Not Art Historians

By Lianne and ZakArts Visual Arts

Not Art Historians episodes

September 10, 2024Edward Hopper: The Painter of Solitude
Join Zak and Lianne as they step into the serene yet mysterious world of Edward Hopper, the master of American realism. We’ll explore his lifelong partnership with fellow artist Josephine “Jo” Hopper, the tensions and inspirations behind their creative endeavors, and the secret stories hidden in his iconic paintings like “Nighthawks” and “Soir Bleu.” Dive into the silent dramas, the play of light and shadow, and discover why Hopper’s art continues to captivate us, even today. We’ll then discuss how a French artist has been living in a giant bottle floating on a Parisian canal, the most recent of his art pieces using confined spaces.
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Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCs6zgBFH4E

https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/hopp/hd_hopp.htm

https://www.theartstory.org/artist/hopper-edward/

https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2018/american-art-n09939/lot.15.html

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/warhol-portrait-of-debbie-harry-resurfaces-french-artist-to-spend-10-days-in-a-bottle-student-buys-a-chagall-for-2-and-more-morning-links-for-july-31-2024-1234713185/

https://www.beauxarts.com/grand-format/jo-de-paris-lartiste-abraham-poincheval-va-vivre-dix-jours-dans-une-bouteille/

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1 hr 3 min
September 03, 2024Jean-Michel Basquiat: Between Subways & Sothebys
Hosts Lianne and Zak dive into the life of iconic American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. They explore his beginnings in the NY graffiti scene before his meteoric rise to fame, relationships with the likes of Madonna and Andy Warhol, and untimely death. Today in Art unpacks Mark Zuckerberg commissioning a 7-foot sculpture of his wife.
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Sources
https://magazine.artland.com/basquiat-famous-paintings/

https://www.wikiart.org/en/jean-michel-basquiat/ironew-york-of-the-negro-policeman#:~:text=Basquiat's%20Irony%20of%20Negro%20Policeman,the%20white%20majority%20in%20America.

Chilvers, Ian and John Glaves-Smith. A Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art. Oxford University Press (2009), p. 503

https://www.6sqft.com/new-yorker-spotlight-al-diaz-on-nyc-street-art-and-working-with-jean-michel-basquiat/

https://www.villagevoice.com/jean-michel-basquiat-and-the-birth-of-samo/

https://www.sleek-mag.com/article/ultimate-guide-jean-michel-basquiat/

https://www.nytimes.com/1998/08/09/books/hyped-to-death.html

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/5-interesting-facts-about-jean-michel-basquiat/17318/

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/mark-zuckerberg-wife-statue-priscilla-chan-daniel-arsham-1234714627/

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56 min
August 27, 2024Mess or Masterpiece? Exploring Jackson Pollock
Join Zak and Lianne as they delve into the chaotic life and art of abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock, the pioneer of drip painting. We’ll explore his struggles with alcoholism, volatile relationship with fellow artist Lee Krasner, and the rise of his unique artistic style. Today In Art will bring us to the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony!
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Sources:
https://www.jackson-pollock.com/biography.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20100615044835/http://serdar-hizli-art.com/abstract_art/jackson_pollock_psychoanalytic_drawings.htm

https://beatmuseum.org/pollock/jacksonpollock.html

https://books.google.com/books?id=DYZQAAAAMAAJ

https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-history/thomas-hart-benton-jackson-pollock/

https://news.uoregon.edu/oq/the-curse-of-jackson-pollock-the-truth-behind-the-world-s-greatest-art-scandal

https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/06/arts/design/06kligman.html?ref=obituaries

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/paris-olympics-drag-queen-performance-the-last-supper-controversy-1234713050/

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1 hr 5 min
August 20, 2024Too Loose Lautrec: From Nobility to the Brothels
Dive into the Belle Époque world of Toulouse Lautrec with Zak and Lianne! We’ll cover his friendship with Vincent van Gogh, how he went from the nobility to stays at both brothels and an asylum, and his recipe for porpoise (actually). Today in Art will explore what happens when artist Ilê Sartuzi steals from the British Museum …only to give it all back the same day.

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56 min
August 13, 2024Coco Chanel: Orphan, Nazi Spy, Fashion Icon
This week, Zak and Lianne unpack the life of iconic fashion designer - Coco Chanel. We’ll dive into her humble beginnings in an orphanage, a morphine addiction, and her dark WWII ties to the Nazis. Today in Art will pay tribute to a professional athlete turned thief who made off with masterpiece “The Scream”!

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Sources
https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/coco-chanel-interesting-facts-fashion-designer-1203240614/

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240220-the-truth-about-coco-chanel-and-the-nazis

https://www.instyle.com/who-is-coco-chanel-5344119

https://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/designers/a743/coco-chanel-secret-life/

http://www.hautehistory.co.uk/chanel-timeline/house-history-the-chanel-timeline#:~:text=1910,elegant%20style%20of%20its%20proprietor.

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56 min
August 06, 2024Wright's Wrongs: Scandals in Architecture
Join Zak and Lianne as they dive into the scandalous world of Frank Lloyd Wright, featuring multiple axe murders (actually), a tumultuous love life that the press couldn't get enough of, and the buildings that defined his career. We’ll also cover a recent photography competition's struggle with AI-generated photos!

