Welcome to ArtHoles! An art history podcast with someone who knows nothing about art history. Or podcasting, for that matter.
Coming from absolutely no background in art or art history, I decided to reverse the course on my own ignorance. Instead of doing so in moderation, I'm reading a ton of books and articles about each artist and slowly losing my mind in the process.
My buddy Mitch joins me for the first few episodes, then it's just me (Michael) putting artists' personal lives under a microscope to learn about art and art history by weaving in my own takes, ADD-driven side research, music, movies, etc.
This isn't your grandmother's art history podcast. And, if your grandmother has an art history podcast, 1) I'm happy she's still with us and 2) maybe we can collaborate in her dining room filled with her Hummel figurine collection and old WWII pictures of your likely-deceased grandfather.
Jinmaku! Jinmaku! Jinmaku! Go get’em buddy! My dude OWNS the makuuchi division. Also, if there’s one thing people should take away from this episode, is that William-Adolphe Bouguereau is a connoisseu...
Henri, Adele, Alphonse, Dead Gary, Odon, Napoleon III, the Grandmothers, Alix, Amédée, MIT Math Nerd Steve (from Pollock), Charles, Piss Pons, the Black Prince… We. Are. Back! Along with several addi...
Our adventure begins with the Grandmothers, a footnoted sister, more mounted heads than fireplaces (which is saying something), and some thick-ass man-thighs.
As we make our way through French history...
In the Frida finale, we alternate between having lots of fun and exploring the cavernous depths of human suffering. But we also have fun? If you're here at the end, thank you so, so much for taking th...
In what was supposed to be the finale, but instead turned into the episode before the finale, we learn quite a bit. Really, we learn too much. About neckerchiefs, turkeys, monotheism, Val Kilmer, maki...
The episode that broke me.
11/28 update: two-parter finale is on the way soon. Apologies for the delay, it's been a crazy few months and anything under 4 hours for the finale would've been a crime.
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In a rollercoaster of an episode, we learn about mural negotiations, chicken salad sandwiches that curb masturbation, and which type of gringo is worst. Along the way, we’ll figure out which type o...