Explore every episode of the podcast Art Dad Doesn't Like
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| 55: If it looks like a duck | 30 Mar 2024 | 00:26:10 | |
If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it’s probably James Bond... Dive into the surreal with Art Dad Doesn't Like, as we dissect Rachel MacLean's deepfake film, 'Duck.' Submerging us in a green-tinted world drenched in mystery and deception, ‘Duck’ presents a reality where subterfuge and suspicion undermine one’s every belief. MacLean resurrects cinematic icons Sean Connery and Marilyn Monroe, employing deepfake technology as a digital necromancer to summon spectres of the past. But this piece doesn't just look to the past, mimicking the trappings of '60s cinema; it examines the crumbling facades of truth and identity in our digital era. While 'Duck' prompts us to consider deepfake technology’s societal ripples, it implicitly raises the moral quandaries of repurposing the likenesses of the departed. And in relaying a less existentially threatening anecdote, Dad teaches us that if something looks like a swan, it's probably not a swan… View excerpts from ‘Duck’ here! Music from Uppbeat. | |||
| 54: Julien Berthier rocks the boat | 14 Mar 2024 | 00:26:07 | |
This episode, our father-daughter relationship is on the rocks as Dad grapples with Julien Berthier’s work, ‘L’invisible.’ A polystyrene and epoxy resin boulder mounted on a worn-out boat, L’invisible zips along the coast near Marseilles, disrupting serene Mediterranean views. But is it really a feat of engineering as the media claims? Are there hidden messages within this stony façade? And, since we’d be remiss as an art podcast not to talk about Walter Benjamin, does encountering this work online alter its aura? Join us as we navigate the choppy waters of contemporary art! See images here! Music from Upbeat . | |||
| 45: Dad's Birthday Bonanza | 19 Oct 2023 | 00:48:26 | |
Time to blow out the candles! To celebrate Dad's birthday, this week he takes the reins and presents a mixed pack of artworks created by artists from vastly different schools and time periods (including Dad's infamous bête noire, Picasso). We discuss Dad's secret addiction, the French Revolution, hearing colours and the challenges of modernity. See images here! Works discussed: Composition 8, Wassily Kandinsky, 1923 Group X/Altarpiece, Hilma af Klint, 1915 Yellow - Red - Blue, Wassily Kandinsky, 1925 The Guitar Player, Pablo Picasso, 1910 The Old Guitarist, Pablo Picasso, 1903 Self-portrait in a Straw Hat, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, 1782 Girl in a Straw Hat, Rubens, c. 1625 Seven A.M., Edward Hopper, 1948 Nighthawks, Edward Hopper, 1942 Office in a Small City, Edward Hopper, 1953 Music from Uppbeat. | |||
| 44: A Rose by Any Other Name | 05 Oct 2023 | 00:29:01 | |
Can peeling a potato be a work of art? Planting a tree? Putting roses in bottles in a brutalist gallery space? This week we discuss Michael Sailstorfer's installation 'To the People' at the Penman Foundation in Tehran and the artist's claims that his work harkens back to the inimitable Joseph Beuys' concept of social sculpture. Are Sailstorfer's claims legitimate, or does the emperor simply have no clothes? We discuss Greek mythology, the language of flowers, and Dad's forays into landscaping to reveal the meaning(lessness?) of this work. See images here! Music from Upbeat; license code: WCBAFRBTLK0C1KMI | |||
| 43: 9/11 and the Sphere that Survived | 21 Sep 2023 | 00:33:51 | |
A fractured sphere placed precariously on a porphyry disk, surrounded by spouts of water, 'The Sphere' (or 'Große Kugelkaryatide N.Y.') by renowned German artist Fritz König was the centrepiece of Austen J. Tobin Plaza. With the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center rising as monolithic symbols of the promise of achieving world peace through trade (and of course, American commercialism), The Sphere stood for three decades before falling victim to the 9/11 attacks. The only piece of art to survive the attacks mostly in tact, The Sphere is now located in Liberty Park, overlooking the 9/11 Memorial. In this second life, the Sphere has taken on new meaning as an object of remembrance. But what will Dad make of this weighty sculpture, and what impression (if any) did it make on him when he visited New York. Find out in this episode! See images here! | |||
| 42: Keeping Inside the Lines | 31 Aug 2023 | 00:29:38 | |
Agnes Martin is a titan of 20th century art; her peaceful paintings convey a sense of equilibrium born from mathematical harmony. Her grid paintings, painstakingly created, became world-renowned, while Martin herself retreated to the deserts of New Mexico. Painting "with her back to the world", Martin sought to encapsulate our innermost senses of joy and innocence. But can Dad get around her pale pastel canvases, which nearly fade to plain white when viewed from afar? Find out how far Dad has come in this episode! See images here! | |||
