Art World: Whitehot Magazine with Noah Becker
Artist and Whitehot Magazine publisher Noah Becker talks with guests about contemporary art. Episodes explore artists, dealers, galleries, and movements, from Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat to Marina Abramovic and Jeff Koons. The show also highlights figures in the art market such as David Zwirner, Larry Gagosian, Pace Gallery, and Hauser & Wirth. It is produced alongside Whitehot Magazine, with related content at whitehotmagazine.com.
Episodes
Artist Suzanne Levesque in conversation with David Jager
Suzanne Levesque, a Berlin and NY based contemporary painter, speaks to Whitehot correspondent David Jager about her practice. They discuss her last show at Galerie Schloss Parz (in conjunction with Christian Attersee), her unique approach to painterly space, painting against narrative and representation, and the search for pictorial 'truth'.
Hunter Biden Part 2
Part 2 of Whitehot Magazine's interview with Hunter Biden. Clare Gemima is guest host.
Hunter Biden Joins the Whitehot Podcast - guest host Clare Gemima
PART 1: A discussion with Hunter Biden about his art. Clare Gemima from Whitehot Magazine guest hosts.
Bianca Bova Interviews: Jason Zinoman, critic-at-large - Culture section of The New York Times.
Guest host Bianca Bova interviews Jasons Zinoman, critic-at-large for the Culture section of The New York Times. Bianca Bova is a Chicago-based curator and art critic. Her work has appeared in the Chicago Reader, Whitehot Magazine, Outside Berlin, LateNighter, and the New York Times, among others. She is a member of the United States section of the Association Internationale des Critiques d'Art, a
Artist talk with Pam Poquette, Lawre Stone and Whitehot's Clare Gemima
Artist talk with Pam Poquette, Lawre Stone and Whitehot's Clare Gemima for their 2 person exhibition "Chrysalis" at Tanja Grunert Gallery in Hudson.
Artist Greg Haberny talks to Brian Leo
I recently sat down with Greg Haberny at his current exhibit at Satellite Gallery, 279 Broome Street in NYC. As an artist I’ve known for over twenty years from showing together at art fairs in Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York City, as well as connecting at NYC galleries. In this captivating interview, Greg shares insights into his creative process, the passion driving his art, and the sur
Jenna Basso Pietrobon, multidisciplinary artist with guest host Kofi Fosu Forson
Guest host Kofi Fosu Forson talks with Jenna Basso Pietrobon, a multidisciplinary artist skilled in a variety of mediums including, painting, sculpture, architecture, design, performance and activism. Pietrobon shares with the Whitehot Art World audience her revolutionizing of the mystery of fate, art and destiny. How a trip back to her grandparents home of Nove di Bassano in Italy changed the cou
Singer Renee LoBue with Kofi Fosu Forson
Renee LoBue is a singer and songwriter for the New Jersey based rock and roll band, Elk City and also Flowers of America. They record out of Magic Door Studios. She and drummer and producer, Ray Ketchem, started a record label, Magic Door. They've been releasing albums by notable and highly energized bands. LoBue is a multi-disciplined artist who works from collage art, mixed media, installations,
Get the Picture with best selling author Bianca Bosker
Bianca Bosker is the author of Get the Picture, an instant NYT Bestseller named the best book of 2024 by NPR, TIME, and The Economist. Episode provided by Kendall Krantz for Whitehot.
Warhol-isms Book Review by Noah Becker
Noah Becker reviews the new book Warhol-isms
Noah Becker on Art in 500 Years
Noah ponders the meaning of art history in 2024?
Noah Becker on Stuckism
Do people really respect, contemporary art? I kind of wonder?
