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Show Notes:
The Art Virgins hit the road again — this time to Paris — to discover David Hockney 25, the artist’s biggest exhibition ever, designed by the man himself.
From train mishaps to hidden mosaics, and from laughter in the str ... Show More
Oct 6
Episode 29: Maurizio Cattelan's Banana + Gustave Fayet, the Forgotten Gauguin Collector
This summer, someone walked off with a banana taped to a museum wall in Metz, and the museum filed a legal complaint. Zahra traces it back to Maurizio Cattelan, the self-taught Italian behind the solid-gold toilet, the Pope struck by a meteorite and a banana that sold for $6.2 mi ... Show More
56m 39s
Sep 29
Episode 28- How to Hunt Invader (Underwater, Underground, and in Space) + How Looking at Art Boosts Creativity
To make the most out of your listening experience, follow along with the episode's Wingman post on our Instagram: @artvirgins Sami paid $70 for five minutes behind a locked gate in Cancún, and a French stranger nearly got left outside. His hunt for the one MUSA Invader that isn't ... Show More
58m 57s
Apr 2023
Episode 21 - Is The Art World Better Than Hollywood? (Alex DiPersia Makes A Great Case)
<p>In this episode, Jerry and Matt are joined by collector and curator Alex DiPersia to discuss, among many things, his unwavering love of beauty, following his intuition, leaving his career in Hollywood for the Art Game, and curating his first exhibition in Paris with artists Ba ... Show More
1h 10m
Nov 2024
Post-Impressionism: Beyond Appearances
Today, we’re exploring the exhibition “Post-Impressionism. Beyond Appearances” with Aisha AlAhmadi, Curatorial Assistant at Louvre Abu Dhabi. This extraordinary show brings together iconic masterpieces from the Post-Impressionist period, with exceptional loans from Musée d’Orsay, ... Show More
20m 35s
Mar 2025
Jack Whitten at MoMA, New York, Paris Noir at the Pompidou, Arpita Singh at the Serpentine
The largest ever exhibition of the work of Jack Whitten opens this weekend at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York. Ben Luke speaks to Michelle Kuo, the curator of the show, about the political and experimental commitment that drove Whitten’s remarkable body of work. In Pari ... Show More
1h 9m