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This week we have something a little special for you: a deep dive into Artsy’s Art Genome Project, the system that is used to classify the artworks on Artsy. We discuss some of the exciting and surprising trends in contemporary art that the Genome Project has unearthed, before expanding on our previous discussion centered around the pitfalls of labeling artists—and explore the underappreciated history of the pigments used to create art through the ages. Read more: https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-the-artsy-podcast-no-11-so-what-is-the-art-genome-project-anyway

Rikers Island, New York’s notorious jail, houses thousands of men and women awaiting trial or convicted of short sentences. We discuss the neurological underpinnings of art therapy in this environment, the difficulties that therapists experience teaching in jails, and how programs such as this can provide much-needed healing, as well as concrete life skills, for inmates both while in the jail and in the outside world upon their release. Next, we look at German painter Georg Baselitz and ask: Should his misogyny affect our appreciation of his work? In 2013, the artist remarked that “women don’t paint very well,” setting off a firestorm of critique but, for many at least, not diminishing the artist’s place in the art-historical canon. So how do we square an artist’s biography and beliefs with their work? Can the two be separated? Read more: https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-the-artsy-podcast-no-10-does-disliking-an-artist-mean-you-can-t-like-their-work

Politics are everywhere—something this particularly contentious election cycle often reminds us. From a collective who erected a portion of Trump’s infamous wall to the artist-run super PAC “For Freedoms,” we discuss how art can engage with politics in meaningful ways. Next up, we explore the complicated world of art thievery. According to the FBI, art theft is a billion-dollar industry, with tens of thousands of works going missing each year. We take a look at the facts and figures—and discuss the many ways a museum heist can go wrong. Read more: https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-the-artsy-podcast-no-9-when-art-thefts-go-wrong

On this week’s podcast, we take a look at the 9th Berlin Biennale, which has met with both ire and praise for its tech-heavy and ironic curatorial vision. We look beyond the controversy to ask: What were the highlights? Despite the criticisms, is it actually charting a new path for art amid a rapidly digitizing world? And is talking about all the reviews a distraction from the work itself? Next, we take an expanded dive into what it means for artists to disavow their work. Disavowal may seem like a strange power—and it is pretty unique statute within American law. Why are only some artists protected? And, moreover, what conceptual questions are raised by artists disavowing their work? Read more: https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-the-artsy-podcast-no-8-that-s-not-my-artwork

With the 2016 edition of Art Basel in Basel officially behind us, we take a look back on the fair. With a decidedly political bent at this year’s fair, what were the standout booths? How did broader economic jitters impact sales? And are those economic winds related to the big pivot to modern art seen at the fair? Next, our discussion turns to the benefits and pitfalls that come with labeling artists. What do labels tell us about the history of art? Is there a productive way to use them, or are they always doomed to reduce an artist’s practice to one single word? Read more: https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-the-artsy-podcast-no-7-why-do-we-label-artists

Artsy’s team of editors takes you behind the scenes of the best stories in art. In this edition: Buyouts, restructuring, expansions—it’s all in the cards for New York’s major museums. And we'll discuss the story behind four shuttered museums, and ask, what happens when a museum closes? Read more: https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-the-artsy-podcast-no-6-as-the-art-world-changes-what-s-a-museum-to-do

Artsy’s team of editors takes you behind the scenes of the best stories in art. As Frieze New York turns five, we ask: How has the fair changed in the last five years? What does it offer that other fairs don’t? Next up, we look at the state of the arts in Detroit three years after the city declared bankruptcy and came close to selling off its cultural collections, and think about what kind of impact artists can have on its future. Read more: https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-the-artsy-podcast-no-5-frieze-new-york-turns-5-and-detroit-looks-forward

Artsy’s team of editors takes you behind the scenes of the best stories in art. In this edition: an expanded, in-depth look at our 30 Emerging Artists to Watch This Spring feature published last week. Considering the artists represented are working across mediums (from virtual reality to choreography), located across the globe (with 14 countries represented, to be exact), and representative of multiple generations (with artists in their early twenties to their early forties) we ask what an emerging artist is these days, anyway?

Artsy’s team of editors takes you behind the scenes of the best stories in art. For episode three of the Artsy podcast, our editors explore what it means when the art world comes to a town near you.

Artsy’s team of editors takes you behind the scenes of the best stories in art. In episode two, our editors take a journey from one pole of the art world to the other, exploring the art market and art history. Read more: https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-the-artsy-podcast-no-2-art-history-vs-the-art-market

Artsy’s team of editors takes you behind the scenes of the best stories in art. For the inaugural Artsy Podcast, we talk about Ai Weiwei’s activism surrounding the current refugee crisis in Europe and delve into the issues raised by our recent—and hugely popular—story “Why the World’s Leading Photojournalists Are Ditching Their DSLRs to Shoot on Instagram.” Read more: https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-the-artsy-podcast-no-1-instagram-vs-the-world