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The Art Bystander

Hosted by Roland-Philippe Kretzschmar · arts · EN

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Meet the individuals who drive the art industry today and tomorrow; from artists to gallerists, curators, financial backers, advisors, collectors, and more. Hosted by Roland-Philippe Kretzchmar. More on www.theartbystander.com and www.instagram.com/theartbystander Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Selective

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What is The Art Bystander about?

Meet the individuals who drive the art industry today and tomorrow; from artists to gallerists, curators, financial backers, advisors, collectors, and more. Hosted by Roland-Philippe Kretzchmar.

Who hosts The Art Bystander?

The Art Bystander is hosted by Roland-Philippe Kretzschmar. The show has published 58 episodes to date.

What has The Art Bystander covered recently?

Recent episodes include "#60 Jenny Palén" (31 October 2026, 33 minutes), "#59 Omar Kholeif" (26 October 2026, 57 minutes), and "#58 Jordan Roth & Adam Charlap Hyman" (24 October 2026, 44 minutes).

How often does The Art Bystander publish?

The Art Bystander publishes roughly a few times a week, with episodes averaging 42 minutes across 58 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on The Art Bystander?

Booking probability for The Art Bystander is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Art Bystander requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Art Bystander's contact route on record: verified email.

Who should pitch The Art Bystander?

The strongest fits for The Art Bystander are Artists, Writers & Performers. The Art Bystander has an arts audience.

About the host

Roland-Philippe Kretzschmar hosts The Art Bystander, an arts podcast with 58 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • Episode #60

    #60 Jenny Palén

    Oct 31, 202633 minS1

    Jenny Palén on dreams and making art before understanding it. In her studio outside Stockholm, artist Jenny Palén joins Roland-Philippe Kretzschmar for a conversation about the images that arrive before their meaning...

  • Episode #59

    #59 Omar Kholeif

    Oct 26, 202657 minS1

    Omar Kholeif has curated more than 100 exhibitions and written or edited over forty books. Showing their own paintings under their own name, however, meant giving up something they had wanted to keep private. Recorded...

  • Oct 24, 202644 minS1

    Jordan Roth spent years helping other people bring their creative visions to the stage. Eventually, he began to miss his own. His route back started with something he could practise every day: getting dressed. Recorded...

  • Oct 21, 202652 minS1

    You can love a work of art and still question its price. You can support an artist and still want to understand what happens when you need to sell. In this episode of The Art Bystander, Roland-Philippe Kretzschmar joins...

  • Oct 18, 202625 minS1

    What happens when you spend enough time with a painting to imagine living with it? In this episode of The Art Bystander, our host Roland-Philippe Kretzschmar speak with David Rothschild, Sotheby’s Head of Contemporary...

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  • Episode #55

    #55 Karen Boros

    Oct 12, 202629 minS1

    Collector Karen Boros joins Roland-Philippe Kretzschmar in the latest episode of The Art Bystander podcast. Karen Boros and her husband Christian began by collecting artists of their own generation. As they grew older...

  • Sep 29, 202640 min

    What changes when an artist runs a gallery? Recorded inside 2 Mira Archiv in Madrid, this episode of The Art Bystander Podcast brings Roland-Philippe Kretzschmar together with Spanish artist and gallerist Mira Bernabeu...

  • Sep 25, 202636 minS1

    In Berlin, a gallery floor is disappearing, one stone at a time. In this episode of The Art Bystander Podcast, Roland-Philippe Kretzschmar meets Michael Sailstorfer at Galerie Judin’s Mercator Höfe space for a...

  • Episode #51

    #51 Erwin Wurm

    Sep 22, 202638 minS1

    In this episode of The Art Bystander Podcast, Roland-Philippe Kretzschmar is joined by Erwin Wurm on the occasion of Mind Bubbles & More at Carling Dalenson in Stockholm, running from 22 September to 31 October 2026...

  • Episode #50

    #50 Cy Schnabel

    Sep 18, 202644 minS1

    “If I was going to open a gallery, it needed to have a very personal identity.” I met Cy Schnabel at Villa Magdalena in Madrid during Apertura Madrid Gallery Weekend to record a conversation for The Art Bystander...

  • Sep 7, 202630 minS1

    Berlin’s cultural power was built on cheap space, unfinished buildings and artists willing to live precariously. The city is wealthier now, but can the people who created its value still afford to remain? For this...

  • Aug 23, 202648 minS1

    In this episode of The Art Bystander, Roland-Philippe Kretzschmar enters a conversation with Michèle Lamy and Scarlett Rouge. Michèle Lamy is often introduced in relation to Rick Owens, but that has always felt like an...

  • The Art Bystander

    #47 Michele De Lucchi

    Aug 16, 202649 min

    In today's episode Roland-Philippe Kretzschmar meets with design legend Michele De Lucchi. Born an identical twin, he grew up being treated, as he remembers it, almost as half of the same child. At 18, the brothers...

  • The Art Bystander

    #46 Jérôme Pantalacci

    Aug 4, 202636 min

    In this episode of The Art Bystander Podcast, I speak with Jérôme Pantalacci, founder and director of Art-o-rama in Marseille. At the end of August, I will travel to Marseille for Art-o-rama, a fair that has developed...

  • The Art Bystander

    #45 The Art Daddy

    Jul 17, 20261h 7m

    For this summer episode, I’m joined by The Art Daddy for their first-ever interview. The Art Daddy is a New York City-based art and culture reporter, critic, educator and artist who has spent more than a decade covering...

  • Jul 3, 202626 minS1

    In this episode, our host Roland-Philippe Kretzschmar is joined by Miramar Al-Nayyar , the Iraqi artist whose UK solo debut opens today (July 3, 2026) at Saatchi Yates in London. Miramar is the inaugural winner of the...

  • Jun 17, 202644 minS1

    I'm speaking today with Lea Bischofberger , a Zurich-based gallerist and art dealer whose life and work are bound up with one of the most remarkable legacies in postwar and contemporary art. The Bischofberger name runs...

  • May 14, 202652 minS1

    Today, Roland-Philippe Kretzschmar is joined by Nadya Tolokonnikova — conceptual artist, musician, activist, wanted criminal, and one of the founders of Pussy Riot, the Russian feminist protest-art collective formed in...

  • Apr 30, 202646 minS1

    In this episode, Roland-Philippe Kretzschmar speaks with Galerie Nordenhake about the role of the gallery today, the importance of sustained artist relationships, and how a gallery with Nordic roots continues to operate...

  • Apr 5, 202641 minS1

    In this episode of The Art Bystander , our host Roland-Philippe Kretzschmar is joined by Marc Spiegler , one of the key figures shaping the global art market over the past decade. Having led Art Basel from 2007 to 2022...

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