NOTA BENE: This Week in the Art World

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Checkpoint Charlie with James Michael Cardoso Schaeffer

2023-05-0439:01

We are back to discuss all the art world happenings in New York PLUS a dispatch on Berlin Art Weekend from our buddy James Cardoso Schaeffer. All that and MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

Black Tie and The Nines

2022-11-1429:36

A one-on-one pod with Benjamin & Nate wrapping up the Allen sale at Christie's and a very special dinner at The Nines. And so much more. On the ONLY ART PODCAST --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

A FORM OF MAGIC with Mills Morán from CDMX

2022-06-0226:14

OH BABY! It's another fantastic episode of the ONLY ART PODCAST, brought to you exclusively by Will Shott Jewelry. Mills Morán and Benjamin are in Mexico City to install the exhibition Mr. Godsill curated, A Form of Magic at Morán Morán. As they wait (and wait and wait) for the artworks to clear out of customs they dial up Nate back in New York to catch-up. The three amigos discuss Benjamin's show (amazing, obvi) as well as: Gallery Dogs, the low-key best dish at Contramar, Urs Fischer's EPIC exhibition at Jumex, the fabulous restaurant Elly's and so much more. We then veer back to New York to discuss the White Columns benefit, the opening of new downtown sushi spot TIME and the cursed dim*s square hotel. Edited and uploaded from 30,000 feet (in front of the wing, of course), the first few minutes are not audiophile magic but it clears up quickly (and you aren't listening to us for the sound quality anyway). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

A deep dive in the canals with critic Dean Kissick

2022-04-2240:59

Come for the party reporting, stay for the discourse. On this episode the cultural critic and Spike Magazine New York Editor Dean Kissick joins Nate and Benjamin to fill them in on his early take on Cecilia Alemani's THE MILK OF DREAMS, otherwise known as the 59th Biennale Arte. Dean and Nate are calling in from Venice to brief a (STILL) Covid positive Benjamin on everything he is missing, art party and fashion wise. They cover the big show (of course), the vibe, the dearth of nightlife, Raf Simmons and so much more on THE ONLY ART PODCAST. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

Bling Ring with Special Guest, Dimepiece's Brynn Wallner

2022-05-2601:05:52

The boys gab about Frieze, auctions. gallery dinners and Gala's, PLUS Nate's scene report from the floor of the NYSE. They are then joined (at the 39 minute mark) by the brilliant horologist Brynn Wallner proprietress of the growing Dimepiece media empire. We go over what dealers wear what watches, why Richard Mille is actually kind of cool, the allure of junkets and a whole bunch more. All that, and more on the ONLY ART PODCAST brought to you elusively by Will Shott Jewelry. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

Mountain Time: Aspen, New York and Palm Beach

2022-03-1041:59

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 the art scene here, her space One Hour Ahead and the show she has opening : Female Pop: Then + Now. We then hear from two of the artists in the exhibition, both brilliant, to discuss the works they have included in the show. First Emma Stern and then Allison Zuckerman. This is an awesome episode and you won't want to miss what they have to say. All this only on Nota Bene the ONLY ART PODCAST. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

Culture War: Nate & Benjamin discuss the Russian Invasion's Impact on Ukrainian Visual Arts

2022-03-0323:31

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 the War on the London auctions and on the Russian owned Phillips in particular. All that and more on the ONLY ART PODCAST. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

Twenty Twenty Two: Featuring Guest Ellie Rines

2022-01-0344:18

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 then joined by a dioane of downtown Ms. Ellie Rines to discuss her plans for 2022 (including some breaking news about the growth of her gallery 56 Henry). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

End of the begining with guest host Andrea Neustein

2021-12-2146:00

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

Location, Location, Location: featuring special guest commercial real estate agent Jonathan Travis

2021-12-1750:19

Nate and benjamin discuss the resurgence of the ‘Rona and other artworld tidbits. Benjamin then sits down with the man who moved the artworld (back) downtown: agent and collector Jonathan Travis. Jonathan tells us about how he developed his first gallery clients, his big bet on tribeca and the ones that got away and his own collection. This is a great one at the nexus of art, business and NYC. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

NOTA BENE x Felix: Dean Valentine and Mills Morán

2021-07-2722:57

Nate and Benjamin are taking over a suite in the Hollywood Roosevelt and teaming up with the Felix Art Fair to whip up a slew of quick-hit special edition pods with some legends of the LA art scene. First up are Mills Morán and Dean Valentine, co-founders of Felix, who swing by the suite to talk about the decision to go ahead with LA's first in-person fair in 18 months, why this is a breakthrough moment for local galleries, how sick it is to have a legit bank sponsor, and whether or not the new Nancy Silverton joint in the Roosevelt is any good. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

Auction Time with Lock Kresler

2024-11-1901:37:55

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

Soft Sculpture in a Hard Building with Special Guest Jacob King

2024-11-1840:12

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 market from this past spring as well as his outlook for this coming auction season. All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

Sunglasses in the Grand Palais: Paris Basel

2024-10-1743:37

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

Frieze Fair - Opening Day Diary

2024-10-0925:35

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! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

London! With Special Guest Jonas Wood AND FAMILY

2024-10-0737:13

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 then joined by Jonas' family - his wife the ceramicist Shio Kusaka and their awesome kids Momo and Kiki. Shio and the kids discuss what it's like to have themselves and their work depicted in Jonas' paintings and how much fun it is traveling as a family. All that, and more ON THE ONLY ART PODCAST! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

Darling Danke Shoen: with special guest Abby Pucker

2024-10-0351:56

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 philanthropists and she has a thoughtful, grass-roots fueled take on how art and culture can inform the transformation of cities for all residents. Also she is super fun. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

NFT SHE DIDN'T: With Special Guests LARVA LABS

2024-09-2445:47

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 NFTs are or are not art. We also get into a work of theirs that will be auctioned off this week on FairWarning with all proceeds going to charity. This wide-ranging interview was a long time coming and you won't want to miss it. ALL THAT AND MORE ON THE ONLY ART PODCAST! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

Back on the Road: DALLAS, LA and NYC Art news

2024-09-1937:53

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! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

Back to WORK with Gallerist Sebastian Gladstone & Artist Tristan Unrau

2024-09-1101:00:10

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 a series of exhibitions, the first of which is an exceptional solo show by Tristian. We discuss Sebastian's evolution as a gallerist, this innovative program in New York and then Tristian's intricate and seductive painting project. AND WE EVEN BREAK SOME NEWS. All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

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