Noah Becker on the State of Art History
Noah Becker talks about art history and the state of culture in the world in 2024
Artist George Lund
Guest host Kofi Fosu Forson with the innovative, genius-minded energy of the septuagenarian artist and performance artist, George Lund, began in the town of Huyton, Liverpool. In a household of ten children, what he grew accustomed to was living with chickens. 70's culture drew him to dance and performance, origins of his alter ego, Funkadelic Chicken. As a founding member of the defunct cultural
Lita Albuquerque and Astrid Preston with Guest Host Lita Barrie
Lita Barrie, LA advising editor at Whitehot Magazine, is the guest host for a discussion with legendary land artist, Lita Albuquerque and landscape painter, Astrid Preston about nature inspired art. Alburquerque is the recipient of MOCA’s Distinguished Woman in the Arts Award, NEA & other awards ; she has exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide. Preston has exhibited in many solo and group ga
Artist Enrique Martinez Celaya with guest hosts Lita Barrie and Laurence Fuller on art and poetry
Guest host, Lita Barrie, a contributing writer for Whitehot Magazine, is joined by actor/writer Laurence Fuller at legendary Enrique Martinez Celaya’s studio in L.A. for a discussion on art and poetry. Celaya is an artist/physicist/writer who is a Provost Professor in the art, physics and literature graduate departments at University of Southern California He currently has a major exhibition at Mu
Alex Norton, artist/writer. Recorded on location at Backhaus Projects (Berlin)
Guest host Jeffrey Grunthaner speaks with artist, writer, performer, & event organizer Alex Norton. Recorded on location at Backhaus Projects (Berlin), they discuss key works on view in Alex's recent solo exhibition: "It's not all about you.
UK Artist Terry Duffy
Kofi Fosu Forson guests hosts. British artist, visionary and author Terry Duffy has been celebrated worldwide for his art piece 'Victim, no resurrection'. He generates a vision for his art and commissions which channel respect from organizations to represent victims and underrepresented artists. His book, 'The Vessel' encapsulates his art experience.
Dawoud Bey: Elegy
The guest host is poet Sommer Browning with an episode on photographer Dawoud Bey's "Elegy" exhibition.
David Bowie Interview 1977
Interview with David Bowie, at the Hotel de L’Europe in Amsterdam, on the 14th of October 1977
Art and Politics in the Weimar Republic
Early last century many German artists like George Grosz, Emil Nolde and Otto Dix became politically involved. This film uses their art and their own words to explore a volatile period in Germany.
Loren J. Munk aka James Kalm - NYC artist
Guest host Brian Leo interviews Loren Munk. In a recent Whitehot Magazine feature, artist Loren Munk emphasizes his robust commitment to community engagement, revealing unwavering support for fellow NYC artists. Beyond his artistic prowess, Munk's excellence illuminates post-gig discussions, delving into the intricacies of art history. This podcast encapsulates Munk's dedication, presenting his a
Jeff Koons Documentary
Found audio of a documentary on Jeff Koons.
Laurence Fuller - poet/screenwriter/art critic/actor
LA based WM writer/guest host Lita Barrie interviews actor/poet/screenwriter/ art critic, Laurence Fuller about his screenplay on his legendary English art critic father, Peter Fuller, (Lawrence Fuller's screenplay ‘ Modern Art’ - which has won eight screenplay awards). They also discuss the changing role of an art critic & NFTs .
Max Beckmann reading (excerpt) read by Noah Becker
Noah Becker reads Max Beckmann
Noah Becker Reads Art Instagram Comments Part 2
Noah Becker reads a variety of comments on Instagram posts about art and by famous artists...
Liverpool Artist/curator Jo Derbyshire with guest host Kofi Forson
British artist and curator, Jo Derbyshire, navigates her Asperger's syndrome to explore the socio-urban and socio-cultural aspect of her art practice living in Liverpool, England. How she proceeds with the prospects of art in a post-Brexit and post-pandemic world.
Anthony James by Anthony Haden-Guest read by Noah Becker
Noah Becker reads the latest article from whitehotmagazine.com written by Anthony Haden-Guest.
Kenny Schachter Returns
Artist, curator and collector Kenny Schachter joins us again for an exclusive conversation with guest host Brian Leo.
Painter and collage artist, Sharon Anderson Interviewed by Kofi Fosu Forson
Guest host is Whitehot Magazine former writer Kofi Fosu Forson in conversation with painter and collage artist, Sharon Anderson. Fueled by her love for rock and roll, assumed the role of musician, David Bowie's Aladdin Sane in her costuming, among others. Her spontaneous encounters excite and inspire an art narrative of mixed media and Surrealism, Figurative Art and Cubism.
Artist and Curator Gaynor Evelyn Sweeney Interviewed by Kofi Forson
Artist and Curator, Gaynor Evelyn Sweeney shares with us her initial connection with the Eickholt Gallery artist, Kofi Fosu Forson, which led to a decades long dialogue on the themes of gender politics, live art interventions and video and digital media.
