Contemporary Surrealism with Jordan Baranieck...

If tax season stresses you out, trust me, you've got to listen to this interview with working painter and accountant Hannah Cole.Yes, you read that correctly – Hannah is both an artist AND an accountant, AND she's the author of the book Taxes for Humans, a guide for creative prof ...  Show more

"I ask artists... are you really business minded? And if they say no, then I tell them you have to find someone who is."In this episode, we revisit our 2021 conversation with dentist-turned-visual artist Brent Estabrook. He introduces us to the heroes he's met over the course of ...  Show more

Jeff Koons, born in 1955, displayed an early interest in art. As a teenager, he called Salvador Dali's hotel and arranged to meet the artist. He was inspired by Dali and went on to study art in college. Koons supported himself with various jobs, including working at the Museum of ...  Show more

Christine Garvey is an artist, coach, and the founder of A Mighty Practice. Her paintings and installations have been exhibited internationally, including exhibitions with Galerie Circulaire (Montreal), International Print Center (New York), and The Contemporary Austin. Garvey ...

Art historian T.J. Clark began his academic career with two groundbreaking works on the art of mid-nineteenth century France, expounding materialist theory of art that has remained his watchword for five decades, with books on Poussin, Cézanne, Picasso and modernism. Those Passio ...  Show more

Artists Remake the World: A Contemporary Art Manifesto (Yale UP, 2023) puts forward an account of contemporary art’s political ambitions and potential. Surveying such innovations as evidence-driven art, socially engaged art, and ecological art, the book explores how artists have ...  Show more