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Ep 56 - Motherhood in West African Art
Bet You Wish This Was An Art Podcast - March 25, 2021 19:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsOh, folks. What an episode. It took your favorite hosts 3+ attempts to actually come out with an episode this week, because we kept getting tripped up over the subject, the content, the execution... You get the picture. We really liked how today's discussion on the depiction of Motherhood in Wes...
Ep 55 - Ruth Asawa: Inside Out
Bet You Wish This Was An Art Podcast - March 18, 2021 21:18 - 52 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsOh boy, dear listener. Silence is violence, and the patterns of racial violence that predicate the notion of Asian Americans as "not belonging" directly ties to US history. Look no further than today's artist, Ruth Asawa, who was forcibly detained in a WWII Japanese Internment camp on US soil. T...
Ep 54 - Thin Lines: An Introduction to Printmaking
Bet You Wish This Was An Art Podcast - March 11, 2021 20:03 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsLet's start at the very beginning, it's a very good place to start. To talk about printmaking, we must return to the humble beginnings. After all, we live in an era (we live in a society!) where access to paper and printing is commonplace. We here at BYWAP invite you to join us for a fun dive th...
Ep 53 - Petra: Cities and Secrets
Bet You Wish This Was An Art Podcast - March 04, 2021 20:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsThis goes out to you and yours: BYWAP talks ancient desert architecture. Like all good things, this pre-historic Jordinian city of vibrant, carved sandstone was 'lost' to the Western world for hundreds of years. Petra was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site, and, since then, this mysterious ci...
Ep 52 - Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Movie Night!)
Bet You Wish This Was An Art Podcast - February 25, 2021 21:16 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 6 ratingsAre portraits art? Portraiture is an old tradition, going back to at least ancient Egypt where it has flourished for the past 5,000 years. This week, however, BYWAP is all wrapped up in the historical romantic drama of Celine Sciamma's brilliant Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019). Not only was th...
Ep 51 - Obelisks & Indigenous Lands
Bet You Wish This Was An Art Podcast - February 18, 2021 20:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsYes, we’re late to the cultural heritage memory party. Yes, time is a concept we can barely conceptualize. Yes, we have found more Monoliths. But! We’re better for having waited. The Metal Monolith of Utah still has some story to tell. Join us as we stay safe from this climate change nightmare b...
Ep 50 - Artemisia Gentileschi
Bet You Wish This Was An Art Podcast - February 11, 2021 20:40 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe sun has not shown in three days, Steph is still dying of the plague, the global economy is unstably controlled by a small ruling class. In many ways, today is a perfect day to talk about Italian Baroque queen: Artemisia Gentileschi. Thanks to (extremely) recent art historical focus shifts, n...
Ep 49 - Fertility Goddesses
Bet You Wish This Was An Art Podcast - February 04, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 6 ratingsHappy February, someone let me off this ride. A lot of smart people have argued that prehistoric human societies were more matrifocal, more cooperative, and less violent. These same smart people also theorize that many (if not most) primitive societies featured a religion based around ideas of f...
Ep 48 - What is Art Nouveau?
Bet You Wish This Was An Art Podcast - January 28, 2021 20:01 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 6 ratingsArt is for Elves. Art Deco is for Dwarves. It really is that simple. Once called ‘the Modern Style’, Art Nouveau lived a hot and heavy moment before bowing down in the face of Modern Architecture. A pity, but a revival period is what we live for. Join us as we talk about the feelings that squi...
Ep 47 - A Story in Drag (w/ Martyr!)
Bet You Wish This Was An Art Podcast - January 21, 2021 20:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsHappy birthday to our favorite Queen, Brooklyn's own Martyr (spelled like Martyr, pronounced like you're stupid), the fabulous co-host of Wigging Out podcast. Art and performance has suffered through the literal worst year in recent history. But in a historic new year, and with one of Steph's be...
Ep 46 - Unpacking Indiana Jones (Movie Night!)