Whitehot's Noah Becker: artist/visionary
Noah talks...
Noah Becker on Art
Noah talks about art.
Helen Frankenthaler
Intro to this podcast by Noah Becker
Jerome Ó Drisceoil from Green on Red Gallery at the Armory Show
At the recent Armory Show in NYC guest host Gary Ryan interviewed Jerome Ó Drisceoil from Green on Red Gallery in Dublin.
Sculptor Joel Shapiro
Joel Shapiro (born September 27, 1941 New York City, New York) is an American sculptor renowned for his dynamic work composed of simple rectangular shapes. The artist is classified as a Minimalist as demonstrated in his works, which were mostly defined through the materials used, without allusions to subjects outside of the works. He lives and works in New York City. He is married to the artist El
Chicks on Speed's Melissa E. Logan
Join us as guest host Brian Leo delves into a captivating conversation with Melissa E. Logan, a prominent figure from the dynamic multidisciplinary art group and band, Chicks on Speed. Discover the creative journey and insights of one half of this innovative duo, as they explore the intersections of art, music, and culture.
Julia Morrison New York based artist, curator and actress.
Brian Leo guest hosts a conversation with Julia Morrison - New York based artist, curator and actress.
"Who Gets to Call it Art?" Award Winning Film Director Peter Rosen
Whitehot Magazine Podcasts with Guest Host Rina Oh interviews award winning film director Peter Rosen. Rosen has made over 100 films, including Time Magazine's number 4 from their list of Top ten films for "Who Gets to Call it Art" during the year of the release. Rosen has won the Director Guilds Award, for "Here to Make Music: The Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition." along with P
Harvard University's David Joselit - Chair of the Department of Art, Film, and Visual Studies
David Joselit is a distinguished art historian and curator, and is currently the Chair of the Department of Art, Film, and Visual Studies at Harvard University. He is an editor at OCTOBER and has published widely on contemporary art, media and politics. In 2021, his volume Heritage and Debt won the Robert Motherwell Award, one of the top prizes in modern art history. In 2023, he published a fol
PACE Gallery's Arne Glimcher on Agnes Martin
PACE Gallery's Arne Glimcher on painter Agnes Martin
Nora Tofigh from "the Trops" gallery - Guest Host David Aaron Greenberg
The Trops is a conceptual alternative to the traditional gallery, an experimental platform for the visual arts. More specifically the Trops is now an app, which operates as a treasure hunt of sorts and rewards the inquisitive art lover with tokens they can use to buy handmade objects, including actual art. Nora Tofigh is the brainchild behind this operation.
1980s NYC Art World Roundtable with Anthony Haden-Guest, Linus Coraggio, Brian Leo + Chris Chambers
1980s NYC Art World Roundtable with Anthony Haden-Guest, Linus Coraggio, Brian Leo and Chris Chambers
Larry Gagosian in Conversation with Glenn Fuhrman
Larry Gagosian in Conversation with Glenn Fuhrman in NYC
Werner Herzog Moments
A few wise thoughts from Werner Herzog...
Tom Sachs' Former Employee Sivan Amar Discusses Working Conditions at the Studio
Noah Becker speaks with Sivan Amar - a former employee of Tom Sachs, to find out more details on the controversy surrounding conditions at Sachs' studio.
NYC Painter Loren Erdrich
Guest Host Brian Leo interviews NYC Painter , Loren Erdrich, about her current solo exhibition at SHRINE Gallery NYC and her art making process.
Noah Becker Reads Elliott Hundley at Regen Projects, Los Angeles
Whitehot publisher and artist Noah Becker reads Elliott Hundley at Regen Projects, text by Gary Brewer.
Whitehot on Emily Dickinson's Clock
Whitehot publisher and artist Noah Becker reads Erik LaPrade's article on Emily Dickinson's clock.
NYC Artist Huey Crowley
Guest host Brian Leo does an interview with Huey Crowley about his current NYC exhibit , being a painter, and expressing his performance art on social media.
Susan Eley - NYC Art Dealer
Guest host Brian Leo talks to art dealer Susan Eley, about her experience running two galleries simultaneously. One located on the L.E.S. in NYC and the other in the Hudson Valley.
