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Sep 15
51m 5s

Episode 1: “Invading” Surrealism

Zahra & Sami
About this episode

To make the most out of your listening experience, follow along with the episode’s Wingman post on our instagram: @artvirgins.

Show Notes: How do complete beginners start learning about art without getting lost in jargon and centuries of history? In this episode, we talk about our different learning approaches and while Zahra learned about surrealism Sami found an artist that pushes all his buttons. All 3 to be exact.

Are you ready to dive in? Let’s go!

Highlights:

- The biggest challenges beginners face when learning about art. - Why starting small (and casual) matters. - Our plan to document the journey in real time.

What we promised:

- Newsletters: myartbroker.com ; artsy.net ; theartnewspaper.com

- Invader Instagram handle: invaderwashere

- Our Flash Invader usernames: mangoovii and zahra94

 

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