| 41: Barbenheimer | 17 Aug 2023 | 00:37:47 | |
With diametrically opposed aesthetics, 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer' have gone head to head in the box office, and now also on 'Art Dad Doesn't Like!' This week, we pit two artistic representatives of the cinematic sensations against each other: Shōmei Tōmatsu's moving photograph Atom Bomb Damage: Wristwatch Stopped at 11:02, August 9, 1945, Nagasaki (1961) and Catherine Théry's Barbie-doll intervention in David's The Death of Marat. But which artwork will Dad prefer? A haunting artefact from the fallout of the bombing of Nagasaki, or a fantastic plastic reinvention of a classic artwork? Tune into this episode to find out! See images here! | |||
| 40: Let's Get Political! | 03 Aug 2023 | 00:42:55 | |
We're back! After a short break, we're back with a special episode where we delve into political art of a special kind: art made by politicians. From a peanut-farming president, to an art professor prime minister, to the world's most (in)famous art school rejectee, we explore six politicians who have turned to away from canvassing and towards the canvas. See images here! **We are now switching to a fortnightly format! See you in two weeks!** Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jonny-boyle/tres-french License code: WCBAFRBTLK0C1KMI | |||
| 39: Heads Will Roll | 20 Jul 2023 | 00:30:07 | |
A round table undulates on the backs of 18 headless straw figures as a ball rolls around, approaching but never quite attaching itself to the beleaguered scarecrow-esque creatures. Does that sound like art Dad would like? With hidden political messages and metaphors for social dynamics, could Round Table by South Korean artist Choe U-Ram win Dad over? Listen to this episode to find out, as we talk about kinetic art, presidential scandals and whether Dad could become a dictator. See the artwork here! | |||
| 38: The Nile Horse Hunt | 13 Jul 2023 | 00:30:17 | |
This week we discuss German artist Sebastian Maas, whose contemporary takes on Rubens' Baroque masterpieces seek to interrogate gender and Orientalism. But will Dad think that his recreations of 'The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus' and 'The Hippopotamus and Crocodile Hunt' can really add anything to the works of a great master? Or will Dad criticise Rubens' own skills? Find out in this episode! See images here! | |||
| 37: Smog is a Girl's Best Friend | 06 Jul 2023 | 00:31:55 | |
Smog has long been the enemy of art - seeping into gallery spaces and threatening the masterpieces housed there, the omnipresence of smog even contributed to the National Gallery of London's move from Pall Mall to its current location in Trafalgar Square. But what if art itself could clean up our filthy air? This week we discuss Dutch artist Daan Roosegaarde's 'Landscape of the Future' project, and its core element: the smog free ring. Does a cube of condensed smog make for a better gift than a diamond? What smoke-related domestic disasters has Dad caused? Listen to this episode to find out! See images here! | |||
| 36: Bismarck, a Giraffe and the Long Shadow of History | 29 Jun 2023 | 00:35:53 | |
(Updated audio!) Bismarck is a towering figure in history, but you know what towers over him? A giraffe. This week we discuss the two sculptures at the centre of Julian von Bismarck's - German artist and relative of the inimitable Otto von Bismarck - exhibition at Berlinische Galerie, 'When Platitudes Become Form.' Featuring a giraffe (made using an actual giraffe pelt) and a recreation of a monument to Bismarck (the elder) in Bremen, Julian's works raise questions about the 'scramble for Africa', the concept of the counter-monument, and how to confront the past. But what will Dad think of these sculptures, modelled on children's push puppets? Find out in this episode! See images here. | |||
| 53: Identity in a Flash | 29 Feb 2024 | 00:21:58 | |
Playing the guitar in a dirndl, balancing wine glasses on your arms, smoking a cigarette, dressing up in a toilet paper dress – all things you used to be able to do (and maybe still can?) when having your passport photo taken. In this week's episode, we thumb through Namibian-German artist Max Siedentopf's zany portfolio of "could-be" passport pictures. Usually governed by strict regulations and grim standardisations, passport photos are rarely flattering, and normally… normal. But what if, amidst the stoic stares, we could inject a dose of our quirky selves? Do these stiff snapshots truly capture our essence, or do they strip away our unique sparkle just to fit into a government-approved mould? We're unpacking these questions and more, exploring the distinction between identity and identification. So, flash your biggest smile, and join us for this week’s episode! See images here!