NYC Painter Amy Hill
Painter Amy Hill in conversation with guest host Gary Ryan in January 2023 at the Fortnight Institute NYC
Diane Arbus and Amy Arbus 1971
A documentary about photographer Diane Arbus
Hunter S. Thompson and Ralph Steadman (1978)
A doc about Hunter S Thompson and Ralph Steadman in 1978
Al Diaz aka SAMO with guest hosts Rick Prol and Brian Leo
This is a candid interview with Al Diaz, aka SAMO, conducted by Brian Leo and Rick Prol. Topics include the exhibition that Diaz has curated at Howl Happening!, entitled City of Kings: A History of NYC Graffiti. The show runs from 11/19/22 - 1/29/23
Liz Magor (with Guest Host Stephen Wozniak)
Guest host Stephen Wozniak interviews celebrated sculptor Liz Magor.
Guest host Stephen Wozniak interviews celebrated sculptor Liz Magor on the November 23, 2022 episode of Art World: The Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art podcast. They discuss key themes in the work of Magor’s four-decade career, her rigorous studio practice, and the release a her book, Subject to Change, the newest addition
NYC Painters Rick Prol and Sobel Uribe with Guest Host Brian Leo
Rick Prol and Sobel Uribe talk to guest host Brian Leo about their work and their two person show opening at Brian Leo Projects in Chelsea, Manhattan.
Alyssa Monks with SLOMA Chief Curator Emma Saperstein
Spanning the past two decades of her career, Alyssa Monks: Be Perfectly Still features the artist’s large-scale portraits, painted lushly and expressively. The exhibition is curated by SLOMA (San Luis Obispo Museum of Art) Chief Curator Emma Saperstein and is on view through November 13, 2022.
Depicting the artist and those closest to her in intimate contexts, Monks’ paintings are simultaneously
John G Boehme Poetry Reading
I am the descendant of Scottish & Anglo-German people all of whom were colonizers. I am a settler. I have been privileged to reside, uninvited on the traditional homeland of the Lekwungen speaking (Esquimalt & Songhees),Malahat, Pacheedaht, Scia'new, T’Sou-ke and W̱SÁNEĆ (Pauquachin, Tsartlip, Tsawout, Tseycum) peoples. I express my profound gratitude for their welcome and tolerance as I work to d
Art Auctions Expert David Norman with Host Noah Becker
David Norman began his career in 1985 as a specialist in the field of Impressionist & Modern Art at Sotheby’s.
He became director of the department in 1999, a World-wide Chairman for the division in 2008, and then a Vice Chairman of Sotheby’s North American. From 2019-2022, he was Chairman of the Phillips auction house in America.
David directed sales of art works from such institutions as th
Mike Maizels PHD with Guest Host Evan Beard
Guest host Evan Beard talks to Mike Maizels about his book on the cross-section of art tech and finance.
Andy Warhol (1966)
An interview with Warhol in 1966.
Bob Dylan (1965)
24 yr old Bob Dylan’s televised 1965 press conference. Recorded Dec 2 1965
Willem Dafoe on Julian Schnabel’s “At Eternity’s Gate”
Willam Dafoe speaks about Julian Schnabel’s Van Gogh film.
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1982)
Basquiat on TV Party (1982) talks about his experiences as the victim of discrimination. Hosted by the great Glenn O’Brien - and also deals with a racist caller.
