Frame Job

Frame Job is a storytelling podcast exploring the intersection of fine art and true crime. We'll dive deep into the psyche of master forgers, the drama of high-stakes robbery and the modern scandals currently shaking the art world. From art history to art heists - compelling true narratives of villains, heros and skullduggery. Hosted by Leslie Sink (https://lesliesink.blogspot.com). Independently produced, backed by historical research with no ads and no AI. Regular episodes air weekly with bonus episodes and content for Spotify and Patreon subscribers.

Frame Job is a arts podcast hosted by Twin Engine, with 12 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Twin Engine hosts Frame Job, a arts show with 12 episodes published.

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  Episode 11: Loosen Up Your Buttons - Art, Politics and Ai Weiwei

  Jul 28, 202635 min

  False imprisonment is a crime, and it’s happened to artists in the past like Egon Sheile and the present like Sherrill Roland. Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was once held against his will in a detention center straight out of a psychological horror movie. Listen to the story of his life told in parallel with his art and his endurance under harsh conditions. His current show is Ai Weiwei: Button Up! and runs until Sept. 6 at Aviva Studios in Manchester.

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  Episode 10: The Goths Are Back in Town

  Jul 21, 202641 minS1

  Welcome to Rome. In the middle of an invasion? Sure. The Goths are back in town, but it’s not a Cure cover band. This one is for the moody poetry lovers, however, because we trace backwards from the medieval writings of the Venerable Bede right into the 1st-century mind of Pliny the Elder to pose a massive question. What if a bronze Roman colossus as big as King Kong survived straight into the Middle Ages? When it finally came down is a mystery today. Odysseus might have had an epic adventure first, but we’re going to copy the vibe just like Pliny copied the Greeks, passing this ancient wonder down to you through ekphrasis and oral tradition. The second half of this episode goes into war crimes towards art and culture. There are antiquities that are at risk of being destroyed like the Colossus, and it's happening right now.

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  Jul 14, 20260 min

  Frame Job is a podcast about art & crime. Listen to compelling art crime stories all backed up by historical research. You'll hear about dangerous art recovery missions, cultural debates around stolen antiquities, AI/Copyright threats, shameless criminals and lots and lots of fine art. Bonus episodes are a deeper dive into the topics you love and with more shocking details that I can only provide to a select few curators. All ad-free and with no AI. Hosted by Leslie Sink who has a BFA in Art History, a background at MTV and also experience as a juror on a high profile murder case. If you love the arts and you love true crime, you’ll find out why all is fair in love and art on Frame Job. Subscribe now to get weekly bonus episodes starting on July 15. That's in addition to the regular weekly episodes - so we're talking two episodes a week for super-fans and patreons. Join today!

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  Episode 9: The Kardashian, the Met Gala Selfie and the Stolen Coffin

  Jul 14, 202629 minS1

  A shady collector, a brilliant curator, an opportunistic looter, and a mega-celebrity. Find out how all of these players came together to solve an art crime at the Met. It wasn’t an eagle-eyed antiquities detective. And even though it was “a coffin to die for," the starlet fell in absolutely in love. What started as a glamorous Instagram post turned out to be the final piece of a puzzle involving one of the biggest international art theft rings in the world. How did a single viral photo cause a multi-million dollar criminal empire to unravel? Find out on The Kardashian, The Met Gala Selfie and the Stolen Coffin.

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  Episode 7: The Librarian and the Paper Tiger

  Jun 30, 202631 minS1

  Director Yuan, in the library with... an ink brush? Yes and it's worse than that because the main suspect of this crime was the one person hired to protect the priceless art in the library itself. Find out the rest of the story on The Librarian and the Paper Tiger. Artists mentioned include the historically celebrated Chinese painters Zhang Da-chien, Qi Baishi and Zhu Da. References include: "Master Forger Swaps 143 Artworks with His Own" from Artnet News, 2015-07-21 "China librarian busted replacing masterpiece paintings with forgeries, which were replaced with forgeries - CBS News, 2015-07-21 "Out-Faking the Fakers: Chinese Librarian Proud of Forged Masters" by Ramzy, Austin, 2015-07-22, Sinosphere Blog, New York Times

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