Ancient Art Podcast (audio)
This is the audio-only version of the Ancient Art Podcast. Subscribe to the HD-video Ancient Art Podcast at ancientartpodcast.org. Explore the art and culture of the Ancient Mediterranean World in the Ancient Art Podcast with your host Lucas Livingston.
- Update frequency
- every 42 days
- Average duration
- 9 minutes
- Episodes
- 70
- Years Active
- 2006 - 2016
29: Karnak
The first of at least two parts, episode 29 invites us inside one of the world's most ancient, largest, and most mysterious sacred space, the Ancient Egyptian Temple of Karnak. Including video and ph…
00:09:56 |
Wed 14 Apr 2010
28: Avatars of Vishnu
With all the hype about James Cameron’s latest film, Avatar, episode 28 takes a look at the real story of the avatar as we explore the stories and art of the avatars of the Hindu god Vishnu. We’ll le…
00:09:59 |
Tue 23 Feb 2010
27.1: Announcement
A short announcement about the new look and features of the Ancient Art Podcast website. Plus the debut of the Ancient Art Podcast Facebook Page! Explore more at http://ancientartpodcast.org.
00:02:21 |
Sun 17 Jan 2010
27: Hiratsuka Un’ichi
Episode 27 explores the art and life of one of the most influential 20th century Japanese woodblock print artists, Hiratsuka Un'ichi, including prints recently on view at the Art Institute of Chicago…
00:09:06 |
Thu 14 Jan 2010
26: Aphrodite of Knidos
Keeping our promise from last episode, episode 26 explores the history, artistry, and mythology of the famous Hellenistic sculpture, the Aphrodite of Knidos by Praxiteles. Using the words of ancient …
00:09:58 |
Sun 29 Nov 2009
25: Beheaded Beauties
With a nod to the Art Institute of Chicago’s October self-guide and celebrating the Halloween season, episode 25 explores a few headless and disembodied works of art, including the humorous, the grot…
00:08:31 |
Sun 25 Oct 2009
24: Japanese Screens
Episode 24 brings us the art of the Japanese folding screen from the exhibition Beyond Golden Clouds: Japanese Screens from the Art Institute of Chicago and the Saint Louis Art Museum. We’ll explore …
00:07:53 |
Fri 25 Sep 2009
23: King Tut and Beyond
Putting the cap on the jar of Akhenaten, episode 23 explores works from the reign of the boy king Tutankhamun and his successors. Do the efforts of the 18th dynasty heretic king Akhenaten die hard or…
00:09:59 |
Mon 31 Aug 2009
22: Nefertiti, Devonia, Michael
Another foray into contemporary art, where antiquity and modernity collide. Episode 22 explores two works by contemporary performance and visual artist Lorraine O’Grady: Nefertiti/Devonia Evangeline …
00:09:54 |
Tue 07 Jul 2009
21: Akhenaten and the Amarna Style
In episode 21, we scratch the surface of one of the most interesting periods from Ancient Egypt, the reign of Pharaoh Akhenaten. We explore the radical social transformations during his reign and its…
00:10:00 |
Fri 29 May 2009
20: Ancient Olympics, Part 3
In episode 20 we dive into the nitty gritty of the Ancient Olympic games. We continue to look at what makes the Greek games essentially Greek and we run through a survey of the various types of athle…
00:11:18 |
Sun 26 Apr 2009
19: Ancient Olympics, Part 2
Grab yer beer hat and foam finger, ‘cause it’s game on for part 2 of the Ancient Olympics on the Ancient Art Podcast. In episode 19 we continue to explore the idea of a tragic untimely demise as a go…
00:09:59 |
Sun 29 Mar 2009
18: Ancient Olympics, Part 1, the Foundation
Journey back to witness the largest tailgater in the Ancient Mediterranean World, the Ancient Greek Olympic Games. In episode 18, we discover the origin of the Olympics based on archaeological and wr…
00:09:10 |
Mon 02 Mar 2009
17: Alsdorf Galleries of Indian, Southeast Asian, Himalayan, and Islamic Art
The Art Institute of Chicago recently opened their brand new galleries of South and Southeast Asian art. Episode 17 of the Ancient Art Podcast takes a close look the new installation, space, and hund…
00:11:32 |
Thu 01 Jan 2009
16: Metropolitan Kouros
Picking up where episode 15 left off, we dive into the emergence of sculpture in Ancient Greece. We look closely at one exemplary piece, a marble statue of a youth from ancient Athens, the so-called …
00:10:08 |
Sun 19 Oct 2008
15: Origin of Greek Sculpture
Examining a variety of artwork from the Ancient Greek Orientalizing Period and Archaic Period, episode 15 takes a brief look at the historical climate that gave rise to Greek sculpture. We explore Gr…
00:07:41 |
Wed 24 Sep 2008
14: Ra-Horakhty
Using an ancient statue of the Egyptian god Ra-Horakhty at the Art Institute of Chicago, episode 14 ties together many themes explored in earlier episodes of the podcast and delves into the classic s…
00:08:12 |
Fri 01 Aug 2008
13: Ellsworth Kelly’s “Chicago Panels”
Ancient and contemporary come together in a poetic embrace in this exploration two monumental works of artistic achievement, “The Chicago Panels” by contemporary American artist Ellsworth Kelly and t…
00:06:30 |
Sat 24 May 2008
12: The Parthenon Frieze, Part 3
In the third and final installment of multiple episodes focusing on the Parthenon Frieze and its relationship with the Persian Apadana reliefs at Persepolis, we take a quick look at the history and c…
00:20:58 |
Sun 11 May 2008
11: The Parthenon Frieze, Part 2
In the second part of multiple episodes focusing on the Parthenon Frieze and its relationship with the Persian Apadana reliefs at Persepolis, we investigate the evidence for the transmission of ideas…
00:12:32 |
Sun 10 Feb 2008
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