NOTA BENE: This Week in the Art World
NOTA BENE is the podcast version of a boozy lunch at Sant Ambroeus in which adviser Benjamin Godsill and Vanity Fair art columnist Nate Freeman dish fresh art world gossip from Dimes Square to Mayfair, peel back the curtain on auctions, galleries and fairs—and, critically, tell you where to eat and drink in every museum-stuffed port of call. Plus there’s a special guest each week, and we’ll roast them good regardless of how much clout they carry on the circuit. It’s NOTA BENE. Don’t close the deal until you tune in.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 43 minutes
- Episodes
- 184
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Mountain Time: Aspen, New York and Palm Beach
Nate and Benjamin gab about all the art happenings in Aspen, Palm Beach and New York (as well as undisclosed locations).
Benjamin is then joined by art advisor Sarah Calodney live in Aspen to discuss…
Culture War: Nate & Benjamin discuss the Russian Invasion's Impact on Ukrainian Visual Arts
The Boys are back and get right into it, discussing Nate's brand new Vanity Fair column and his conversations with collectors and artists on the ground in the Ukraine. We also discuss the effects of …
Frieze-ing in LA
Oh baby It's been a WEEK. Join us as we discuss the opening of Frieze, Felix, and ALL of the parties, openings, sales and gossip. It's only here on the ONLY art podcast.
Venus over Squiggles: Featuring guest Adam Lindemann
Join Vanity Fair's Nate Freeman and art advisor Benjamin Godsill as they briefly dish on the art world's news before they are joined by collector, trader, author, adventurer and gallerist Adam Lindem…
Dreaming of Venice
Nate and Benjamin gather to discuss the cursed LA->NY red-eye, the scene at Tower Bar, Joel Mesler
AND
A semi in-depth look at the recently announced list of participants in this years Venice Bienna…
Nota Bene with Special Guest Noah Horowitz
Nate and Benjamin discuss a strange email from the R in LGDR that muddies the waters about what was billed as an important blue-chip gallery tie up and then the fascinating duel gallery shows by art-…
Benjamin & Nate breakdown a weekend on the West Coast
Live from Venice (California), the boys breakdown the weekend that was in Los Angeles with a special focus on the opening of Jonas Wood at Kordansky. They also visit openings at Chateau Shatto and th…
Nota Bene: Featuring Special Guest Haley Mellin
The boys discuss events on the east and west coasts as well as tidbits from around the artworld as they prepare for a weekend together in LA.
They are then joined by friend and activist-artist-conser…
Resale Rights Lawsuits PLUS an interview with Gallerist Jasmin Tsou of JTT gallery.
The boys get down to the dirty business of a lawsuit between "collector" Federico Castro Debernardi and museum founder and maybe art advisor Michael Xufu Huang. We take a peek the what the story behi…
Wrestlemania: with guest Adam Abdalla editor of ORANGE CRUSH
Nate and Benjamin get into Nate's epic stop in Marfa and other highlights of his road trip across America. They go on to dissect the revival of Interview Magazine under Mel Ottenberg as typified by J…
Twenty Twenty Two: Featuring Guest Ellie Rines
Annnnnnddd we're back. Greet the New Year with Benjamin in New York and Nate calling in from the the car in the midst of an epic road trip to discuss all the happenings in the New Year.
They are the…
End of the begining with guest host Andrea Neustein
The boys are back and quarantine and are joined by special guest Andrea Neustein to discuss the year that was and what they are looking forward to in the year to come.
Location, Location, Location: featuring special guest commercial real estate agent Jonathan Travis
Back From the Beach: Quick Post-Basel Bits
Nate and Benjamin are back from Art Basel Miami (beach) and they have some apologies to make. PLUS: some comments on the state of the Best Bar in the World, a really dumb list, a really dumb artist a…
Gridlock: Miami Recap
The parties are still going on but the fair is over for at least one half of our terrible twosome. In this episode Nate & Benjamin recap the parties, the people, the art and the deals. IT'S A LOT.
Sun, Surf and Stone Crabs: Art Basel Returns to Miami with Special Guest Eleanor Cayre
Live-to-tape from Miami Beach in advance of the first Art Basel Miami in two years Nate and Benjamin are joined by art advisor Eleanor Cayre to chat about everything that is going down in Miami this …
Incels and the Art Market: Nate & Benjamin on auctions, holiday gift guides and miami art week
Nate and benjamin wrap up the week that was in the art world. This one's short and sweet in light of early dismissal of the art world for a quick holiday before Art Basel MIAMI.
Third Party Guarantee: Lock Kresler joins to discuss the current auction season
Nate and Benjamin are joined by secondary market maven Lock Kresler who highlights what he noticed last week and is looking forward to in this week's major New York auctions.
This one is in depth an…
Back in Dallas
Benjamin and Nate are joined by Guest Host Mills Moran for a podcast recorded live from the Mansion on Turtle Creek. We discuss the week that was including the meh ADAA, a wedding we are sad to have …
Fine Canapés: Featuring Special Guest Bill Powers
Nate and Benjamin discuss our new party mayor and then go on to highlight some nefarious goings on in the art world including the whereabouts of fugitive from justice Christian Rosa, Inigo Philbrick'…