Sandy Skoglund
Guest host Stephen Wozniak interviews celebrated photographer, installation artist and sculptor Sandy Skoglund on the July 22, 2022 episode of Art World: The Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art podcast. They discuss unique themes and key iconography in the work of Skoglund’s five-decade career, Sandy’s new Sandy Skoglund: Outtakes show of alternative classic photographs on view at Rule Gallery i
Kelcey Edwards - filmmaker, writer and art curator
Guest host Stephen Wozniak interviews filmmaker, writer and independent art curator Kelcey Edwards on the July 9, 2022 episode of Art World: The Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art podcast. They discuss the production and release of Kelcey’s new groundbreaking documentary feature motion picture The Art of Making It, a critical tapestry about the transformation of the professional visual arts wo
Frank Stella and Larry Poons
Some sourced audio found by Noah Becker of Frank Stella and Larry Poons…
Peter Doig Artist Talk
Noah found some audio again. This time it’s painter Peter Doig doing an artist talk at a museum in Europe…
Magnus Resch and Tam Gryn on their Book “How to Create and Sell NFTs”
Guest host Coco Dolle interviews Magnus Resch about “How To Create And Sell NFTs” by Magnus Resch and Tam Gryn and Launching in June 2022
The must-have NFT guide for artists, written by the leading specialists in the global art & web 3 industry. This book explores how artists can launch their own NFT projects. It features business advice from the NFT and art world’s foremost specialists. It is a v
Clyfford Still Museum director Joyce Tsai, PhD and Curator Bailey Placzek
Guest host Stephen Wozniak interviews Clyfford Still Museum director Joyce Tsai, PhD and curator Bailey Placzek on the June 20, 2022 episode of Art World: The Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art podcast. They discuss the Clyfford Still Museum’s You Select: A Community-Curated Exhibition, guest artist curatorial projects, the influence of their roles as mothers on their work at the Museum, and ne
NFT Artists Nicole Ruggiero and David Henry Nobody Jr. with Guest Host Coco Dolle
About the artists
Nicole Ruggiero is a 3D visual artist whose work concentrates on tech and culture. She was one of the first people on Foundation in late 2020 and she spoke at NFT NYC in 2021. Her recent exhibitions are as follows: a 1/1 exhibition at LA Art Show with Super- Rare and Vellum (2021), an international billboard exhibition with König Galerie and Porsche (2021), an exhibition with Rar
Steven Hirsch - New York Post Crime Photographer and Artist.
Noah talks to Steven Hirsch who has been a photographer in New York City his whole life. He also makes paintings and works as the crime photographer for the New York Post.
Ken Lum (May 2022)
Stephen Wozniak interviews celebrated conceptual artist, writer, professor and curator Ken Lum on the May 3, 2022 episode of Art World: The Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art podcast. They discuss Ken’s current comprehensive survey exhibition, Death and Furniture, now on view at the Remai Modern Museum in Saskatoon, Canada through May 15th; his new series, Time. And Again. about the intersectio
Noah Becker Lecture in the Czech Republic - Introduction by Curator Jan Van Woensel
Noah Becker speaks about his personal life, exhibition and residency at Sutnarka in Czech Republic and about his life as an artist, saxophonist and publisher of Whitehot Magazine. Curator Jan Van Woensel provides the introduction. Episode recorded live in Pilsen, Czech Republic in April, 2022 during Becker’s lecture to students and faculty at Sutnarka’s Inkubator Gallery.
Nir Hod - The Evolution of the Artist: podcast interview with guest host Rina Oh
Working across painting, video, and sculpture, Nir Hod explores narcissism, beauty mixed with sadness, controversy, death, and providing irony to the forbidden subjects with a sense of humor. Hod is currently exhibiting his collection entitled “Exile” until April 22nd 2022 at Gavlak Gallery in West Palm Beach, Fl; with upcoming exhibits in Tokyo and Los Angeles, CA.
Curator Dan Cameron (with guest host Stephen Wozniak, 2022)
Stephen Wozniak interviews seasoned New York-based curator, writer and artist Dan Cameron on the April 20, 2022 episode of Art World: The Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art podcast. They discuss Dan’s critical early New Museum of Contemporary Art exhibition, Extended Sensibilities, about gay and lesbian identity, his senior curatorship at the Orange County Museum of Art and his work as a writer
From the 59th Venice Biennale: Uganda Pavillon
Radiance, They Dream in Time (Rearranged)
Curated by Shaheen Merali
From the 59th Venice Biennale: Uganda Pavillon - Noah is joined by Acaye Kerunen, Collin Sekajugo and Bjorn Stern.
Richard Pasquarelli in conversation with guest host Phoebe Hoban
Noah’s guest host is celebrated author Phoebe Hoban who interviews artist Richard Pasquarelli about his solo exhibition, As It Should Be, at BravinLee Programs, NYC running from April 14th through May 14th, 2022.
Richard Pasquarelli’s paintings make visible the relationships between physical reality and the mind. Through analysis of his own compulsions for perfection and order, and research into
Donald Baechler (RIP 2022)
A phone conversation between Noah and the late New York artist Donald Baechler
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