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“Banana Extract” by JD Hancock Photos, via Flickr, CC-BY-2.0

In the second in our (completely unplanned) Curmudgeon Series, Pete beats up on tiny, defenseless works of art.

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References

1. Willard Wigan’s TED Talk
2. Snopes Article
3. Willard Wigan’s Website
4. Fernan Federici’s Flickr
5. Spectacular Microscopic Art Is Also World-Changing Science

Things We Like

• Judy Albright at Steven Valenti’s Clothing For Men on North Street in Pittsfield through May
• Ann Pasko through June, with a reception on June 6.
• Sean is showing the Journey Series at Deidre’s in Pittsfield

Sean tells HGTV to git off his lawn. Or at least to stop trying to recreate a crappy version of Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe on it.

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References

1. HGTV – House Hunters
2. Trading Spaces
3. British – Changing Rooms
4. HGTV – The High Low Project
5. Chuck Close: A Portrait In Progress
6. Wine And Canvas

Things We Like

• First Friday Artswalk, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
• Judy Albright at Steven Valenti’s Clothing For Men on North Street in Pittsfield

 Pete and Sean go to the museum. The art is terrible.<br />
 "Why is the art terrible?" says Pete.<br />
 "Because it is a projection of our subconscious. Therefore, we are terrible," says Sean.<br />
 "Oh," says Pete.

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References

1. Ladybird Books (Wikipedia)
2. A Darkly Humorous Children’s Book That Pokes Fun At Modern Art
3. Artist’s spoof Ladybird book provokes wrath of Penguin (theguardian.com)
4. We Go To The Gallery Kickstarter
5. Miriam Elia
6. Building Stories, not by Chip Kidd (nytimes)
7. Google Art Project
8. Judy Albright’s pastel paintings – On show all month.
9. Anne Pasko – beginning in June with reception on June 6th.

We ended up talking too much about talking, so Sean decides to speak as a penguin for the rest of the podcast. Also, you should hang out with artists and give them money.

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References

1. New York Times Arts section
2. The Portland Art Museum – free general admission on the fourth Friday of every month from 5-8 p.m.
3. First Friday Artswalk at Steven Valenti’s Clothing For Men – Through April – Opening Reception, Friday, April 4th, 2014
4. ivorparryart.com

We answer the great artist debate over cheese and chalk; which tastes better? And use words to talk about language.

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References

1. Painting in the Style of Old Masters: Sfumato and Chiaroscuro
2. Cindy Sherman interview – Journal of Contemporary Art
3. Disjecta Curator Talk

In which we may not know art, or even what we like. And we rekindle the public’s interest in the Mona Lisa. You’re welcome, Da Vinci.

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References

1. Good Art Is Popular Because It’s Good. Right?
2. Information about the theft of the Mona Lisa that Sean didn’t make up (Wikipedia)
3. Huge Reproduction of Mona Lisa
4. The Mona Lisa’s Twin Painting Discovered
5. First Friday Artswalk at Steven Valenti’s Clothing For Men – Through April – Opening Reception, Friday, April 4th, 2014
6. ivorparryart.com

John Ruskin thinks Turner’s been hitting the hooch, and Mondrian
moves a slice of cake two inches to the left.

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References

1. ‘Radical’ Turner canvases to be shown together for first time (BBC)
2. JMW Turner – Peace – Burial At Sea 1842 (william-turner.org)
3. Ralph Albert Blakelock (Wikipedia)
4. Mondrian Cake Recipe
5. First Friday Artswalk at Steven Valenti’s Clothing For Men – Through April – Opening Reception, Friday, April 4th, 2014
6. ivorparryart.com