Thots on Art

Take off that ultrasuede, slip into a chiffon kaftan, and whip out your tiniest silver spoon, because we’re back after a much-needed disco nap! In this week’s episode, we catch up on the Halston miniseries, trauma nostalgia, new monumental public works in New York, Louise Bourgeois, Chaïm Soutine, and our world-famous Hot Topics!

He’s bold, he’s brash, and he’s back by popular demand! Noted New York dealer, David Fierman, joins us to discuss Frieze New York at the Shed, and offers advice to young artists and budding gallerists on how to make it in a difficult world. Meanwhile, Amir visits a blue-chip tentpole museum show on the west side, and the th0ts discover that their Bible has been paywalled. Tune in for more giggles, gossip, and gay voices on this very special episode!

Fresh off the heels of feeling like an “Artflop” after his first jab, Przemek musters the strength to open an Incognito tab and pull up a few stories burning up the internet this week. The th0ts discuss this week’s New York Times article about the YOLO economy, and dissect Jeff Koons' major career move. Meanwhile, Amir recounts his experience of being profiled as poor by a notorious gallery on the Bowery! 

Fresh off the heels of the hit television show Shtisel, Amir has a Hasidic moment at his recently re-opened gym and feels like he has become a viewer of the Mona Lisa. Meanwhile, now that it’s Taurus season, Przemek’s life has taken a drastic turn and he’s become a patient's rights advocate. The th0ts then fire up the Hot Topics machine and discuss Sam Durant’s High Line commission, Russell Tovey’s Sotheby’s sale, the delayed Frieze LA fair, and more!

Live from New York, it’s yenta time! The original Dimes Square denizen, David Fierman, proprietor of the Lower East Side’s Fierman Gallery, joins us to discuss the New York Times T Magazine’s Friendship issue, catches us up on the highs and lows of the New York gallery world, and spills it all as he says it like he means it! Meanwhile, reporting live from our Berlin bureau, Przemek tells us how he stumbled upon the much-slammed Bottega Veneta fashion show mere hours after it happened, and became a hot topic himself after his screed against the class divide in Berlin’s arts and culture world went viral and landed him on Diet Prada.

Fresh off the Dreamliner runway, Amir updates us on his life back stateside and threatens that he’ll go visit the KAWS show at the World Famous Brooklyn Museum. Meanwhile, now that Wendy is on spring hiatus, Przemek straps on a négligée and some Tory Burch ballet flats and updates us on his credenza moment, and finally reaching domestic bliss with his neighbors. The th0ts then fight over the one ornate chair in the room and finally veer from off-topic to HOT TOPICS! Get ready for Kusama, Khloé, billionaire divorces, another 30 under 30, and more!

After 2 weeks of multiple health screens and asking everyone to quarantine, Amir dials up from his childhood bedroom in the occupied territories and fills us in on life in the post-pandemic world. The th0ts discuss the 10 plagues of the art world and deduce just exactly how queer Pharaoh was. Meanwhile, Przemek puts on his Baby Bar hat and unleashes his legal briefs during our world-famous Hot Topics lightning round!

After his sweet sojourn south of the border was nearly interrupted by an earthquake, Amir makes it back to New York and reveals some shocking news. Meanwhile, Przemek hatches an art-adjacent grift, the th0ts discuss Berlin Easter traditions, and finally roll out the purple chair for HOT TOPICS!

As an arts and culture podcast, it’s our duty to report on last week’s interview of the century, so tune in and find out whether we’re Team Oprah or Team Gayle! We also discuss our health journeys, figure out which gay animals and virtues we are, depressing blockchain boomer energy, artist brand collaborations, and more in our Hot Topics Lightning Round. 

Our clickbait has worked and we’ve finally purchased a third mic! The only thing that can top Michael Jordan and Miley Cyrus in this 23rd episode spectacular is our very special guest. Christa discusses her experiences as an artist in Berlin, and her practice which confronts fear, vulnerability and what is thus invisible through video, neon, installation, and sculpture. We discuss Janet vs Michael, cruising, tips for thriving as an artist, class privilege, and we convene our Hot Topics lightning round!