florentine Family, and WHO THE F IS THAT HOT ASS B IN THOSE PAINTINGS?! Love you! Xoxo, The Baroque B's…

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Keith Haring: WHAT IS LOVE? 56:57

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OMG we are so sorry for the delay here! Chelsea got sick, the time changed, Springing Forward is officially kicking our ass... but boy oh boy did we LOVE getting together to talk about our favorite boy... Keith Haring. This guy never failed to stay true to himself, making the whole art world question if art truly is for everyone... well you know ho…

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Robert Mapplethorpe: The Quest for the Perfect Penis! 1:21:59

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I mean... if you're not pissing off somebody are you even doing it right? In a world where "don't yuck somebody's yum" is now a direct order, we have to remember to pay homage to those who pioneered acceptance of sexual liberation! Come join us as we talk about some of the first photographed DICK PICS to enter that high art world and how Robert Map…

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Mike Kelley: California Dreamin' 1:16:06

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What do stuffed animals, Superman and conference rooms all have in common? They've all made it into the heart and art of the star of this episodes show! Yes, there were not a lot of stones unturned by this disruptive artist, and though we do think we get it... we do not always agree. Come find out what you think! There will be seethrough dresses, t…

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Camille Claudel: It's Complicated! 58:33

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Oof, boy this has been a rough week amirite? Between natural disasters and general malaise, it's been hard to gain the motivation to just keep on keepin' on. But then I think about our girl Cami and realize... it is not so bad.... the rumors are rough and tough in this one. We hope for her sake some are not true.... Come join along for the art, sta…

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Eugene Delacroix: March On! 1:09:35

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LET’s GOOOO!!! It’s a tale as old as time - rich guy rules people, rich guy exploits people, people get pissed, people kill rich guy…. It’s happened before, it’s happening now AND WE’RE TALKING ABOUT IT! 👁️By Baroque Bs

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Hilma Af Klint: Time Traveler 1:19:11

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OMG omg OMG omg Happy Holidaysssss Baroque BB's! We are so freaking proud of all of you! Thank you for joining us this year and supporting us through lots of ups and downs. We have had such a lovely journey and figured, what better way to end this year than with a SHE-bang?!?! Yes, we all knew that Kandinsky seemed a little TOO cocky about founding…

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Nero: I'm the BAAADDDDDDD BOYYYYYY! 1:03:39

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Ooooo boy oh boy do the Romans give BAADDDD a whole new definition! And if you are into Roman history or fucked up family bushes, then this episode is for you! It's got so much drama it could be the backbone of a plot for a Law and Order SVU episode... so buckle up baby because Dick Wolf has nothing on Niro! DUN DUN!!!!…

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Grace Hartigan and Helen Frankenthaler Part 2: Taking Over the Inner Circle 1:08:43

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Omg omg omg week 2 of all the abstract expressionism drama!!! Come join us for this weeks episode on two bodacious babes of 20th century art!!! There will be retelling of poor times in the past, there will be cackling, there will be drama, and there will be shit talking on art historians GOD DAMNIT! Alright!!! WE LOVE YOU SM! the Baroque B’s…

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HAPPY FRIENDSGIVING Grace Hartigan and Helen Frankenthaler: Breaking the Inner Circle Part 1 1:09:20

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Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud: Twin Flames or an Inferno? 1:34:26

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OOOoooffff what a week! We're just over here like all of you trying to figure out how to keep the peace at that Thanksgiving table, and I know a sure-fire way for me has always been to have a good old fashioned FRIENDSGIVING! So if that election has you down, just know you are not alone. We are here with you and to deliver some NASTY ass tea to get…

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BONUS EPISODE! Dracula v Frankenstein! 1:22:05

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HAPPY BAROQUE B-VERSARY! What better way to celebrate with than a DOUBLE SPOOK-FEATURE?!?! Yes,By Baroque Bs

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SPOOKFEST!!! Juan Luna de San Pedro y Novicio; It's COMPLICATED! 1:12:51

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Are you ready to get SPOOKY?! Come join us this week for another episode of art filled TEA with this world famous Filipino artist! YASSS we’re going there! We’ll get into the drama, the art, the toxic energy and most importantly for this month… THE HAUNTED ASS PAINTING!!!! There will be celebrations of lumpia, there will be overshares of personal t…

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SPOOKFEST! Pieter Bruegel the Elder: HELL is Other People! 58:19

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HAPPY SPOOKFEST!!!! YAYYY!!!! What better way to bring in the fall vibes than with the MOST AUTUMNAL PAINTER EVER?!?! Seriously, it's like halloween is his aesthetic and the harsh reality that life is a walking horror is the SPOOKIEST THING OF ALL! There will be proverbs, there will be a mysterious death, and there will be BURNT SIENNA! Just like..…

