Reading the Art World

In this episode, art advisor and Reading the Art World  host, Megan Fox Kelly, speaks with Emily A. Beeny, curator at The Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco and co-author with Francesca Whitlum-Cooper of the book, Poussin and the Dance. Their conversation takes an in-depth look at Nicolas Poussin in 17th century Rome — a city rich with classical sculpture from antiquity and Renaissance paintings that led the artist to formulate an entirely new style of painting. Long considered one of the most influential French painters of the 17th century, the French Neoclassicist Poussin is seen in a wholly new light.

Beeny talks with me about how Poussin’s paintings from the 1620s and 1630s of gods and goddesses, biblical and historical figures, are choreographed across his canvases like dancers on a stage. Tracing the motif of dance throughout this period, the book examines how Poussin devised new methods of composition and depicting motion. We explore Poussin’s artistic process and influences, notably his use of wax figurines to choreograph the compositions he drew and painted. 

Purchase “Poussin and the Dance,” by Emily A. Beeny and Francesca Witlum-Cooper, at shop.getty.edu or nationalllery.co.uk.

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"Reading the Art World" is a podcast featuring live interviews with leading authors and writers on important new art books. Megan Fox Kelly is an art advisor and past President of the Association of Professional Art Advisors who works with collectors, estates and foundations.

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For the tenth episode of "Reading the Art World," host Megan Fox Kelly speaks with Marguerite Steed Hoffman and Gavin Delahunty about the new book, “Amor Mundi: The Collection of Marguerite Steed Hoffman” (Ridinghouse, 2022).

The book tells a unique story of carefully considered and inspired collecting, and the motivations behind the collection’s creation and its ongoing evolution. “Amor Mundi” presents a selection of over 400 works of modern and contemporary art from the Marguerite Steed Hoffman Collection in Dallas, Texas. The two-volume set features the pieces brought together by Marguerite and her late husband, Robert Hoffman, including works by Robert Rauschenberg, Philip Guston, Jasper Johns, Cy Twombly, Agnes Martin, along with more contemporary artists like Rita Ackermann and Maria Lassnig. Around 30 authors contributed essays for the book, not only art historians but artists writing about other artists and creating unique works for this book.

"Reading the Art World" is a live interview and podcast series with leading art world authors hosted by art advisor Megan Fox Kelly. The conversations explore timely subjects in the world of art, design, architecture, artists and the art market, and are an opportunity to engage further with the minds behind these insightful new publications.

Megan Fox Kelly is an art advisor and President of the Association of Professional Art Advisors who works with collectors, estates and foundations. For more information, visit meganfoxkelly.com.

“Amor Mundi: The Collection of Marguerite Steed Hoffman” can be purchased at artbook.com.  Read more about the book through its publisher, Ridinghouse.

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"Reading the Art World" is a podcast featuring live interviews with leading authors and writers on important new art books. Megan Fox Kelly is an art advisor and past President of the Association of Professional Art Advisors who works with collectors, estates and foundations.

Music composed by Bob Golden

For the ninth episode of "Reading the Art World," host Megan Fox Kelly speaks with Todd Bradway about his book,  "Landscape Painting Now: From Pop Abstraction to New Romanticism” (D.A.P., 2019). The first book of its kind to take a global view of its subject, Bradway's work features more than eighty outstanding contemporary artists — both established and emerging — whose ages span seven decades and who hail from twenty-five different countries. The book also includes an extensive essay by Barry Schwabsky, art critic for "The Nation."

"Reading the Art World" is a live interview and podcast series with leading art world authors hosted by art advisor Megan Fox Kelly. The conversations explore timely subjects in the world of art, design, architecture, artists and the art market, and are an opportunity to engage further with the minds behind these insightful new publications.

Megan Fox Kelly is an art advisor and President of the Association of Professional Art Advisors who works with collectors, estates and foundations. For more information, visit meganfoxkelly.com.

"Landscape Painting Now: From Pop Abstraction to New Romanticism" can be purchased from the publisher, D.A.P., at artbook.com or through amazon.com.

