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• Defining Contemporary Kitsch: Part 2 of The New York Art Fairs

  June 21, 2022 · 47 min

  What does contemporary kitsch look like? In this episode, Paddy and William use a discussion of the art fairs and New York gallery scene to lead a defining of the term. From its generic definition of objects described to be in poor taste…

• What The New York Art Fairs Tell Us About Art

  June 14, 2022 · 50 min

  Art media does a great job at looking forward to art events, yet rarely looks back to reflect on what these happenings say about the cultural moment. In this episode of Explain Me, co-hosts Paddy Johnson and William Powhida do a deep dive…

• Whitney Biennial Report: Care and Caution

  May 3, 2022 · 1 hr 9 min

  We're baaaaack! After a four month break William and Paddy return with some big news about the podcast and an in depth conversation on The Whitney Biennial. We do the full dive here: What are the themes? How is it organized? Is it worth…

• Flux Factory Buys Building, Retains Soul

  November 23, 2021 · 1 hr 29 min

  How many times have we seen artist-centered communities lose their grass roots identity when they buy property? High profile organizations that have shed their founders vision as they gained visibility such as the New Museum and Meow Wolf…

• What Does a Return to the Art World Mean?

  September 21, 2021 · 1 hr 60 min

  In this episode artist Chloe Bass’s tweet pointing to the hypocrisy of the art world leads to a discussion of labor, the New York art fairs, and unions.  We discuss: Max Lankin’s observations for ArtForum on the Armory Fair about how the…

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