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SPOOKFEST! Arshile Gorky: Keeping Fucking Moving! 1:02:58

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Omg omg omg… oh… my… gah! We are so sorry this is a day late because mental health things. Thank you for sticking with us. WELCOME TO OUR FIRST SPOOKFEST EPISODE! We are kicking spooky season off the right way this year… with some really fucking HAUNTED ass paintings! Come join us as we go through the life of poor dear Gork-a-roni! There will be af…

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Ai WeiWei: China's MOST WANTED! 1:23:36

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Happy first week of Fall BB’s! We are so happy to welcome ya’ll back to another week of FaRt FiStOrY! We are so excited to bring you another week and this week focusing on a long time fav, the one the only AI WEIWEI! Come join us as we journey through the life of this ICONIC activist that you cannot help but be inspired by. I think my mind and eyeb…

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Gian Lorenzo Bernini: MICHELANGELO WHO?! 1:01:46

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OOooooo yes, there is nothing we love more than some unhinged weirdness, and it definitely gets WEIRD in this episode! Come join us as we dive into the life of Baroque Bad Boy and all around weirdo Gian aka Gianny Lorenzo Bernininininininini. There will be way too many PeN15s together in one sculpture, there will be extreme exhibitions of devotion …

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Damien Hirst: I'm STUCK! 1:23:08

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Oooooo who's your favorite/least favorite POLAR-IZING BAD BOIIIIIII?!?! Yass the controversy does seem to follow our dear Damien around... almost like a bad play you can't help but watch. He has played the puppeteer for so long, but it's just not dead animals he's orchestrating. What are your thoughts? Do you think he's running the show? Or is it a…

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Gala Placidia: Bow Down BITCH! 1:18:58

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Welcome back to another wonderful week of two cats hosting an art history podcast and enjoying every second of it! If you're in the mood to pretend you are at a slumber party with your best girly girlfriends playing truth or dare and talking crushes, but you also wanna learn a thing or two along the way, then this episode is for you! Come join as w…

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Hieronymus Bosch: What THE HELL?! 1:20:36

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Welcome back to another glorious week of more HaWt JuIcY aRt HiStOry! We probably get the lowest our dirty low brows can go this week with one of Chelsea's fav's of all time... HIERONYMUS BOSCH! There will be finagle-ing of the bagel-ing, there will be genitals in almost every place you never even thought to put them, there will be good berries, th…

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Gustav Klimt: Mr. Lover Lover 1:18:29

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WE'RE BACKKKKKKkkkkKKKKkkkk!!! Omg omg omg! Thank you all so much for your patience. We have missed you all so much and are so grateful for all the love we received while we were on summer siesta! As promised we have returned and are here to deliver on the much anticipated and many-a-time requested (like within the last few week and how did you all…

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Francoise Gilot: Lions Mate With LIONS! 1:34:52

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Welcome to our episode on the fabulous, fantastic bada$$ B, Francois Gilot!! Not only has she art-matized us with her ICONIC work, but she also won the hearts of many in her life… except for maybe her father. OOF, what didn’t this woman endure from men? Well, we are gonna get into all and we’re so excited we get to have Taylor join us for the fun! …

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Katsushika Hokusai: This Old Man MAD About ART! 1:08:49

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いらっしゃいませ, Irasshaimase, WELCOME to our HOKUSAI epic-sode! We FUCKING LOVE this guy and are so excited to share his life story with YOU ALL. Our most beloved friends and listeners. This one has it all... ghost stories, fellatio performing squid, and more! Come join us as we go through the long life of our dear Hokusai. There will be sake, there will…

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Diego Velazquez: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 1:06:01

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Ooooooo welcome to another week of juicy hot goss about your fav high brow art. Come join us as we get into all the low brow happenings behind this famous high brow court painter! There are a lot of petty b*tches in this episode, and we are HERE FOR IT! Come find out what Kendrick Lamar and Diego Valazquez have in common, why Quentin Tarantino is t…

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Leonardo Da Vinci: The Blood, the Bodies, and the Beauty! 1:22:52

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Well, well, well... we FINALLY made it around to this old guy... What better way to celebrate PRIDE than with shouting from the rooftops, I'M LEONARDO DA VINCI AND I LOVE DRAWING WIENERS!!!!.... well okay so that never happened... the shouting part. The wiener drawings totally happened and like... a lot. Anyway come join us as we get into the tea o…