Music from Uppbeat. | |||
| 35: Wot for? Why not? | 22 Jun 2023 | 00:32:54 | |
When is a house not a home? For one thing, when it's an impenetrable concrete block. This week, we discuss an artwork that was both celebrated as winner of the Turner prize, and derided as the worst of British art: Rachel Whiteread's 'House'. Standing for only 11 weeks before it was demolished, Whiteread's work raises questions about memory, urban development and socio-economic status. Or... it's just a "lump of concrete," in the words of the man who knocked it down. We ponder abandoning art, burning money and taking on the establishment to determine whether Dad is on the side of the Turner prize or the K-Foundation. See images here! | |||
| 34: The Spear of the People | 15 Jun 2023 | 00:30:13 | |
(TW // SA) In a strong, dynamic pose, his jacket fluttering in the wind, Jacob Zuma is depicted as a prototypical, unassailable and vigorous leader... until you look down. South African artist Brett Murray's The Spear makes a mockery of the (now former) South African President, stripping him of his pants and the vestiges of his dignity. Zuma was a controversial President, beset by corruption charges (one of which would eventually lead to his resignation from the presidency) and scandal. He launched multiple defamation suits, complaining that the media was plotting to take him down - of course, one of those suits targeted Murray. This week, we discuss South African politics, showers, and Lenin living forever. See images here! | |||
| 33: A New Waterloo | 08 Jun 2023 | 00:33:49 | |
"Waterloo, couldn't escape if I wanted to; Waterloo, knowing my fate is to be with you": This week, we're discussing the Battle of Waterloo, the subject of ABBA's 1974 Eurovision hit! While ABBA may be responsible for introducing Waterloo to many of us, they're not the first artists to use the battle as creative material. Between 1981 and 1983, John Brack depicted the battle on canvas in his appropriately named artwork, "The Battle". This week we confront Dad with Brack's slightly comic, historically accurate (sort of), and unexpected approach to history painting. Will Dad accept Brack's replacement of dashing officers with pens and pencils? And how has the genre of history painting adapted to the modern era? Find out in this episode! See images here! | |||
| 32: Still Life Lives On | 01 Jun 2023 | 00:27:57 | |
Still life normally conjures images of vases lushly filled with flowers and bowls of fruit, or famous artworks from the Golden Age of Dutch art in the 1500s and 1600s. But could a Big Mac and a COVID test also be worthy of immortalisation on canvas? Still life painting wallowed at the bottom of the hierarchy of genres established by the French Académie de peinture et de sculpture. With his love of academia, it's no wonder that Dad also puts paintings of commonplace, inanimate objects at the bottom of his own hierarchy. But could the contemporary still life paintings of Noah Verrier change his mind? See images here! | |||
| 31: From Mundane to Museum | 25 May 2023 | 00:31:03 | |
'Strictly nothing else' is a common refrain when writing shopping lists or trying to faithfully and frugally follow them in the supermarket. This week, Dad and Lizzie discuss Australian ceramicist Kenny Pittock's '52 ceramic replicas of shipping lists found while working in a Melbourne supermarket' (2022). The work, currently on show at the NGV, leaves nothing to the imagination in its title, but provides plenty for us to ponder in its contents. From multilingualism, to family dynamics, to discriminating between types of bread, Pittock's abandoned shopping lists furnish us with intriguing snapshots into the lives of others. But will their mundanity lead Dad to discard them along with his own scribbled out grocery lists? See images here! | |||
| 30: Raqib Shaw Takes on Art History | 18 May 2023 | 00:40:29 | |
Jan Brueghel the Elder, Pieter Brueghel the Elder, Hendrick van Steenwyck, and Hieronymous Bosch; it's not uncommon for all these masters, all closely connected, to be mentioned in the same breath. But what about Raqib Shaw? This week, we explore how Shaw - born in Calcutta and now based in London - is connected to these Flemish and Dutch painters of the 16th century. We chat about being as rich as Croesus, and the power of intensely rich iconography. See images here! | |||
