Frame Job

Could art itself catch a predator? In Episode 8 we trace the story of Maria Farmer—artist, survivor, and target of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Find out why she became the first suvivor to report them to the FBI. And what did she hide in the art that followed? Today, we go frame-by-frame through her surrealist masterpiece, The Setiles . Is it a map of a global criminal network? What do t...

Director Yuan, in the library with... an ink brush? Yes and it's worse than that because the main suspect of this crime was the one person hired to protect the priceless art in the library itself. Find out the rest of the story on The Librarian and the Paper Tiger. Artists mentioned include the historically celebrated Chinese painters Zhang Da-chien, Qi Baishi and Zhu Da. References include: &...

Disguises, fake personalities, helicopters landing on the roof of an art museum? Yes, it’s all here.  And it’s even weirder than that.  Because notorious Boston art thief and felonious front man, Myles Connor, while awaiting trial for stealing a famous Andrew Wyeth painting, decided to try and beat the charges through an impossible gamble of an even bigger art crime, but did it work? Is Myles Conn...

The owls are not what they seem. Neither is this episode of Frame Job. Because the art discussed may surprise you. What do Frida Kahlo and the Bangles have in common with David Lynch’s iconic crime show? And why so many twins? Find out on The Art of Twin Peaks Part Two. We also cover the scariest murderers and monsters, go back to the 6th century BC and contemplate some influential artists like Cl...

In this first bonus episode of Frame Job, we report upon the suspicious death of Hilde Lynn Helphenstein, better known as Jerry Gogosian, an American artist, critic and memer whose untimely passing has the art world talking. What are the circumstances? Why do police think it's suspicious? Hunting for clues, we’ll dive into her body of work and detour into the controversial Mountain Park Baptis...

Get your pot of coffee ready! We're serving up a dollop of Garmonbozia and a slice of cherry pie here on Frame Job. In Episode 3 we dive into the high and low art of one of television's most enigmatic crime franchises, unraveling its iconic mysteries one Venus De Milo at a time. Packed full of surrealism, hidden lore, paintings, poems and as much BOB as you can handle. Art discussed includ...

What happens when an eccentric art collector treats the world like his personal museum? Was Don Miller of Indiana trying to "Make Archeology Great Again?" Find out on Episode Two of Frame Job and hear about largest single recovery of cultural property in FBI history. In addition to the case, I touch upon the Pipestone National Monument quarry and the sacred ceremonial pipes created by Na...

A priceless Renoir is taken in the dark of night, a heist carried out so perfectly the masterpieces are still missing. From the million dollar secrets the art world is desperate to keep to the notorious villains and the unexpected heros in between, we’re tracking stolen jewels and paintings into the dark heart of colonialism with scandals so provocative they may have caused a famous revolution. In...