Hosted by Kris and Simon · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 18 episodes
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Curious about the art in movies, TV shows, memes, and headlines? We're here to unpack the artistic side of media, exploring how art meets pop culture and current events. From Justin Timberlake's mugshot to Broad City's artsy Easter eggs, we're on it! Whether you can't tell a Monet from a Manet or you're the museum tour know-it-all, this podcast is your VIP pass to the art fair after-party. We've got deep dives for the seasoned gallery hoppers and Art 101 knowledge for the newbies. Subscribe today for regular doses of art history knowledge that'll make you the MVP of your next trivia night.
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Heyyyy, long time no see! Sorry for the unexpected absence. We decided to do this stupid thing where we got really busy and then moved across the country. But now we’re back with a new episode! Our entertainment correspo
Some of y'all are being really mean to Adrien Brody about his art! The Oscar-winning actor is getting absolutely roasted for his glittery Marilyn Monroe painting that sold for half a million at a Cannes charity auction,
This episode is super late because we went on a spontaneous road trip across about half of the United States, which it turns out is a big country!But anyway, it’s time for another open studios! We report "LIVE" (two mont
Ah crap, Donald Trump is back in office and things aren't looking so great for the arts in the good ol' USA—that is, unless you're a figurative sculpture artist or your primary mode of inquiry is about the Declaration of
To hear the rest of this episode join us for free on our Patreon. We've got a new segment! Welcome to Open Studios! In these research-light, subscriber-only episodes, we're covering updates, corrections/omissions, and th
Okay, tell me if you've heard this one before. Two Chrises walk into an art gallery. One of them eats a banana right off the wall. The other says, "That's a $6.2 million banana!" Oh you have? Well apparently not everyone
Super Bowl? More like superbly weird ad! Meta Ray-Ban's two-part commercial for 2025’s big game follows the Chrises (Hemsworth & Pratt) as they fumble through Kris’s (Jenner) private gallery. The AI glasses promise to gi
Final reminder! We’re changing our name! We will be Cold Crit starting with our next episode. You begged for it, and now here it is! We’ve got Luigi Mangione part two! When Mangione got the perp walk treatment of Hanniba
Important: We're changing our name! Expect our new name, Cold Crit, to replace our current name sometime in the coming weeks. We’re back from our holiday break! You might remember when long, long ago in the year 2024 a h
Surprise! Didn’t expect to see us again this year, did you? We were lying about that whole "holiday break" thing. After episode 9 we couldn't resist following up on the weird and shady goings on of crypto billionaire Jus
When soup-throwing activists, incompetent art thieves, and a shady crypto bro walk into an art market... you get fall 2024's greatest hits. Join us as we explore how a $6.24M banana, some rain-soaked Warhols, and an NFT
Art gets really dangerous in part two of our “Velvet Buzzsaw” episode! Deceased artist Vetril Dease is on a haunted rampage, taking down icy gallery owners, ambitious assistants, and feared critics. We’re diving into rea
Happy spooky season! In part one of our Velvet Buzzsaw episode, we’re joined by Chris Scott from Layers in Lairs to explore this 2019 “horror” film where Final Destination meets the Los Angeles art scene. Take a haunted
We're back with part two of Problemista! This week we’re looking at work by artists Danielle De Jesus, Shellyne Rodriguez, Doug Henders, Pablo Picasso, Johannes Vermeer, Andy Warhol (YES HIM AGAIN), Banksy, and Ron Engli
We're diving into A24's Problemista, where MC Escher meets the U.S. immigration system in the tale of Alejandro (Julio Torres), an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador turned NYC art world intern. We'll unpack everythi
2024 Paris Olympics, Opening Ceremony: LGBTQ+ folks dare to... stand on a bridge? Gasp! Conservative meltdown ensues over imaginary Last Supper mockery. We're here this week armed with the knowledge of more than three pa
Hello, 911? A gallery in the Hamptons is selling artwork made from Justin Timberlake's recent mugshot! In this episode, we cover the nasty (bad) history of mugshots, why publishing them is an exploitative practice that i
We enjoyed making our first episode so much we decided to make another! In our second episode on Broad City we’re looking at work by Crys Yin, Katharina Fritsch, Takashi Murakami, Eva and Franco Mattes, Jeff Koons, and e
Welcome to episode one! We explain why we even bothered to make this podcast before taking a look at the art world through the eyes of Abbi Jacobson in the hit Comedy Central television show Broad City. Digressions inclu
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