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"Reading the Art World" is a podcast featuring live interviews with leading authors and writers on important new art books. Megan Fox Kelly is an art advisor and past President of the Association of Professional Art Advisors who works with collectors, estates and foundations.

Music composed by Bob Golden

For the eighth episode of "Reading the Art World," host Megan Fox Kelly speaks with András Szántó about his new book, “The Future of the Museum: 28 Dialogues” (Hatje Cantz, 2021). As museums shuttered during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, New York-based author and cultural strategist Szántó conducted a series of virtual conversations with international museum leaders. At this pivotal moment, the directors spoke candidly about the challenges and untapped potential of art museums.


"Reading the Art World" is a live interview and podcast series with leading art world authors hosted by art advisor Megan Fox Kelly. The conversations explore timely subjects in the world of art, design, architecture, artists and the art market, and are an opportunity to engage further with the minds behind these insightful new publications.


Megan Fox Kelly is an art advisor and President of the Association of Professional Art Advisors who works with collectors, estates and foundations. For more information, visit meganfoxkelly.com.


“The Future of the Museum: 28 Dialogues” can be purchased from the European publisher at hatjecantz.de or in the USA at artbook.com.


To learn more about András Szántó, go to andras-szanto.com.


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"Reading the Art World" is a podcast featuring live interviews with leading authors and writers on important new art books. Megan Fox Kelly is an art advisor and past President of the Association of Professional Art Advisors who works with collectors, estates and foundations.

Music composed by Bob Golden

For the seventh episode of "Reading the Art World," host Megan Fox Kelly speaks with Sarah Roberts and Katy Siegel about their new book, “Joan Mitchell,” which accompanies the retrospective they co-curated. The exhibition, "Joan Mitchell," opened at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in September 2021 and ran there through January 17 of this year, and it opened on March 6 at the Baltimore Museum of Art, continuing through August 14. The book was published by SFMOMA in association with Yale University Press, New Haven and London.

"Reading the Art World"  is a live interview and podcast series with leading art world authors hosted by art advisor Megan Fox Kelly. The conversations explore timely subjects in the world of art, design, architecture, artists and the art market, and are an opportunity to engage further with the minds behind these insightful new publications.

Megan Fox Kelly is an art advisor and President of the Association of Professional Art Advisors who works with collectors, estates and foundations. For more information, visit meganfoxkelly.com

"Joan Mitchell," by Sarah Roberts and Katy Siegel, can be purchased at https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300247275/joan-mitchell

To learn more about the Joan Mitchell Foundation, go to joanmitchellfoundation.org

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"Reading the Art World" is a podcast featuring live interviews with leading authors and writers on important new art books. Megan Fox Kelly is an art advisor and past President of the Association of Professional Art Advisors who works with collectors, estates and foundations.

Music composed by Bob Golden

For the sixth episode of "Reading the Art World," host Megan Fox Kelly speaks with Bernard Lumpkin about the book, “Young, Gifted and Black,” which shines a light on the remarkable artists whose work is the foundation of his collection. Bernard tells the story of his evolution to collector, patron and advocate alongside husband Carmine Boccuzzi, longtime champions of emerging artists of African descent. (Published by D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers Inc, 2020).

"Reading the Art World"  is a live interview and podcast series with leading art world authors hosted by art advisor Megan Fox Kelly. The conversations explore timely subjects in the world of art, design, architecture, artists and the art market and are an opportunity to engage further with the minds behind these insightful new publications.

Megan Fox Kelly is an art advisor and President of the Association of Professional Art Advisors who works with collectors, estates and foundations.

For more information, visit: meganfoxkelly.com.

To purchase "Young, Gifted and Black," go to: artbook.com.

Music composed by Bob Golden.

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"Reading the Art World" is a podcast featuring live interviews with leading authors and writers on important new art books. Megan Fox Kelly is an art advisor and past President of the Association of Professional Art Advisors who works with collectors, estates and foundations.

Music composed by Bob Golden

For the fifth episode of "Reading the Art World," host Megan Fox Kelly speaks with Melanie Gerlis, art market columnist for The Financial Times, Editor-at-Large for The Art Newspaper, and the author of The Art Fair Story: A Rollercoaster Ride (Lund Humphries, 2021).

This conversation took place in the library of The Betsy Hotel in South Beach during Art Basel Miami 2021 on the publication day of Melanie’s book.

"Reading the Art World"  is a live interview and podcast series with leading art world authors hosted by art advisor, Megan Fox Kelly.   The conversations  explore timely subjects in the world of art, design, architecture, artists and the art market and is an opportunity to engage further with the minds behind these insightful new publications.

Megan Fox Kelly is an art advisor and President of the Association of Professional Art Advisors, who works with collectors, estates and foundations. 

For more information , visit meganfoxkelly.com.

Music composed by Bob Golden.

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"Reading the Art World" is a podcast featuring live interviews with leading authors and writers on important new art books. Megan Fox Kelly is an art advisor and past President of the Association of Professional Art Advisors who works with collectors, estates and foundations.

Music composed by Bob Golden

For the fourth episode of "Reading the Art World," host Megan Fox Kelly speaks with Mary Rozell, the Global Head of the UBS Art Collection and the author of The Art Collector's Handbook: The Definitive Guide to Acquiring and Owning Art (Lund Humphries, 2020).

"Reading the Art World"  is a live interview and podcast series with leading art world authors hosted by art advisor, Megan Fox Kelly.   The conversations  explore timely subjects in the world of art, design, architecture, artists and the art market and is an opportunity to engage further with the minds behind these insightful new publications.

Megan Fox Kelly is an art advisor and President of the Association of Professional Art Advisors, who works with collectors, estates and foundations.  For more information , visit www.meganfoxkelly.com

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"Reading the Art World" is a podcast featuring live interviews with leading authors and writers on important new art books. Megan Fox Kelly is an art advisor and past President of the Association of Professional Art Advisors who works with collectors, estates and foundations.

Music composed by Bob Golden

For the third episode of "Reading the Art World," host Megan Fox Kelly speaks with journalist and art market expert Georgina Adam, whose new book, "The Rise and Rise of the Private Art Museum," looks into the global proliferation of the private museum and its implications for society and the arts.

Reading the Art World  is a live interview and podcast series with leading art world authors hosted by art advisor, Megan Fox Kelly.   The conversations  explore timely subjects in the world of art, design, architecture, artists and the art market and is an opportunity to engage further with the minds behind these insightful new publications.

Megan Fox Kelly is an art advisor and President of the Association of Professional Art Advisors, who works with collectors, estates and foundations.  For more information , visit www.meganfoxkelly.com

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"Reading the Art World" is a podcast featuring live interviews with leading authors and writers on important new art books. Megan Fox Kelly is an art advisor and past President of the Association of Professional Art Advisors who works with collectors, estates and foundations.

Music composed by Bob Golden

For the second episode of "Reading the Art World," host Megan Fox Kelly speaks with Italian-born, London-based writer and curator Michele Robecchi, Commissioning Editor of Phaidon's Contemporary Artists Series.  In 2020, Phaidon celebrated 25 years of this now iconic series of monographs .  Robecchi talks about his collaborations with artists and shares stories of how his process for producing helps artists realize their visions for these monographs.


Reading the Art World  is a live interview and podcast series with leading art world authors hosted by art advisor, Megan Fox Kelly.   The conversations  explore timely subjects in the world of art, design, architecture, artists and the art market and is an opportunity to engage further with the minds behind these insightful new publications.

Megan Fox Kelly is an art advisor and President of the Association of Professional Art Advisors, who works with collectors, estates and foundations.  For more information , visit www.meganfoxkelly.com

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"Reading the Art World" is a podcast featuring live interviews with leading authors and writers on important new art books. Megan Fox Kelly is an art advisor and past President of the Association of Professional Art Advisors who works with collectors, estates and foundations.

Music composed by Bob Golden