NOTA BENE: This Week in the Art World

We are back with our always eagerly awaited sale-by-sale auction season preview with the maestro himself LOCK KRESLER. Get all the stories behind the key lots and consignments of this November's marquee sales at Christie's, Sotheby's and Phillips.

We are (finally) BACK! We are pleased to welcome art advisor Jacob King to discuss the art program he has organized for the iconic Lever House. A new show of early and iconic work by Claes Oldenburg is opening this week and we take this opportunity to discuss the intersection of real estate and blue chip art. We also discuss the state of the market, and Jacob's widely circulated missive on the mar...

Paris Basel makes its first appearance in the renovated Grand Palais. We talk about all the openings, parties and meals in Paris. We've got hot news fresh from the Vernissage. Its a lot to cover but cover it we do. All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST.

Nate finally made it to London just in time for the vernissage of Freize. The gentleman discuss all the sales and gossip hot from the aisles of a redesigned fair tent. Plus all the parties Nate missed. All that and SO MUCH MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST!

Benjamin is back. In a special (and sadly Nate-free) episode we have occasion to sit down with Jonas Wood on the eve of his exhibition opening at Gagosian, London . Jonas and Benjamin discuss his recent travels, his new paintings and being a dad who's an artist. We also do our best Huberman impression and discuss our workout and recovery routines on the road. In a special, special twist we are the...

The boys are in Chicago and podcasting from the iconic Wieners Circle ! We briefly discuss our whirlwind day in Chicago before being joined by our friend Abby Pucker . Abby previews this coming Chicago Exhibition Weekend , as well as her role in founding GERTIE, a civic and cultural agency that aims to expand Chicago's creative economy. Abby comes from a long line of innovative cultural philanthro...

We are back. Join Nate and Benjamin for a quick catch-up on the traffic hell that is the United Nations General Assembly. Then, Benjamin finally breaks the self-imposed ban on NFT's on the pod to sit down with Matt Hall and John Watkinson, founders of Larva Labs and the creators of one of the earliest and most iconic NFTs - the Crypto Punks . We discuss their background, the blockchain and if...

We are back with a one-on-one pod with Nate and Benjamin. We talk BPS cuts, art events in Dallas and Los Angeles, big upcoming shows and BREAKING NEWS FROM THE GREATEST DELI IN ALL THE LAND. All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST!

Nate and Benjamin are back in the saddle (finally) to discuss a yuuuge week back in New York. We talk art fairs, gallery openings, fashion week and the US OPEN. We are then thrilled to be joined by Los Angeles gallerist Sebastian Gladstone along with an artist from his roster, Tristan Unrau . Sebastian has forgone any New York fairs this season and taken a short term lease on a downtown space for...

Nate and Benjamin are together IN PERSON with a brand new episode. We begin by discussing Hamptons Do's and Don't as well as our busy social schedule out east. We are then joined by Sheri Pasquarella , executive director of THE CHURCH in Sag Harbor. We discuss Sheri's extensive history in the world of art and how she came to run this fairly new, thought already essential arts center. T...

And... Nate and Benjamin are back with a report on the state of Aspen and "out east" as well as the market. All that, and more. ON THE ONLY ART PODCAST.

And we are back. With reports from Provence and Wellfleet both this is a gossip filled episode you won't want to miss. All that and MORE on the ONLY ART PODCAST.

Welcome back to a special independence day edition of Nota Bene. Nate and Benjamin catch each other up on our recent travels and adventures in Maine, LA, Philly and Sag Harbor, discuss an incendiary letter by an art advisor to his clients on the state of the market and a goop houseguest that allegedly sh@t the bed. All that and more. ON THE ONLY ART PODCAST!

Welcome back to Nota Bene. First up, Benjamin recaps to Nate everything the scribe missed in Basel. Then we discuss the sad passing of an art world legend. All that, and MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST!

We are back; Nate missed his flight to Basel but Benjamin is joined by art advisor to the stars Meredith Darrow to discuss what they were looking forward to at ArtBasel which opened just hours ago. Stay tuned for a special Basel recap covering the market and the parties, dinners and events in the coming days.

Oh wow. What an episode. We are joined by our friend and artist Joel Mesler live from his just opened show on the upper east side at Levy Gorvy Dayan . Hear about his evolution, the "Summer of Joel" and the coming of J-AWS. All that and more on THE ONLY ART PODCAST.

We are FINALLY back after a week of self-goal techncial difficulties. BUT it was well worth the wait. After Nate and Benjamin jaw about the auction results we are joined by NYTIMES journalist Zachary Small to discuss those same auctions, the Christie's hack and... most importantly their new book, TOKEN SUPREMACY . To all those who have been advocating for us to cover NFTs here it is. The first...

We are back with our biannual mega-episode exploring the major auction season in New York. As always for these in-depth looks we are joined by market expert, our friend Lock Kresler . Lock is a true subject matter expert and we get into all the lots, their consignors and what to expect as the three main houses gear up for their main spring sales week in new york. In the light of art market headwin...

And we are BACK! Benjamin and Nate discuss Frieze NY 2024 and ALL the events in NYC last week. We are then joined by curator, writer, fashion icon and Gagosian employee Antwaun Sargent to discuss his career and current role in the art world. This is a fascinating and in depth interview with a key figure in the contemporary art market. All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST

Nate and Benjamin report on their last night on the canals and their harrowing evacuation from Venice. Have no fear though, the gents landed high and dry. This episode finds them reporting live from Positano where they are in residence at Le Sirenuse , probably the most magical hotel in the world. They find themselves ashore here to celebrate and inaugurate a magnificent tile mosaic the artist Nic...

Oh baby. We are back with all the art, all the parties, all the gossip, all the bellinis and so much more. This is and episode of THE ONLY ART PODCAST you won't want to miss.

We are on the road and we are podcasting. Nate and Benjamin report on their separate adventures in Chicago and London and then get into the incredible opening of the Aïshiti Foundation exhibition in Rome and all the other art and food they experienced in the Eternal City. They are then joined by curator Alison Gingeras to discuss the Eddie Martinez exhibition she organized for the San Marino pavil...

Welcome back to earthquake ravaged New York where Nate and Benjamin are back to discuss all the happenings in the Art World. We chat about Frieze parent Endeavor's going private (and what that means for the fair) and the incredible Arthur Jaffa work at Gladstone. All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST

And we are back! To discuss Inigo's release from prison and so (so) much more. On the ONLY ART PODCAST.

Nate and Benjamin discuss some great meals, some great shows and some great tailors. We are then joined by multimedia artist Chloe Wise to discuss her work, how images circulate and her upcoming shows in New York, Brussels and Venice. And Food! All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST.