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Art Damaged

by Christopher Schreck

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Date	Combined Rank	Apple Podcasts	Castbox
Oct 10	#100	#55	#55

A podcast exploring the methods and meanings of art’s destruction.

Episode 4: Pure Vandalism

October 8, 2026 · 22 min

Not every attack on an artwork comes with a political message, symbolic purpose, or even a legible motive. In this episode, we turn our focus to apparently meaningless acts of intentional damage and consider what they might tell us about…
Episode 3: Politics

September 24, 2026 · 28 min

For centuries, people have attacked works of art to draw attention to causes, convictions, and grievances that extend beyond the objects themselves. Following a throughline from the Suffragettes to today’s climate activists, this episode…
Episode 2: Iconoclasm

September 10, 2026 · 23 min

For as long as images have embodied power, people have sought to destroy them. From ancient Egypt to the modern avant-garde and contemporary social movements, this episode traces the long (and ongoing) history of iconoclasm and what it…
Episode 1: Introduction

September 10, 2026 · 10 min

Join host Christopher Schreck as we explore true-life stories of artworks being altered, defaced, damaged, and destroyed, with motivations ranging from the personal to the political, accidental to artistic and beyond. Free digital zines…