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Artist, musician and writer Audrey Flack shares her firsthand accounts of the downtown New York City art scene in the mid-twentieth-century and a song she and her band, The History of Art, wrote about Jackson Pollock.
Flack passed away in June. For more about her life, see âAudrey Flack, Creator of Vibrant Photorealist Art, Dies at 93.â
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Katy speaks with Eleanor Nairne, who first introduced her to Lee Kranserâs work. Back in 2019, Nairne exhibited a groundbreaking retrospective of Lee Krasnerâs work while she was senior curator at the Barbican Art Gallery in London. Today she is the Keith L. and Catherine Sacks Curator and Head of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. In this episode, a dive into Krasnerâs artistic career.
Artwork Discussed:
Joan Miro Constellations (1940-41)
Mosaic Table (1947)
Stop and Go (1949)
Prophecy (1956)
Birth (1956)
Three in Two (1956)
Pablo Picasso Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907)
Earth Green (1957)
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1956. New York City. After Pollockâs death, Krasner balances her new role as executor of his estate and her ambitions to continue making art.
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1955. Upper West Side. Jackson Pollock seeks help from a psychotherapist practicing controversial methods.
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1945. East Hampton. Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock start a new life in a farmhouse 100 miles east of New York City.
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1942. Midtown. Peggy Guggenheim arrives, opens a gallery and gives hungry artists hope.
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1936. Brooklyn. A young Lee Krasner leaves home and starts to create a kind of art America has never seen before.
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1956. Paris. An artist named Lee Krasner learns that her husband is dead.
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On May 17th, Death of an Artist returns with an all new season hosted by Katy Hessel about the woman who made the modern art world: Lee Krasner.
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A live audience and curator Patricia Margarita Hernandez join Helen at the A.I.R. gallery in this epilogue to the series. The conversation moves from generational shifts in the artworld to Helenâs own Robin Hood fantasy â and ends with some pushback from an audience member who knew Ana.
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In the wake of the #metoo and Black Lives Matter movements, art museums began publicly touting their dedication to diversity. In this episode, we hear from two arts journalists about whether there are actually more artworks by women and people of color on the walls.
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Today, Carl Andre lives in the same apartment where Ana fell to her death. Helen investigates and grapples with what his not guilty verdict means and chips away at the silence the art world has used to protect both Andre and itself.
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Carl Andre is acquitted. Decades later, the art world remains divided about his innocence. In order to protect Carl, the art world maintained a strict separation between the art and the artist and used silence to preserve the status quo. But a few remain vocal.
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Carl stands trial for the murder of Ana Mendieta. His defense ruthlessly attacks Ana, using her artwork against her, and rests heavily on his prestige in the art world. Helen reveals her personal connection to Carl Andre and his work, and how it changed her career.
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Anaâs art engaged with her identity as a Cuban female artist. She worked hard to be recognized in a world dominated by white men. After her death, Anaâs friends and family demand an investigation. Many of the most powerful members of the art world dismiss them as a âfeminist cabal.â
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Following Anaâs death, police take Carl in for questioning. He has scratches on his face. His story is inconsistent, yet he maintains his innocence. In this episode, we rewind and take a look back at Carlâs history and his relationship with Ana and try to understand what led to that night.
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In 1980s Manhattan, a young Cuban artist named Ana Mendieta made a name for herself as a rising star in the art world. Her turbulent marriage to the older and well-established sculptor Carl Andre raised eyebrows. One September night, Carl called 911 in a panic. His wife, he said, âwent out the window.â
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Coming Sept 23: For more than 35 years, accusations of murder shrouded one of the art worldâs most storied couples: Was the famous sculptor Carl Andre involved in the death of his up-and-coming artist wife Ana Mendieta? Host Helen Molesworth revisits Mendietaâs death and the trial that followed, and interrogates both the silence and the protest that have accompanied this story ever since.
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