Explain Me Podcast
1) The Uncanny Valley of Art World ChatGPT
Even when the A.I. chatbot ChatGPT gets everything wrong, it still sounds right. And that's some uncanny valley right there. In this episode of Art Problems, I talk about ChatGPT and the larger A.I. ...Show More
2) Defining Contemporary Kitsch: Part 2 of The New York Art Fairs
What does contemporary kitsch look like? In this episode, Paddy and William use a discussion of the art fairs and New York gallery scene to lead a defining of the term. From its generic definition of ...Show More
3) What The New York Art Fairs Tell Us About Art
Art media does a great job at looking forward to art events, yet rarely looks back to reflect on what these happenings say about the cultural moment. In this episode of Explain Me, co-hosts Paddy John...Show More
4) Whitney Biennial Report: Care and Caution
We're baaaaack! After a four month break William and Paddy return with some big news about the podcast and an in depth conversation on The Whitney Biennial. We do the full dive here: What are the them...Show More
5) Flux Factory Buys Building, Retains Soul
How many times have we seen artist-centered communities lose their grass roots identity when they buy property? High profile organizations that have shed their founders vision as they gained visibilit...Show More
6) What Does a Return to the Art World Mean?
In this episode artist Chloe Bass’s tweet pointing to the hypocrisy of the art world leads to a discussion of labor, the New York art fairs, and unions. We discuss: Max Lankin’s observations for ArtF...Show More
7) Explain Me with Laura Raicovich: Art and Museums in An Age of Protest
This week hosts William Powhida and Paddy Johnson sit down with curator, writer, and former museum director Laura Raicovich to discuss her new book Culture Strike: Art and Museums in An Age of Protest...Show More
8) The NFT Explain Me with Marina Galperina and Amy Whitaker
On this episode of Explain Me we do a deep dive on Non-Fungible Tokens, NFTs, pronounced Nifty, by also N-F-T. Joined by guests Marina Galperina, features editor of Gizmodo, and former curator and wri...Show More
9) Explain Me With Art Critic Ben Davis: The Year That Wasn't, Part Two
Immersive Van Gogh In this episode of Explain Me, we continue our conversation with Artnet's National Critic Ben Davis as we take stock of 2020. In this episode: We discuss the biases of algorithm ...Show More
10) Explain Me with Art Critic Ben Davis: The Year That Wasn't, Part One
"Immersive Van Gogh" In this episode of Explain Me, we take stock of the year in art with Artnet's National Critic Ben Davis. What happened in the art world in 2020? We ask this knowing that we obvi...Show More