Today, the Chart squad travels back to the end of the 19th century to discuss one of the most iconic paintings in the history of art: Edvard Munch’s The Scream (1893). As one of the masterminds that lay the foundations of Expressionism, Munch poured quite an assortment of emotions on the canvas to create this composition. Some regard The Scream as the personification of the anxiety of the human condition, while others consider it a more personal painting in which Munch tries to capture the way he felt about his sister being committed to a lunatic asylum near Oslo. In any case, few paintings are as hauntingly beautiful and mysterious as The Scream, and if you wish to learn more about it, all you have to do is tune in.

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Since Santa Claus is coming to town tonight, we at Chart thought it was only right we shared our best and funniest Christmas stories. In this episode you’ll find a bit of everything: from the evolution of Father Christmas’ appearance throughout the centuries to the different traditions that we celebrate in each of our home countries. And since his birthday is coming up, also a short comment on Jesus Christ’s historicity. Merry Christmas or, if you are not Christian, Happy Holidays! 

 

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Many art authors and connoisseurs refer to Michelangelo di Ludovico Buonarroti Simoni, or simply Michelangelo, as the greatest artist in history, for not only did he excel in one branch of the arts, but in all three of them in the Renaissance: sculpture, architecture and painting. In today’s spotlight, the chART squad will focus on perhaps the most important and well-known sculpture in modern western art: David. Completed in 1504, this 5.17 meter tall giant was carved out of a single block of marble, naked as a Greek hero of yore and controversial as few artworks have been throughout history. If you wanna learn more about why David is so relevant for art history, smash that “play” button!

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Few movements in art history can claim to be as divisive as Pop Art. Audiences either love it, idolizing figures such as Andy Warhol or Jeff Koons as the Renaissance men of the 20th century, or hate it to the bone, appalled by its colorful apparent silliness. These days, even those who are not into the arts can spot Campbell Soup’s Cans (1962) from a mile. In fact, when asked about contemporary art chances are Pop Art is the first things that “pops” (see what I did there?) in their head. However, why is this? Is Pop Art nothing but popular culture references meant for the masses to instantly love, or is there actually depth to a side of it that is not as, ironically, popular? Tune in to hear what we have to say about it!

 

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Even before the Snowden effect took over the world there were a number of artists that had something to comment about morality, rationale and implications of mass surveillance. In today’s episode of chART, we will go through a few examples in order to voice our own opinion about the matter, as well as revisit Jeremy Bentham’s idea of the panopticon, arguably the philosophical foundation of mass surveillance. Are you getting 1984 vibes yet?

Today the Chart squad is here to answer one of the most existential questions in the art world: why is art expensive? Is it just another symptom of a capitalistic society? One more variable subjected to the laws of supply and demand? A construct related to conspicuous consumption, perhaps? A risky investment? All of the above? While we try our best to deconstruct the logic behind the valuation of the arts, don’t miss our impressions on Takeshi’s Castle and Belgium. I can assure you it is linked to the topic.

 

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Between 1962 and 1998, Austrian artist Hermann Nitsch took profanity in the arts to awhole new level when he started a long series of performances (or aktionen, as he refersto them) that he named Theatre of Orgies and Mysteries. Flashy title, but spot on, to befair. Meant as an existential deconstruction of the Christian ritual of the Eucharist, hisperformances featured animal carcasses, blood and other fluids as well as crosses andchalices, always referencing and challenging the Christian mysteries through taboos andgruesomeness. As expected, the world received with mixed reviews. While some regardhis work as nothing but shocking, others praise him for using gore as means todesacralize tradition. Ironically, a third group argue that the passion with which hereferences Christian religion can even be regarded as Christian in itself. How aboutyou? What do you make of all that blood?

 

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When it comes to performance art, perhaps the most well-known artists you can comeacross are Marina Abramović and Ulay. You may even know of their work even if youhave not heard of them before, as performances like Rest Energy (1980), in which Ulaydrew an arrow pointed at Abramović’s chest while she held the bow, became famous ontheir own for their shock value and controversial nature. Today the chART squad willprovide you with an overview of most of their iconic performances, from the beginningof their career together in the mid-1970s to 1983’s The Lovers, in which a tragic twistturned this performance on the China Wall to their last. Wanna hear more about thisamazing duo? Then tune in!

 

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Enrolling in a master’s degree was already a big enough decision before pandemictimes, so for today’s episode the chART squad will do our best to share our experiencethrough the one we’ve just graduated from. We’ll try to cover as much ground aspossible, from what kind of environment to expect in class to the workload that will berequired from you. All in hopes that our little Sotheby’s Institute of Art one yearadventure will answer as many questions as you may have. To us, studying an MA wastotally worth it, and we have a lot of fun anecdotes to show you why.

 

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