| 29: Mother's Day Special | 11 May 2023 | 00:31:55 | |
To celebrate Mother's Day in Australia on Sunday, this week we have a very special guest... Dad and Lizzie compete to win Mum's affection by convincing her that we have presented her with the best art she doesn't like. From sinister(?) spiders by Louise Bourgeois to a plague-ridden medieval fresco, join us as we celebrate Veronica with some choice artworks. See images here! | |||
| 28: Sugar Sculpture and Club Culture | 04 May 2023 | 00:37:19 | |
Joseph Marr makes lickable sugar sculptures, but are they likeable? This week we talk about sugar! From Renaissance Italy to Berghain today, what makes sugar sculptures special? What will Dad make of these highly Instagrammable creations? And most importantly, does he know the key to getting into Berghain? See images here! And find us on Instagram @artdadpod. - Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jonny-boyle/tres-french License code: WCBAFRBTLK0C1KMI | |||
| 27: Kafka, the Skywhale and a Welcome Guest | 27 Apr 2023 | 00:31:51 | |
A small child sits in her bedroom with a hyper-realistic sloth and a peacock: Is this a nightmare or a pyjama party with welcome guests? This week we're discussing the weird (and according to Dad, not so wonderful) visual world of Australian artist Patricia Piccinini. From a eulogy for a deep sea fish, to a pig-based organ farm, to an orangutan posing in the style of a Mother and child, Piccininis works offer up a wealth of material for analysis. But will Dad see the works as witty or worrisome? See images here! | |||
| 26: AI Art Special | 20 Apr 2023 | 00:29:00 | |
From Kandinsky cats to surrealist dreamscapes, this week we celebrate half a year of Art Dad Doesn't Like with an AI art special! We collaborate with AI to create images riffing off art history to test each other's knowledge and taste. See images on our Instagram @artdadpod! | |||
| 52: The Never-ending Playlist | 15 Feb 2024 | 00:26:21 | |
If choosing one song to listen to for eternity sounds daunting, fear not—John Cage has you covered with his avant-garde epic, Organ2/ASLSP ('As Slow As Possible'). It's the ultimate "hold my beer" in the music world, stretching a single composition over 639 years. That's right, this tune hopes to outlive us all. Join us as we dive deep into this glacial-paced masterpiece, ponder the apocalypse, and explore the profound depth (or utter boredom?) of silence. See images here! Music from Uppbeat . | |||
| 25: Dalí in a Coalmine | 13 Apr 2023 | 00:30:05 | |
A Roman warship, a tiger, a futuristic scarecrow and (worst of all) references to Dalí - will this week's artwork prove too much for Dad? This week we dig deeply into Indian artist Prabhakar Pachpute's work Unfolding of the Remains-II which was on display at the 2022 Venice Biennale. The real test for the work, however, is whether Dad would display it on his walls. See images here! Check out our Instagram @artdadpod for more images and updates! | |||
| 24: Oleg Kulik in the dog house | 06 Apr 2023 | 00:30:54 | |
Oleg Kulik is known for provoking art world debates - from stopping traffic during performances, to biting a man when he was pretending to be a dog, the Ukraine-born artist loves to push boundaries. He's certainly in the dog house in the eyes of the Russian state, which deemed his recent sculpture The Big Mother a mockery of The Motherland Calls, a statue commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad. But what will Dad make of Kulik's provocative, 'zoophrenic' works? See images here! | |||
| 23: Koons' Moons | 30 Mar 2023 | 00:33:55 | |
Houston, Dad has a problem! This week we’re going to the moon with Jeff Koons, as we discuss his Moon Phases project. From metal balloon animals to collaborations with NASA, Koons has never shied away from the spotlight, but is this foray into space exploration a reflection on humanity, or on the artist himself? See images here!
