Hosted by Betty Chen and Quinn Rose.
Quinn and Betty are two non-professional art enthusiasts who love art and want to learn more about it. They took turns researching interesting parts of art history and culture, and sharing those stories with each other.
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#65: Presidential Portraits
November 3rd, 2022 · 41 minutes
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.
#64: TikTok's Favorite Paintings
September 30th, 2022 · 38 minutes
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.
#63: JMW Turner
September 14th, 2022 · 46 minutes
Betty and Quinn return after a brief hiatus to discuss the life and work of JMW Turner... the father of Modernism?
#62: Keith Haring
June 21st, 2022 · 38 minutes
Quinn walks Betty through the life, work, and hot takes of the iconic painter Keith Haring.
#61: The Milk of Dreams
June 7th, 2022 · 37 minutes
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(?)
#60: The Venice Biennale
May 24th, 2022 · 49 minutes
A brief overview of Venice's biannual international art exhibition, but primarily the most scandalous controversies in its 127 year history.
#59: Augusta Savage
May 10th, 2022 · 32 minutes
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.
#58: Cave Paintings & Handprints
April 26th, 2022 · 32 minutes
What is the earliest art made by humans? Depends on what you mean by "earliest," "art," and "humans."
#57: This Is A Robbery
April 12th, 2022 · 41 minutes
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.
#56: Museum Mishaps
March 22nd, 2022 · 27 minutes
After the recent vandalism Anna Leporskaya’s Three Figures, we decided to take a look at some other remarkable (and hilarious) museum incidents.