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FAQs about Art Talk:How many episodes does Art Talk have?The podcast currently has 1,322 episodes available.
May 20, 2008Rauschenberg: Forever CuriousAmong the artists whose art I like and admire, there are a few whomI feel as if I've known personally. Rembrandt would be one of them.With dozens upon dozens of self-portraits, we are able to follow himfrom youth to old age. Also we know his mother and father, son, wifeand mistress – all painted in a deeply personal way that reveals hisfeelings about them......more5minPlay
May 13, 2008Racing against the ClockIt's always the same; with so many museum and gallery exhibitions tosee and talk about, I'm constantly racing against the clock. Definitelywant to be sure that you will see MOCA's captivating exhibition,Collecting Collections, before it closes this Monday, May 19. Thissprawling exhibition is a celebration of the generosity and vision ofprivate collectors – most of them Angelenos – who have enabled thisrelatively young institution to become a major player on theinternational art scene......more5minPlay
May 06, 2008The Germans Are HereIf I were the cultural commissioner of this city, I would havedeclared the past few weeks a 'mini festival' of German culture in LosAngeles. Judge for yourself: a week ago I went to a screening of thenew documentary, Shadows in Paradise, a fascinating story of Germanémigré musicians, writers, and filmmakers who fled the Nazis andsettled here in LA. Some of them flourished; others merely managed; afew committed suicide. Never before have so many of the best andbrightest creative minds of one country either left on their own orbeen forced to emigrate, and what's especially unusual is that most ofthese people ended up here in LA. The impact of this German-exilecommunity on the cultural life of our city was profound......more5minPlay
April 29, 2008Profound? Yes. Sacred? No.I love LA for being an inexhaustible field of discovery for art,architecture, and music – not only in museums, galleries, and concerthalls – but also in less expected venues......more6minPlay
April 22, 2008Under Cover and Behind Closed GatesWhen a few years ago, two Los Angeles museums, MOCA and the Hammer,jointly organized a sprawling exhibition devoted to the history of theAmerican comic strip and comic book, I felt underwhelmed and slightlyexcluded from all the excitement that surrounded the exhibition......more5minPlay
April 15, 2008A New Madonna for Our City of AngelsSo, ladies and gentlemen, if you, like me, have been procrastinatingon filing your taxes until the very last moment, then today – April 15– is your Atonement Day. Why this Christian reference? Probably it hassomething to do with the deep impression left on me by the spectacularworks by Anselm Kiefer and their religious symbology that I talkedabout last week. Or, maybe I was swayed by the purity and beauty of theMadonna, not the one on the cover of Vanity Fair, but the 500 year-oldvision of her that I saw last Sunday......more6minPlay
April 08, 2008My Thoughts on Madonna, Moses, and...Anselm KieferFor me, last weekend turned out to be anything but usual. It'sSaturday: I am drinking my morning coffee and, all of a sudden, I am inthe presence of...Madonna, staring at me from the cover of Vanity Fair.Still in great shape, still eager to provoke. Behind her, the globethat she holds -– or should I say, clutches –- with rather frighteningdetermination. Then, another sip of coffee, and a quick look at anothercover story: Moses and his famously thunderous voice is no more;Charlton Heston is dead......more5minPlay
April 01, 2008Museums and Private Collectors: It Takes Two to TangoMy fellow Angelenos, judging by the numerous exhibitions ofcontemporary art currently on display in various Los Angeles museums, Iwant to assure you that the state of art in our city is strong......more6minPlay
March 25, 2008Great Art, Fake Art... Who Knows?The news about the recent acquisition by the Getty Museum of a rarepainting by Paul Gauguin came as a welcome surprise. Though this workis known to specialists, it has rarely been seen, as its Swiss ownerwas very reluctant to loan it out for exhibitions. Even inreproduction, it is absolutely striking, not only because of thebeautifully preserved colors, but also because of the strangeness ofits subject. Painted by Gauguin during his first trip to Tahiti, itshows what appears to be the severed head of a man placed on a whitepillow in the center of the composition......more5minPlay
March 18, 2008Art, Sex and VideotapeAs far as the Los Angeles art scene is concerned, last week was awinner. Consider this: in celebration of its tenth anniversary, theGetty Center held two special conferences. The first was focused on newacquisitions made by Weston Naef, Curator of Photographs, Lee Hendrix,Curator of Drawings, and Thomas Kren, Curator of Medieval Manuscripts.All three curators are old pros who have been with the Getty fordecades and have virtually built these collections from the ground up.Each drew from a treasure trove of entertaining, poignant stories abouttheir many triumphs and occasional defeats in the never-ending hunt forrare, beautiful artwork......more6minPlay
FAQs about Art Talk:How many episodes does Art Talk have?The podcast currently has 1,322 episodes available.