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| 22: Two Maos and 500 Title Deeds | 23 Mar 2023 | 00:30:04 | |
Could your rental lease be a piece of art? This week we discuss Mao Tongqiang's Leaseholds (2016), an installation of 500 Chinese land title deeds from the Qing Dynasty to the 1970s. Bureaucratic, and yet emotive, these documents represent the many manifestations of China's land policies across time. But will Dad accept administrative documents as art? Listen now! See images here!
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| 21: An eerie, ear-y artwork | 16 Mar 2023 | 00:26:39 | |
This week we discuss an eerie, ear-y artwork: Australian performance artist Stelarc’s Third Ear. From experimental mice to cyborgs, we discuss how Stelarc’s work explores the technological and evolutionary limits of the human body. See images here! Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jonny-boyle/tres-french License code: WCBAFRBTLK0C1KMI | |||
| 20: Something fishy by Carolee Schneemann | 09 Mar 2023 | 00:43:17 | |
In honour of International Women's Day, this week we are talking about Carolee Schneemann's Meat Joy! A flurry of fish, meat, paint and bodies, Meat Joy is a key work by this iconic feminist artist. Bursting with the spirit of the sixties, Meat Joy is meant to be a celebration of flesh as material but was and remains a controversial work. Despite featuring meat, it doesn't look like this work will bring Dad much joy... See the work here! | |||
| 19: A Meaty Topic | 02 Mar 2023 | 00:43:07 | |
The steaks (that’s right) are high this week as we talk about one of Dad’s favourite topics: meat. Starting with Rembrandt’s Slaughtered Ox, we dig into four beefy artworks to see if we can overcome Dad’s distaste for modern art. We cover Soutine (the typical starving artist), (Francis) Bacon, and the prettiest carcasses you’ve ever seen. See images here! Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jonny-boyle/tres-french License code: WCBAFRBTLK0C1KMI | |||
| 18: The Furry Teacup | 23 Feb 2023 | 00:31:06 | |
Would you drink from a fur-lined teacup? Or does it sound like the stuff of nightmares? This week we take a look at Meret Oppenheim’s surrealist piece, Breakfast in Fur: a teacup, saucer and spoon cloaked in the fur of a Chinese gazelle. To uncover the history behind this object, we discuss the usual suspects (Freud, Picasso), being chased by lions and how to keep your lungs healthy. See images here! Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jonny-boyle/tres-french License code: WCBAFRBTLK0C1KMI | |||
| 17: The World's Blackest Black | 16 Feb 2023 | 00:33:06 | |
Waxy cannonballs, art that makes itself, and the world’s 'blackest' black material: This week we are discussing the work of Anish Kapoor! We cover the difficulties of firing a cannon, how architectural space can affect a work of art, and spiteful contractual clauses. See images here! Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jonny-boyle/tres-french License code: WCBAFRBTLK0C1KMI | |||
| 16: Mightier than the AK-47 | 09 Feb 2023 | 00:25:58 | |
Is the pen mightier than the sword? Is the typewriter mightier than the AK-47? This week we’re discussing Ravi Amar Zupa’s sculpture, Underwood MTSMG-US. Shots are fired as we discuss freedom of speech, Nerf gun battles, sculptural forms, and Kalashnikov’s regrets. See images here! Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jonny-boyle/tres-french License code: WCBAFRBTLK0C1KMI | |||
| 51: Respect your elders!(?) | 01 Feb 2024 | 00:24:53 | |
Ageing autocrats and decrepit dictators take the wheel in this rollicking episode, where we dive into Sun Yuan and Peng Yu's 2007 installation, 'Old People's Home'. Picture this: titans of 20th-century global politics—think Muammar Gaddafi, Yasser Arafat, and Leonid Brezhnev—dozing off in wheelchairs, gripping landmines and whips, while they apathetically bump into each other. This simultaneously comedic and discomforting piece asks: Are our leaders metaphorically asleep at the wheel? What emotions do we grapple with as oppressive icons succumb to age—pity or pleasure? And perhaps, most pressing: is it really safe to ride in bumper cars with your kids? Tune in now! Images here. Music from Upbeat. | |||