Bet You Wish This Was An Art Podcast - January 14, 2021 21:27 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 6 ratingsWe watched Indiana Jones so you don't have to. What can be said about a bizarrely outdated movie series that capitalizes on the treasure hunting of acclaimed archeologists? It belongs in the trash. In this George Lucas creation, Dr. Henry Walton Jones, Jr—"Indiana" Jones, to all—is a tenured pro...
Ep 45 - Graphic Design in Propaganda
Bet You Wish This Was An Art Podcast - January 07, 2021 20:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsSo, when we sat down to record this episode last Tuesday, we thought we were being clever and productive with our time. These two art history nerds from the past could not have imagined that the same week they were going to record an episode about Propaganda there would be an attempted coup on t...
Ep 44 - Yayoi Kusama: Finding Infinity in Polka Dots
Bet You Wish This Was An Art Podcast - January 02, 2021 19:36 - 52 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsWe’ve rocked around the Christmas tree, we’ve opened our presents, and now we sit—desperate and ready to pop champagne and say “sayonara!” to 2020. However, before we dive into the new year, we here at BYWAP couldn’t help ourselves and we had to share some together to sing the praises and bemoan...
Gone Monk Episode 8 - Alex "Kazam" MacInnis, Gymnast
Gone Monk - December 31, 2020 07:00 - 1 hourRise Ashen in conversation with Alex "Kazam" MacInnis, gymnast and coach who teaches adults gymnastics in Ottawa, Canada. They go deep into his gymnastics journey and how he is breaking down barriers to learning for adults.
Ep 43 - Winter Markets and COVID Blues
Bet You Wish This Was An Art Podcast - December 24, 2020 20:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsHoly Christmas Special, Batman! It’s Christmas Eve and all around the (predominantly Western) world, town squares that would once be bustling with lights and cheer are silent. So, grab your cup of gluehwein and a handful of roasted chestnuts and join your BYWAP hosts for a Christmas Special. Fin...
Ep 42 - Artworld Shenanigans I: COVID-19 Updates
Bet You Wish This Was An Art Podcast - December 17, 2020 19:59 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsWow! December? Already? We've done COVID Updates several times this year (in April & August), and in the spirit of every 4 months, we'd like to give 2020 one last update to see where things are going. Thankfully, the news is a touch more promising on the virus-side of things with the roll-out of...
Ep 41 - An Adventure in Urban Conservation (w/ Tamro!)
Bet You Wish This Was An Art Podcast - December 10, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 6 ratingsWe live in a society: architecture edition. Your BYWAP hosts are back at it again, with domestic architecture expert Tamro, investigating the history of cities. When did people start to see the value in urban architecture, and when did conserving it become a priority? In today's episode, we dive...
Ep 40 - But, Why? An Introduction to Surrealism
Bet You Wish This Was An Art Podcast - December 03, 2020 21:03 - 51 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhen an art movement born of Dada, post WWI depression, and Sigmund Freud comes on the scene.... What did you really expect? Join BYWAP for this mini picnic of lucid dreaming and furry teacups. Together, we'll explore the deeply troubling thoughts of artists like Max Ernst, Salvador Dali, Rene M...
Ep 39 - Loving Vincent (Movie Night!)
Bet You Wish This Was An Art Podcast - November 26, 2020 20:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsHappy (American) Thanksgiving, to you and yours! Please take care of yourselves and donate to all groups that fight for Indigenous rights. It's movie night here in the BYWAP household, and, if you couldn't tell yet, your hosts are very dear fans of the late Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh. This we...
Ep 38 - Why Have There Been No Great Transgender Artists?
Bet You Wish This Was An Art Podcast - November 19, 2020 20:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsWe're coming for your throat, Linda! On a spicy (technically third part) response, BYWAP is back on our regular bullsh*t to talk about Art Spaces and Queer artists with Why Have There Been No Great Transgender Artists by Jeannie Tang, delivered at the Queering the Museum panel at the Brooklyn Mu...
