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Monday Dec 14, 2020
Monday Dec 14, 2020
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 sorting
- Ben Davis coins the term cultural inflation, a term that refers to franchise media properties.
- We examine the relevance of ART CLUB 2000 the recent subject of Ben Davis' review, Why the New ART CLUB2000 Retrospective Offers Lessons for Today’s Artists That Transcend Pure ’90s Nostalgia
- We name check Davis' The State of Culture, Part One.
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Monday Dec 14, 2020
"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 obviously have not seen a lot of art or attended anything remotely like a normal opening. But, a lot happened this year, even if we experienced it all at a distance.
We know that, with the vaccine slowly rolling out now, the art world will return, but what are the implications of the pandemic for the art world this coming fall and beyond?
In part one of this episode we discuss:
The few upsides of the pandemic.
Ben Davis on Phillip Guston Show Postponement
Baltimore Museum Deaccessioning, two opposing views.
Three Tech Companies Locked in a Battle to Capture Your Attention With the World’s Best Immersive Van Gogh Experience. Brian Boucher, Artnet
The Boundless Optimism of BTS, Esquire