| 15: The Gothic Neopet | 02 Feb 2023 | 00:29:37 | |
Did you have a Neopet? If you’ve only just remembered it now, it’s likely you haven’t fed it since 2005, and it may be too late to visit it. This week we are examining Bunny Rogers’ Techo Statue (2021), which pays homage to our cute, digital friends of the early 2000s. We discuss why this statue might be both nostalgia-inducing and creepy, we discuss basilisks, Tamagotchis and gothic sculpture. See images here! Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jonny-boyle/tres-french License code: WCBAFRBTLK0C1KMI | |||
| 14: Constable in the Land Down Under | 26 Jan 2023 | 00:34:43 | |
January 26 in Australia is Invasion Day – the date on which in 1788 the First Fleet landed. This date is officially ‘Australia Day’, but there is a growing campaign to change the date of Australia’s national day. This week, we are discussing Hey Bros by Ian Waldron, a work which engages directly with issues of Indigenous sovereignty, appropriation, and British colonialism. Exploring these issues, we discuss John Constable, Just Stop Oil, and how art can be used to add emotional impact to activism. See images here! Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jonny-boyle/tres-french License code: WCBAFRBTLK0C1KMI | |||
| 13: A Pre-Raphaelite Bedtime Story | 19 Jan 2023 | 00:27:05 | |
Are you feeling sleepy? This week we're feeling dreamy as we delve into the pre-Raphaelites. This week's work is Hans Op de Beeck’s sculpture, My bed a raft, the room the sea, and then I laughed some gloom in me. Evoking John Everett Millais’ Ophelia, this work is rich in art historical and literary symbolism. Of course, some of the references that Dad finds – to The Matrix and Elvis – may not have been intended… See images here! CW: Mentions of suicide. Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jonny-boyle/tres-french License code: WCBAFRBTLK0C1KMI | |||
| 12: The Stedelijk's Magic Egg | 12 Jan 2023 | 00:30:41 | |
This week we exercise our gift of the gab as we discuss a spooky Irish egg, superstitions and the worst gift to buy a child. Our artwork this week is Seán Hannan’s LUCK (2022) – a cursed egg currently installed at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. Tune in to find out if we can overcome Dad’s fears of contemporary art and curses in one fell swoop. See images here! Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jonny-boyle/tres-french License code: WCBAFRBTLK0C1KMI | |||
| 11: Haven't the Foggiest | 05 Jan 2023 | 00:31:48 | |
This week, Dad is outraged that fog can be considered an artwork! We discuss “Foggy Wake in a Desert: An Ecosphere”, more commonly known as the Fog Sculpture, created by Fujiko Nakaya. We chat about unintentional art experiences, avoiding leopards at the Botanical Gardens, and misty metaphors in Apocalypse Now. See images here! - Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jonny-boyle/tres-french License code: WCBAFRBTLK0C1KMI | |||
| 10: Rococo Redux | 29 Dec 2022 | 00:35:17 | |
Frothy pastels, lush grottos and decadent décor: that’s right, this week we are talking about the Rococo! Flora Yukhnovich’s ebullient works overflow with the spirit of the 18th century, bringing the visual language of the Rococo into the modern day. We discuss frolicking aristocrats, Mean Girls and millennial pink before Dad offers some suggestions about how to ring in the new year. See images here! Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jonny-boyle/tres-french License code: WCBAFRBTLK0C1KMI | |||
| 9: Christmas Special | 22 Dec 2022 | 00:25:36 | |
The night of the Krampus is coming… in other words, Merry Christmas! This week Lizzie and Dr Harris celebrate Christmas and exchange artistic gifts! From Austria to Los Angeles, Slim Aarons to Charles Fréger, we get in the holiday spirit and ponder whether to call a Christmas truce. See images here! ----- Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/dance-of-the-sugar-plum-fairies License code: QWZFLXJHRNSTYDPC | |||
| 8: How to Excel in the Workplace | 15 Dec 2022 | 00:27:31 | |
