Artpop Talk
Sisters Bianca (MA in art history) and Gianna (BFA in studio art) Martucci-Fink
host conversations that connect the world of art history to our present popular
culture. With hot topics, and even hotter guests, they’ll tell you why and how
visual culture continues to inform our daily lives–while keeping you up to date
on the latest global art and pop news.
New episodes are out twice a month. Join them every first and third Tuesday for
an art-pop talk!
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 65 minutes
- Episodes
- 112
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2023
Josh Thoughts
In this week's episode we bring on our brother-in-law, metal band vocalist and celebrity news expert, Josh Turner. Josh wrote and created all of the music and sounds for Artpop Talk, and talks with u…
HAPPY FREAKING PRIDE!
Happy freaking PRIDE month, everyone! In this week's episode we talk about some history of Pride and the development of Queer Theory. We look at how Queer Theory impacts Art History and museum cultur…
Welcome to Chromatica: Part I
Welcome to Chromatica! In this week's episode we are talking all about our obsession with Mother Monster, the one and only Lady Gaga, and her newest album. What is LG6 and how can we apply what Lady …
Are You a Tartlet or a Strudel?
In this week's episode we introduce our good friend, Audrey! Audrey is joining the Artpop Talk team as our production assistant. Meeting in college at the OSU Museum of Art, and working with Gianna t…
A Brief Introduction to Black Art and Protest
In this week's episode we talk about some history of protest art! We start with the 1968 "I Am a Man" protest signs that were used during the Memphis sanitation strike. How have similar signs and the…
Hello Bumble Boys: Art and Dating
This week we are talking all about dating apps and art. What is visual culture like on dating apps? And what is it like being a single woman working in the arts? We also compare two different works o…
The End of an Era: A Look at Gianna's BFA Program
In this week's episode we talk about Gianna's BFA program at Oklahoma State University. She shares the pros and cons of going through this program at a non-arts college. What's it like being a woman …
Those That Curate Together, Stay Together
In this this week's episode, we talk about an exhibition we both worked on separately at the Oklahoma State University Museum of Art. Bianca as an Assistant Curator, and Gianna as the Visiting Artist…
Not Like the Other Moms: A Different Look at Art History and Motherhood
In this week's episode, just after Mother's Day, we talk about three themes of motherhood in relation to art history. We discuss Gustave Courbet's painting, "Origin of the World," the work of artist …
Welcome to "The Dinner Party"
In episode 2, we talk about Bianca's graduate thesis on Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party! Why is the piece so controversial and how does it remain a relevant work of art? We also discuss Chicago's inv…
Welcome to Artpop Talk!
Get to know Bianca and Gianna in our first episode! We talk about our upbringing, and how our childhood exposure to the arts has led us to pursue both academic engagements and careers in the art worl…