How The Art World Works
“How The Art World Works” is an inquiry into the logistics, values, ethics, expectations and operations of how an artist “makes it” in the art world. Unmarred by academic impetus and vocabulary, your hosts Karen Atkinson and Megan Flanders condense experiences commercial, academic and otherwise from their special guests, cut the sludge and get straight to the point: Can someone please tell us how the art world works?
- Update frequency
- every 24 days
- Average duration
- 47 minutes
- Episodes
- 15
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2019
Artist Nayland Blake
Karen scheduled a “secret guest” to swing by our place and introduce themselves while we were in NYC earlier this year. This week’s guest is a “blue chip gallery artist” and a real-ass homie. They’re…
Artist Dominique Moody
We kick off season two with our very dear friend Dominique Moody as she invites Karen and Megan into her home-slash-art on this remote-location episode. Learn about Dominique’s work and check out the…
Art Critic Charles Desmarais
Megan and Karen took a trip up to SF to catch up with Charles Desmarais (@Artguy1) and see what’s good at the San Francisco Chronicle.
You can catch up on any episodes you might’ve missed, or view th…
Artist Jay De Feo
Thanks to The Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution for their permission to use the artist’s audio. Thanks to the Jay De Feo Foundation (http://www.jaydefeo.org/) and the di Rosa Center f…
Minisode Jay De Feo
A very special thank you to the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution for allowing us to use the audio of wonderful artist Jay De Feo. While you’re waiting for this week’s full episode, p…
Supplier and Artist Activist: Mark Golden of Golden Artist Colors
Mark Golden sits down with our favorite duo to explain how he's not a made-up marketing figure like the paper towel guy. Don’t forget to call in and ask him to sing the song! Or win awesome paint pri…
Art Writer Hunter Drohojowska-Philp
We welcome @HunterDPhilp to the GYST studios and talk about giving proper credit to stuff you use, Magical Thinking in the new wave of artists and the importance of mountains of junk in the making of…
Artist Peter Wolf Toth
Thank you first and foremost to Peter Wolf Toth for allowing us to share his vision with the world. If you'd like to help Peter complete his next series of sculptures along the Amazon river, please d…
Minisode Happy New Year
Probably the only episode where Megan doesn't curse and Karen doesn't explode into giggles.
With our extensive thanks to our narrator, Ross French (@ross_french)
Artist Edgar Arceneaux
Prepare your ear holes ready for some wiiiiiiild talk with Edgar Arceneaux. We talk sheep-shearing gas stations, making art in your own damn community, how Disney stole intellectual property from his…
Art Dealer Patricia Hamilton
We discuss gallery life, the difference between art dealers and gallerists, and the five necessary items you should have when buying art from galleries so you don't get-got.
Thanks to our guest, Patr…
Artist Audrey Chan
Megan and Karen welcome artist Audrey Chan to the studio, discuss the very specific panic of getting awarded a big project, how weird it is that our association with 'Love' involves a fat baby, what …
