Previously Unknown
Previously Unknown, a podcast from Independent that reframes and reevaluates what we think we know about contemporary art.
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- Update frequency
- every 34 days
- Average duration
- 53 minutes
- Episodes
- 19
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Celebrating 40 Years with Maureen Paley | Previously Unknown | Episode 14
On this episode of Previously Unknown, Maureen Paley reflects on 40 years of her groundbreaking London gallery in conversation with Matthew Higgs, director of White Columns and founding curatorial ad…
Downtown Dealers | Featuring Cay Sophie Rabinowitz and Phillip March Jones
Downtown Dealers returns with a new podcast episode spotlighting two influential gallerists whose practices evolved out of publishing, curating, social justice, and non-profit initiatives. Phillip Ma…
Downtown Dealers | Featuring Piotr Drewko and Silke Linder
Downtown Dealers, Independent’s conversation series uniting New York art dealers across generations, continues with a new podcast episode exploring the transatlantic dynamics of gallery practice. Aft…
A Conversation with Andrew Kuo | Previously Unknown | Episode 13
On this episode of Previously Unknown, we present a conversation between Hua Hsu, staff writer at The New Yorker and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir Stay True, in conversation with New Yo…
Exploring the Third Place | Previously Unknown | Episode 12
On this episode of Previously Unknown, we present a conversation between Adam Lindemann, founder of Venus Over Manhattan, and Brad Kahlhamer, a multimedia artist of Native American heritage, moderate…
The Legacy of Janet Sobel | Previously Unknown | Episode 11
On this episode of Previously Unknown, we present a conversation between James Barron, founder of James Barron Art, and Sandra Zalman, Associate Professor of Art History at the University of Houston …
What is Conviction Based Art Dealing? | Previously Unknown | Episode 10
On this episode of Previously Unknown, we present a conversation between journalist Marion Maneker, Puck’s Art Correspondent, and Loïc Gouzer, the founder of curated auction platform Fair Warning, re…
Token Supremacy | Previously Unknown | Episode 9
On this episode of Previously Unknown, we present a conversation with Amy Whitaker, Associate Professor at New York University and author — with Nora Burnett Abrams — of The Story of NFTs: Artists, T…
Looking and More Looking with Roberta Smith | Previously Unknown | Episode 8
On this episode of Previously Unknown, we present a conversation featuring Roberta Smith, in her first public appearance since retiring as co-chief art critic at The New York Times and a highlight of…
Catalog Raisonnés: Why the role of art history is necessary in a Digital world | Previously Unknown | Episode 7
On this episode of Previously Unknown, two guest experts discuss the critical importance of digital publishing for art historical scholarship. David Newbury joins us from Getty and Elizabeth Gorayeb …
Dangerous Art, Endangered Artists | Previously Unknown | Episode 6
On this episode of Previously Unknown, we look ahead to Dangerous Art, Endangered Artists, a landmark symposium taking place at Independent organized by Art at a Time Like This and Artists at Risk Co…
A History of Independent | Previously Unknown | Episode 5
This episode features a special roundtable conversation ahead of Independent 2024, the fair’s 15th anniversary edition. Andrew Russeth, an editor at Artnet News, speaks with Elizabeth Dee, CEO and fo…
Downtown Dealers | Featuring Miguel Abreu and Peter Freeman
Downtown Dealers, a live conversation series in which New York art dealers from multiple generations come together to discuss their approaches and experiences, is now available as a podcast. This Dow…
A Milestone Moment | Previously Unknown | Episode 4
Our podcast series, Previously Unknown, returns this week with a new episode focused on a milestone moment the art and disabilities movement in America. Independent’s founding curatorial advisor Matt…
Downtown Dealers | Featuring Alan Belcher, Wendy Olsoff, and James Fuentes
Downtown Dealers, a live conversation series in which New York art dealers from multiple generations came together to discuss their approaches and experiences, is now available as a podcast. The seco…
On Andy Warhol | Previously Unknown | Episode 3
In this episode hosted at Independent 20th Century, Michael Dayton Hermann, Artist and Director of Licensing, Marketing, and Sales at The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, speaks with write…
On Marie Laurencin | Previously Unknown | Episode 2
In this episode, Julia Halperin speaks with artist Maureen Dougherty, and Cindy Kang and Simonetta Fraquelli, co-curators of Marie Laurencin: Sapphic Paris (October 22, 2023 –January 21, 2024) at the…
The Future of Artists’ Archives | Previously Unknown | Episode 1
In this episode, Lisa Darms, Executive Director of Hauser and Wirth Institute, and John Tain, Head of Research at Asia Art Archive, speak about the future of artist archives and legacies–from making …
Downtown Dealers | Featuring Jordan Barse, Tara Downs, Nicole Klagsbrun, and Jay Gorney
Downtown Dealers, a live conversation series bringing together New York art dealers from multiple generations, is now available to stream as a podcast. Organized by Bill Cournoyer at Tara Downs Galle…