logo
episode-header-image
Feb 2025
1h 54m

To Love an Artist is to Love a Special W...

Jerry Gogosian and Friends
About this episode

In this episode, Hilde Lynn Helphenstein and Magnus Resch discuss the beautiful nebulous of what it feels like to truly love and connect with artists which in turn can amalgamate into a real, meaningful art collection.

Up next
Sep 2025
Art Today: Anxiety & Opportunity
On this episode Magnus Resch is back with Hilde to talk about last week in New York as the Art World season begins. As the floor falls out from beneath the current Art Market, it feels like genuine industry change has to come. Who is going to do it? Where will it come from? Neith ... Show More
15m 33s
Aug 2025
Patreon, here I come!
In this episode of 'Art Smack, Hilde Lynn Helphenstein, also known as Jerry Gogosian, announces her transition to Patreon due to financial practicality, reflecting on the limitations of monetizing an art-focused podcast with a niche audience on a platform like Spotify. She candid ... Show More
39m 51s
Aug 2025
Maholo, go f*ck yourself ;)
Aloha from the oh so quiet Maui Airport, where host Hilde Lynn Helphenstein candidly recounts her transformative, creative, and mind opening journey in Maui. Fresh from a yoga retreat with Nikki Doane, Hilde details her zen-filled adventure, complete with jungle-based yoga sessio ... Show More
28m 44s
Recommended Episodes
Apr 2020
How to Fall in Love with Your Art [67]
This week's episode was prompted by a question from Kate, an Australian artist who asked: "Should you like your own work? Do you ever stop fighting that inner critic (and external critics) and just start enjoying the process?" We both believe that loving your own work is crucial, ... Show More
1h 13m
Aug 2023
Episode #115: Modern Love--Hans (Jean) Arp and Sophie Taeuber-Arp
This season, I’m rounding up stories about modern artists in love, in lust, in relationships— digging into these individuals, see how their liaisons, marriages, affairs, and connections played in or on their respective works of art, and how, if anything, they affected art history ... Show More
30m 51s
Aug 2021
I'm Your Special One
A young artist and her gallerist are exceptionally close. The line between professional and personal relationship often blurs, or disappears altogether. But it's a fragile intimacy, threatened by feelings of jealousy over another rising star in the gallery. Learn more about your ... Show More
52m 47s
Mar 2017
Episode #16: The Muse (Season 1, Episode 16)
Sometimes when I am looking at a particularly fascinating work of art, I find myself overwhelmed with awe-- for the creative act itself and the technical prowess that was needed to bring it to fruition. I’ve often had those moments where I have thought to myself, “Wow. How did th ... Show More
21m 47s
Mar 2024
Navigating Cheesiness, Kitsch, and the Quest for Authenticity: Episode 24 of The Painting Podcast
This episode delves into the fine line between cheesiness, kitsch, and high art. From the pastoral scenes of Gainsborough to the consumer culture critiques of Warhol and the polling experiments of Komar and Melamid, we examine how artists challenge and redefine our notions of tas ... Show More
29m 25s
May 2023
Episode #111: Modern Love--Dora Maar and Pablo Picasso
This season, I’m rounding up stories about modern artists in love, in lust, in relationships— digging into these individuals, see how their liaisons, marriages, affairs, and connections played in or on their respective works of art, and how, if anything, they affected art history ... Show More
31m 28s
Mar 2024
Harnessing the Power of the Muse and Synchronicity: Episode 23 of The Painting Podcast
Digging into how we can create an environment where creativity can flourish, and allow the muse in to create meaningful connections that allow for artistic innovation. 
29m 48s
Jun 2022
Ep: 81 Raoof Haghighi
On this episode of the Art Grind Podcast, Dina Brodsky and Marshall Jones are joined by fascinating artist Raoof Haghighi. Based in England, Haghighi traces his roots from Iran, his upbringing and development as a self-taught painter and his life's journey through love, loss and ... Show More
59m 56s
Nov 2019
Alvaro Barrington & Teresa Farrell
Robert & Russell meet artists Teresa Farrell and Alvaro Barrington (Tt x AB) at their joint show at Emalin gallery, East London. Titled 'TALL BOYS & A DOUBLE ESPRESSO', the exhibition celebrates creative collaboration and the importance of friendships/conversation when making art ... Show More
1h 10m