This week we look at a true artistic freak in the (Excel) sheets, Oleksiy Sai! Dad peers down from his ivory tower into the world of professional services as we discuss how the very worst part of the Microsoft Office suite can be used for something creative (other than creative accounting)! Alongside Sai's work, we discuss creepy vegetable face portraits from the Renaissance, and luminous stained glass windows. See images of the artworks here! Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jonny-boyle/tres-french License code: WCBAFRBTLK0C1KMI | |||
| 7: From Sneakerheads to Warthog Heads | 08 Dec 2022 | 00:28:36 | |
What do tennis whites have to do with Zimbabwean politics? Why is Dr Harris scared of sculptures? And what does he have in common with Leonardo di Caprio? This episode, hidden connections abound as we discuss Zimbabwean artist Tawanda Takura’s Hymn for the Unjust. See images of the work here! Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jonny-boyle/tres-french License code: WCBAFRBTLK0C1KMI | |||
| 6: The Treasures of Emperor Hirst | 01 Dec 2022 | 00:29:28 | |
This episode we talk about getting drunk in Sicily, Shakespeare and fantastical lies, all in the pursuit of understanding Damien Hirst’s Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable. Dad reveals his past as a gentleman archaeologist as we examine the bizarre objects in Hirst’s 2017 exhibition, and consider whether Lizzie actually likes this particular work of contemporary art. See photos here! Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jonny-boyle/tres-french License code: WCBAFRBTLK0C1KMI | |||
| 50: News Bites and Gritty Groundwork with Pope.L | 18 Jan 2024 | 00:38:51 | |
Potty training and learning to crawl - two significant events when raising a child... and in art history? This week we discuss the late William Pope, also known as Pope.L. Painstakingly dragging himself along the streets of 1970s New York, and slowly (literally) chewing over the news as presented by the Wall Street Journal while sitting on a precariously situated toilet, Pope.L's work turned a critical eye on abject social classes, economic vulnerability, and human endurance in modern society. In our 50th episode, we discuss social geometry, pilgrimages and how to evade spending time with your child. See images here! Works discussed: Pope.L, Times Square Crawl , 1978 Pope.L, Eating the Wall Street Journal, various editions/years Music from Uppbeat. | |||
| 5: Achtung! Construction Zone | 24 Nov 2022 | 00:30:57 | |
This episode we discuss an empty exhibition space! For an episode about nothing, there is a lot to talk about, as we address Maria Eichhorn’s Relocating a Structure at the German Pavilion of the Venice Biennale. Dad critiques what he says looks like a construction site, and offers thoughts on everything from fascists to the art of writing thank-you notes. See images of Relocating a Structure here! Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jonny-boyle/tres-french License code: WCBAFRBTLK0C1KMI | |||
| 4: Rembrandt's Right-hand Man | 17 Nov 2022 | 00:31:16 | |
This episode we look at Stephan Vanfleteren’s Corpus #1632, a photograph of something that never existed! Dad finds links to the English Civil War and 80s sci-fi, and wonders where he could procure a severed hand. See photos of the artwork here! Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jonny-boyle/tres-french License code: WCBAFRBTLK0C1KMI | |||
| 3: Birds, Bees, and Sardines | 10 Nov 2022 | 00:29:31 | |
Can sardine tins be erotic? What about a daffodil? This episode, Dad warms up to Fiona Hall’s Paradisus Terrestris of 1989 as we discuss Linnaean Latin, colonialism, and the surprise of finding a pair of breasts where saucy little fish should be. See photos here! Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jonny-boyle/tres-french License code: WCBAFRBTLK0C1KMI | |||
| 2: Bless us Father, for we have sinned! | 03 Nov 2022 | 00:26:53 | |
This episode we whip out our rosaries to discuss blasphemy and Andres Serrano’s Piss Christ of 1987. We cover eating meat pies during Lent, secretly cooking pork sausages, and how you can make piss look good. See photos at: https://linktr.ee/art_dad_doesnt_like Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jonny-boyle/tres-french License code: WCBAFRBTLK0C1KMI | |||