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Ana Mendieta Part Two ft. Evelyn Bird: What's All This Shit Doing on the Ground? A MURDER, not a mystery... and also FUCK CARL ANDRE! 1:21:39

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Welcome back to another week going through the life of our beloved Ana. Gone too soon at the hands of a total asshole, and we are here to put the rumors to rest with the TRUTH that everyone already knew... join us as we confuse Michigan and Massachusetts, quote Lonely Island, and have an all around good time with our good friend, art conservator ex…

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Ana Mendieta Part One: Love, The Earth, and THE TRUTH! 1:18:41

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Okay, Baroque BB's... this one is intense. I never thought I could love earth art so much until maybe now. Come join us as we get into why we HATE the Spiral Jetty, what is earth art, and how the hell you are supposed to look at this stuff! We will get into it all as we honor the interesting and impactful work of Ana Mendieta... sans murder for par…

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Marcel Duchamp: SORRY YOU DON'T GET IT! 1:25:26

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OOOOOoooo boy! This alt guy gives AVANT GARDE a whole new meaning! Come get weird with it as we dive into the WEIRD BRAIN of good old Marcy... or was he weird? Or maybe was he just a normal dude? You decide and let us know! We're all ears. Thanks for listening. We love you! Xoxo, The Baroque B'sBy Baroque Bs

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Greer Lankton: Subversive Barbie Girl in a Fucked Up Barbie World! 1:15:04

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Oooohhhh this Queen was something else! Barbie does not have shit on this bitch! Come join us as we go through the short but impactful life of the East Village's IT GIRL! And though the struggle was real with this one, we're reminded to still laugh through it all. Go on! Be the happy disaster you are! As always thanks for listening! Xoxo, The Baroq…

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Louise Vigee Le Brun: Every Rose Has It's Thorn!!! Featuring Ezriel from Ezriel Arts 1:51:46

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OMG the DRAMA is realer than our favorite 2007 reality television show! Yes, Brett Michael's has NOTHING on our girl Louise and the hot steeping TEA that surrounded her during the French Revolution! Come this week as we are joined by EZRIEL aka IZZY aka EZRIEL ARTS aka MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE aka PLANT LADY aka ARTIST aka ART CATALOGUER aka OUR NEW BEST…

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Edvard Munch: Daddy Vibes! 1:13:06

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OOooooo the tea is SPICY in this weeks episode. Come join us as we travel through the tragic, drunken, exciting life of our boy Eddy! Yes, this week has some "when partying goes wrong" stories, and we're here to divulge all the hot goss! So come and see why this guy is considered the DADDY of Expressionism! As always, with love! The Baroque B's…

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Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Titanic Wasn't Supposed to Sink! 1:22:19

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Welcome to another TANTALIZING week of your favorite art history DRAMA! In this weeks episode we go through the impactful and amazing life of this gone-too-soon REVOLUTIONARY artist. Yes Basquiat's work is a WHOLE ASS VIBE in itself, and we'll get into the TEA of how graffiti becomes FINE ASS ART! Get gritty with us! There will be drugs, there will…

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Henri Toulouse Lautrec: Height is JUST a Number After All! 1:12:24

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Awwww, this hawty with a shorty body! We are so excited to share the EXCITEMENT that was the life of Comte Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse Lautrec Monfa! Yes, though this short KING also lead a short life, that doesn't mean he wasn't hot and his life was not impactful. Come find out why he is considered the father of commercial print, the poster bo…

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Lisa Frank: It's not ALL Rainbows and Unicorns...! 1:03:08

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Oof, okay... this one may be a bit hard to swallow... yes we need to preface this nostalgic ICONIC art with a disclaimer that if your in your 30s... your childhood may be a little bit destroyed/tainted after this episode. Yes, we all loved everything covered in kittens, hearts, and rainbows.... but sometimes behind something sweet is a something si…

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Artemisia Gentileschi: Who Runs the World? GIRLS!!! 1:19:20

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Welcome to another enthralling week of low brow art and art history gossip! Join us as we venture through the life of totally-ahead-of-her-time-the-most-baddest-baddie… I mean this bitch was THE BITCH of the Baroque. There will be Jack Black quotes, chopped off heads, torture, and more! But don’t worry, our girl comes out ON TOP! DISCLAIMER: Our de…

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Van Gogh: Can You Hear Me Now? 1:20:48

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Ooooo yes, we are GOING THERE!!!! In this episode, we’ll start off with a riveting discussion on Looners (if you don’t know what this is you’re in for a treat ;) ), segue through all the childhood trauma one poor Vinny could ask for then end with a MYSTERIOUS MURDER TRIAL! Come join in on the fun! Also, we are recruiting stories to share! Send us y…