Three Minute Modernist

Episode Notes Mel Ramos was one of the last remaining POP artists working when he passed away late last year. In the same vein as Thiebaud, he painted aspects of modern America in a way that brought them into the Gallery setting. Find out more at https://three-minute-modernist.pinecast.co

Episode Notes One of the most fascinating artists of the 21st Century, but also one that has made the wrong headlines... Find out more at https://three-minute-modernist.pinecast.co

Episode Notes One of the most 1980s of 1980s art, Jeff Koons actually manages something next to magic, and with incredible depth... no matter what Jeff says! Find out more at https://three-minute-modernist.pinecast.co

Episode Notes A wonderful work by the greatest living American Artist that hangs in the SFMoMA Find out more at https://three-minute-modernist.pinecast.co

Episode Notes Phil Guston was an absolute legend, and The Tale somehow manages to feel cartoony while still being non-figurative. Find out more at https://three-minute-modernist.pinecast.co

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Episode Notes Tracey Emin's My Bed is one of those works that makes you realise that being an artist in the world of the yba was more like being a movie star than an artist... except for when it wasn't. Find out more at https://three-minute-modernist.pinecast.co

Episode Notes Robert Rauschenberg was one of the most important of the artists in the transition from AbEx to POP Art. Monogram, with its distinctive tire around its middle, is one of the greatest works of art of the last century. Find out more at https://three-minute-modernist.pinecast.co

Episode Notes A look at the recent Warho, show at the Cantor and the image of JeanMichel Basquiat that was included! Find out more at https://three-minute-modernist.pinecast.co

Episode Notes John Baldessari, one of the most important and long-running artists living today, created this amazing piece! Find out more at https://three-minute-modernist.pinecast.co

Episode Notes Yep, the painting that shredded itself while on the auction block, and what it means to be an outsider in the Insider world of High Art Find out more at https://three-minute-modernist.pinecast.co

Episode Notes Chip Lord talked about his later years in this final portion of his interview Find out more at https://three-minute-modernist.pinecast.co

Episode Notes Chip Lord, the legend, talks about Easy Living, one of the best works of avant garde narrative experimentation Find out more at https://three-minute-modernist.pinecast.co

Episode Notes Ant Farm was Chip Lord and Douglas Michel and here's more about their great work! Find out more at https://three-minute-modernist.pinecast.co

Episode Notes Chip Lord, 1/2 of Ant Farm along with the late, great Doug Michels, tells how they got themselves started on the road to becoming legends. Recorded in 2018 Find out more at https://three-minute-modernist.pinecast.co

Episode Notes Another Re-post of a 2018 episode, this time focusing on 5 Pieces about Harvey Milk by the Patron Sait of Three Minute Modernist, Robert Arneson. Find out more at https://three-minute-modernist.pinecast.co

Episode Notes Franz Kline's Figure 8 is a masterpiece, and arguably the greatest piece of Action Painting you'll ever see! Housed in The Anderson Collection at Stanford University, it's a glorious work. This is the first re-record of early Three Minute Modernist episodes. Find out more at https://three-minute-modernist.pinecast.co

We look at Bernie Wrightson's cover for the Marvel Illustrated issue Frankenstein, which recently sold at auction for 1.2 million bucks! I talk about the history of Wrightson, how Swamp Thing pops up, and how it's both visceral and vegetal, while also concrete and scientific. You can visit http://threeminutemodernist.weebly.com/ which will be updated and fixed over the next few months. The sound q...