FAQs about The Art Attack Podcast:How many episodes does The Art Attack Podcast have?The podcast currently has 8 episodes available.
November 30, 2012Art Detectives: Unraveling Benjamin West’s “Helen Brought to Paris”In this episode, Sarah and Sarah put on their detective hats to unravel the mysterious meanings behind Benjamin West’s painting, Helen Brought to Paris. Our References: Raphael, John Adams, Charles Willson Peale, Gilbert Stuart Music: Allegro by Zimbalista...more0minPlay
November 06, 2012Flesh and Stone: Barbara Hepworth’s “Merryn”After a considerable “summer” hiatus, the Art Attack is back! We kick off the new season with a gorgeous piece by Barbara Hepworth. Hepworth is considered to have been one of the first truly abstract sculptors and the piece, entitled Merryn, is a great example of her work. But more importantly, this little sculpture has […]...more0minPlay
September 07, 2012Art Attack at the MoviesAfter visiting Ai WeiWei’s sculpture Fragments, the Sarahs keep the conversation going with a trip to the E Street Cinema for a viewing of the film Never Sorry, by Alison Klayman. The documentary paints a fascinating portrait of the dissident chinese artist, exploring his life, his artistic process, and his activism. The Boston Globe calls […]...more0minPlay
August 08, 2012Ai WeiWei’s “Fragments”In this episode, the Sarahs visit Ai Weiwei’s sculpture Fragments, at the Sackler Gallery. The sculpture is constructed of pieces of ironwood salvaged from Qing dynasty temples that have been razed in recent years to make way for new development. Fragments, and Ai’s Zodiac Heads at the Hirshhorn, are on display in advance of a […]...more0minPlay
July 19, 2012We Look at it So You Don’t Have ToIn which a bird lands on a statue. Also, the Sarahs take one for the team, getting to the bottom of exactly why we are so “meh” about this sculpture by Marino Marini. (Or, in Sarah C’s Italian translation, Marino! Marini!) Listen to this episode so that the next time you see a sculpture you […]...more0minPlay
June 13, 2012The Cafe in the Museum and the Museum in the CafeIn this special episode, we attend the opening of the Tryst Cafe at the Phillips Collection, and use the occasion to check out Brazilian artist Sandra Cinto’s eight panel piece One Day After the Rain, which can be seen in the new space. We also talk with Constantine Stavropoulos, owner of Tryst, about his new […]...more0minPlay
May 29, 2012The Street Art That Wasn’t There: “Gadhafi Loves Leeza” by Mr. CROIn which Sarah C and Sarah D are thwarted in their valiant effort to see some street art. But we have a good conversation about it anyway! The piece is (was) Gadhafi Loves Leeza by Mr. CRO, aka Ray Noland. Noland is a Chicago-based street artist whose pieces provide playful and biting takes on figures […]...more0minPlay
May 01, 2012On a Street in Venice with John Singer SargentIn which the Sarahs get caught up in the romance of an intimate moment on a Venice street, as captured by John Singer Sargent. The painting is at the National Gallery of Art. Music: Nessun Dorma by Giacomo Puccini, performed by Rafael Villegas...more0minPlay
FAQs about The Art Attack Podcast:How many episodes does The Art Attack Podcast have?The podcast currently has 8 episodes available.