Ep 37 - Diego Rivera: Mexico, Murals, and Men
Bet You Wish This Was An Art Podcast - November 12, 2020 20:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsFriends, Enemies, and Lovers: Welcome to Scorpio Season. Come one—come all—to this incredibly special episode: our one year anniversary episode! Today we talk about the incredible and tumultuous life of Diego Rivera—muralist of the people, and Frida Kahlo's other half. No High School Musical ref...
Ep 36 - The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Bet You Wish This Was An Art Podcast - November 05, 2020 20:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsOh! The waters—the watersss—of Babylon. The waters that pour through the foundations of a luscious hanging garden! Where, exactly, were those gardens, you might ask? Well, consult some old-time-y writer trying to invent click-bait in the 3rd century, and you'd hear of the great stories of the Ba...
Ep 35 - The Love Affair of Storytelling (w/ T.H. Ponders)
Bet You Wish This Was An Art Podcast - October 29, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 6 ratingsWelcome to the end of Spooky Season, and we hope that we move into November with safety and security. And, most importantly, we hope you can move into the holidays holding onto the stories we find comfort in. This week’s guest—the one and only T.H Ponders from Accession fame—brings us to the fir...
Ep 34 - Medusa: A #MeToo Icon?
Bet You Wish This Was An Art Podcast - October 22, 2020 19:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe story of Medusa is one of tragedy, heartbreak, and ultimate betrayals. Although Ovid's Metamorphosis has the hero Perseus emerging victorious, today's piece and article look at a reinterpretation of the myth—what if Medusa won the fight? And, furthermore, what happens when said reimagining b...
Ep 33 - The Masters of the River (Movie Night!)
Bet You Wish This Was An Art Podcast - October 15, 2020 19:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhat's perfect for October Season? Ancient Civilizations. Your favorite hosts dawn our archeologists hats, grab our baby paintbrushes, and get to work exploring the fantastic ghost sites of Mohenjo-daro and Dholavira. We went back in time, and found an advanced Indus River Civilization and the H...
Ep 33 - The Masters of the River (movie night!)
Bet You Wish This Was An Art Podcast - October 15, 2020 19:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhat's perfect for October Season? Ancient Civilizations. Your favorite hosts dawn our archeologists hats, grab our baby paintbrushes, and get to work exploring the fantastic ghost sites of Mohenjo-daro and Dholavira. We went back in time, and found an advanced Indus River Civilization and the H...
Ep 32 - Duchamp's Ready Made Legacy
Bet You Wish This Was An Art Podcast - October 08, 2020 19:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn the spirit of Duchamp, we here at BYWAP are here to stand behind a simple truth: we don’t believe in art. We believe in artists! The horrors of War and Economic strife brought us Dada, and Dada gave us weird contemporary art that requires an arts history degree to decipher. Nothing is perfect...
Ep 31 - Ukiyo-e: Art of the Floating World
Bet You Wish This Was An Art Podcast - October 01, 2020 19:14 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsWelcome to Spooky Season! As we reflect on how time and life changes, we must also stop and think about the power of cultural exchange. Arts and culture doesn't operate in a vacuum, and different influences can radically transform different mediums. However, today's subject is unique. For the Ed...
Ep 31: Ukiyo-e: Art of the Floating World
Bet You Wish This Was An Art Podcast - October 01, 2020 19:14 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsWelcome to Spooky Season! As we reflect on how time and life changes, we must also stop and think about the power of cultural exchange. Arts and culture doesn't operate in a vacuum, and different influences can radically transform different mediums. However, today's subject is unique. For the Ed...
Ep 30 - How To Talk About Art
Bet You Wish This Was An Art Podcast - September 24, 2020 19:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsOr, as our audio wizard, Julieta, puts it: Can We Offer You A Crash Course On Art in This Trying Time? Clickbait titles aside, today's episode dives into a topic so painfully overlooked by the art world. Have you ever been overwhelmed being in a gallery that you know nothing about the artist? Ha...
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