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Show Notes:
What’s it like for a complete beginner to wander through one of the world’s greatest museums? In this episode, Sami shares his unexpected detour to the National Gallery in Washington D.C., where Impressionism stole the sp ... Show More
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pisode 14 – Picasso's Guernica & Klimt's The Kiss: Two Masterpieces, Two Cities
Episode 14 – Picasso's Guernica & Klimt's The Kiss: Two Masterpieces, Two Cities To make the most out of your listening experience, follow along with the episode’s Wingman post on our Instagram: @artvirgins. Show Notes: In this episode, Sami continues his visit to Madrid’s Reina ... Show More
1h 3m
Dec 18
Episode 13 – Preparing for Klimt in Vienna, Discovering Reina Sofía in Madrid
To make the most out of your listening experience, follow along with the episode’s Wingman post on our Instagram: @artvirgins. Show Notes: In the final episode of 2025, Sami and Zahra close the year by sharing two very different — but deeply connected — art journeys. Zahra prepar ... Show More
57m 27s
Dec 9
Episode 12 — Art, Science & A Missing Da Vinci
To make the most out of your listening experience, follow along with the episode’s Wingman post on our Instagram: @artvirgins. Show Notes: In this very special episode, Sami and Zahra record for the first time ever with a live audience — and the energy is as chaotic, wholesome, a ... Show More
51m 25s
Nov 2024
American sculpture—race and racism, Warsaw’s Museum of Modern Art, Jusepe de Ribera in Paris
<p>Shortly after the US election on 5 November, the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington opens The Shape of Power: Stories of Race and American Sculpture, a radical new perspective on the history of the discipline from 1792 to now. Ahead of its opening, Ben Luke speaks t ... Show More
1h 5m
Sep 2024
Episode 606 - Dmitry Samarov
Artist Dmitry Samarov returns to the show to bail me out after a stressful couple of weeks and to explore his fantastic new book, MAKING PICTURES IS HOW I TALK TO THE WORLD, a survey of his art from the '80s to today. We talk about the process of selecting pieces for the book, wh ... Show More
1h 35m
Dec 2024
Jeff Koons | Pink Panther
Jeff Koons, born in 1955, displayed an early interest in art. As a teenager, he called Salvador Dali's hotel and arranged to meet the artist. He was inspired by Dali and went on to study art in college. Koons supported himself with various jobs, including working at the Museum of ... Show More
21m 4s
Jun 2021
13 - The Sandman & the Art Addict - Alexander Calder, “Silver Bedhead”, 1946 for Peggy Guggenheim
<p>This week, Stephanie Dueñas and Russell Shoemaker tread through the fascinating history behind the sculpture work “Silver Bedhead” from 1946 by Alexander “Sandy'“ Calder, mobile master, commissioned by Peggy Guggenheim, a woman whose art addiction influenced Modern Art His ... Show More
1h 4m