Hosted by Betty Chen and Quinn Rose.
Quinn and Betty are two non-professional art enthusiasts who love art and want to learn more about it. They take turns researching interesting parts of art history and culture, and sharing those stories with each other.
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#5: What is an Art Museum?
January 28th, 2020 · 25 minutes
When the age of art is linked to its value, the lines between art and history museums get blurred. Betty and Quinn discuss what the formal differences between art and history museums are, why objects are placed in one or another, and how cultural origin might affect those decisions.
#4: Sonia Delaunay
January 14th, 2020 · 34 minutes
Betty and Quinn focus in on the Ukrainian-French artist Sonia Delaunay, co-founder of the Orphism movement and brilliantly stylish designer.
#3: Follow the Money
December 31st, 2019 · 39 minutes
Wealth and art have been linked practically since the first humans pressed their hands against a cave wall, but what does that relationship look like today? Betty and Quinn dive into the most expensive paintings ever sold, the way different generations buy art, and the almost comical number of ways art can be used for tax evasion.
#2: Postcards as Art
December 17th, 2019 · 26 minutes
Cheap souvenir or art piece? Betty and Quinn discuss "The World Exists To Be Put On A Postcard," a recent exhibit at the British Museum, and the broader use of this cheap and accessible medium as distribution for all kinds of artists.
#1: Can Artificial Intelligence Make Art?
December 3rd, 2019 · 33 minutes
Betty and Quinn jump into the first episode of Pictorial with a discussion of what art is, if computers can make it, and all the art that robots and humans have made together already.