A da Vinci & the Flaming Bag of Dog Poop

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12/13/17 • 27 min

By The Way: A Contemporary Art News Podcast

How could we not talk about this most recent Christie’s contemporary art auction? The record breaking painting "by" Leonardo da Vinci titled Salvator Mundi sold for $450,312,500. We aren’t talking about the obvious talking points, instead we go deeper into the painting’s history. It all plays out like Dan Brown novel. Yes, the guy who used to own Salvator Mundi was imprisoned in the 1990’s for contract killing of a rival. This episode's show notes are jam packed, so follow the links down the rabbit hole if you dare. If you enjoy our podcast please consider becoming a patreon and support us on our Patreon page. For more By The Way, follow us on Twitter @ByTheWay_ArtPod, Facebook @By The Way: A Contemporary Art News Podcast, and Instagram @cultural_bandwidth. Or on our website Cultural Bandwidth. By The Way: A Contemporary Art News Podcast is created by Eric Wall and Ando. Links Auction - Art Newspaper, Artsy Doubts and History- Vulture, The Guardian, The Observer Russian owner - Widewalls, Express, Seattle Times, Artnet Music credits: Favorite Secrets by Waylon Thornton is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License and permission of the artist.

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All About My Selfie

It finally has come to Eric and Ando talking about Instagram. Take about 5 minutes to watch the video clip in the links below to get a better understanding of what we are discussing today. Audiences are more comfortable viewing and buying art via their phones than ever before. Why would there not be curators creating exhibitions with that interaction in mind? A trend of “MADE-FOR-INSTAGRAM” exhibitions are trying to change the way we engage with our traditional institutions. In this episode, Eric and Ando discuss two specific spaces. The Museum of Ice Cream in New York, and the Color Factory in San Francisco. For more By The Way, follow us on Twitter @ByTheWay_ArtPod, Facebook @By The Way: A Contemporary Art News Podcast, and Instagram @cultural_bandwidth. Or on our website Cultural Bandwidth. By The Way: A Contemporary Art News Podcast is created by Eric Wall and Ando. Links Wired, youtube. Jeff Koons and Snapchat. Music credits: Favorite Secrets by Waylon Thornton is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License and permission of the artist.

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So Baroque That You Have No Monet

Is the Contemporary art world growing or shrinking? Are there more or less opportunities for artists today than in past decades? What is the future gallery model? In this episode Eric and Ando talk about the mega-art dealer David Zwirner's expanding global empire. And how over recent years the mid-level galleries have been closing their doors. The closure of these mid-level galleries have often been due to poor finances, high operating costs, art fair expenses, and lack of new risk-taking collectors. New models are emerging to combat some of these pressures, but will any of them sustain? We also call attention to spaces like TEGN: Art-space (DK), Nordic Stories (SWE), The 14th Factory (US), and Condo (US).

Thanks for listening to By The Way.

If you enjoy our podcast please consider becoming a patreon and support us on our Patreon page. For more By The Way, follow us on Twitter @ByTheWay_ArtPod, Facebook @By The Way: A Contemporary Art News Podcast, and Instagram @bythewaypodcast. Or on our website Cultural Bandwidth.

By The Way: A Contemporary Art News Podcast is created by Eric Wall and Ando.

Links

David Zwirner - New York Times

New Models - Nordic Stories, The 14th Factory, Condo Complex, TEGN: Art-space, okey-dokey, New York Times article about several spaces.

Books and other articles - Alain Servais, Magnus Resch, Sharon Louden.

Music credits: Favorite Secrets by Waylon Thornton is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License and permission of the artist.