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Sources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn6yMKhzx6I

https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/frank-lloyd-wright/taliesin-frank

https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/the-taliesin-massacre-the-darkest-chapter-of-frank-lloyd-wrights-story-e7d95a03ec1e

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-la-crosse-tribune-miriam-wright/132564524/

https://www.twincities.com/2016/10/27/famous-birthdays-oct-27-and-frank-lloyd-wright-jailed-in-minnesota/

https://franklloydwright.org/site/fallingwater/

https://www.guggenheim.org/about-us/architecture/frank-lloyd-wright-and-the-guggenheim

https://crystalbridges.org/blog/little-know-facts-about-frank-lloyd-wright/

https://science.howstuffworks.com/engineering/architecture/frank-lloyd-wright1.htm

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-la-crosse-tribune-miriam-wright/132564524/

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/photographer-wins-ai-image-contest-real-picture-gets-disqualified-1234709692/

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1 hr 12 min
July 30, 2024Michelangelo: Italy's Divine Master
Join Zak and Lianne as they delve into the juicy details of Michelangelo, Italy's Divine Master, from his early struggles in Florence and his infamous nose-breaking incident to his prolific love letters and quirky habits. Plus we’ll discuss a scandalizing new portrait of a billionaire on display in Australia!

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Sources
A. Condivi, The Life of Michelangelo,

The Genius of Michelangelo. Dir. William E. Wallace. The Teaching Company, 2007. DVD.

https://www.contexttravel.com/blog/articles/ten-facts-about-the-statue-of-david

https://walksofitaly.com/blog/vatican/interesting-facts-about-michelangelo

https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/21/gina-rinehart-portrait-national-gallery-of-australia-removal-ban-vincent-namatjira-ntwnfb

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1 hr 12 min
July 23, 2024Mapplethorpe: Photographer & Provocateur
Join Zak and Lianne as they explore the life of controversial photographer Robert Mapplethorpe ft. a pet monkey named Scratch, his first love Patti Smith, and a meteoric rise to fame for his black and white photographs (despite not knowing how to process film!). We’ll also cover how activist groups are waging war in museums to fight for climate change.

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Sources:
https://www.max.com/movies/mapplethorpe-look-at-the-pictures/cff1b8d5-e6e4-4bdd-a764-3925d5f6a888?utm_source=universal_search

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/monet-vandalized-by-climate-activist-musee-dorsay-1234708643/

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/louvre-museum-paris-protest-eugene-delacroix-painting-1234705732/

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/climate-protestors-soup-monet-painting-museum-le-printemps-lyon-1234695821/
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1 hr 7 min
July 16, 2024Vermeer's Vision: From Pearls to Plunder
Hosts Zak and Lianne explore the mysterious life and masterful works of Johannes Vermeer, featuring his debt-ridden family, use of optical devices, and limited yet powerful body of work. Add to that his role in one of art history's most famous, and still UNSOLVED, art heists. Then, we’ll chat about a Russian artist intent on dissolving works by Picasso in acid!

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Sources:
https://artshortlist.com/en/journal/article/10-things-to-know-about-johannes-vermeer

https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/most-famous-paintings/index.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20121105004640/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-73409194.html

https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Vermeer-and-His-Milieu-Montias/7addad6bd91899b668c01238668e25dfaae39734

http://www.essentialvermeer.com/vermeer's_life.html#parents

http://www.essentialvermeer.com/fakes_thefts_school_of_delft_lost_sp/vermeer_theft_05.html#:~:text=At%201%3A24%20a.m.%20on,the%20other%20guard%20was%20elsewhere.

Steadman, Philip (2017). Vermeer and the Problem of Painting Inside the Camera Obscura. Berlin/Munich/Boston: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 76–86. ISBN 978-3-11-054721-4.

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20170425-why-vermeers-paintings-are-less-real-than-we-think

https://www.sonyclassics.com/timsvermeer/

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/persons-of-interest/the-artist-holding-valuable-art-hostage-to-protect-julian-assange

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/julian-assange-prison-rembrandt-picasso-artworks-russian-artist-1234696352/

https://www.artsy.net/artist/andrei-molodkin

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1 hr
June 25, 2024The Kusama Chronicles: From Infamy to Infinity
Hosts Zak and Lianne explore the fascinating life of Yayoi Kusama featuring a chance discovery in a secondhand bookshop, couches covered in phalluses, and a “happening” with four nude dancers gyrating on Wall St. whilst the artist painted them with polka dots. Then, we’ll answer the question on everyone’s mind - what is happening with the Ghanaian crown jewels?!

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Sources:
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/yayoi-kusama-8094/introduction-yayoi-kusama

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20180925-yayoi-kusamas-extraordinary-survival-story

https://www.christies.com/en/stories/yayoi-kusama-collecting-guide-c540ed4a4c70465fb06c6467e830c8df#:~:text=She%20now%20lives%20voluntarily%20in,been%20her%20home%20since%201977.

https://psychnews.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.pn.2017.9a21

https://americanart.si.edu/blog/kusama-cornell-art

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kusama-and-cornell-an-unl_b_1580210

https://whitneymuseum.tumblr.com/post/31820518666/fly-back-to-me-spring-flower-and-i-shall-tie-a

https://www.portlandgarmentfactory.com/news/2016/8/15/soft-sculpture-survey-yayoi-kusama

https://actipedia.org/project/anatomic-explosion

https://subversivesweetheartfatp.wordpress.com/feminist-artist/

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-68925059

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-45406557?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D

https://afktravel.com/98696/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-ashanti-kingdom/
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51 min

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