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Museum Hotties with Jack Shoulder of Museum Bums

Art Slice - A Palatable Serving of Art History ·

2026/10/01

Listeners! We're still cooking up Part 2 of our Hieronymus Bosch x Keith Haring series, BUTT in the meantime we've got something else to tide you over: a little jaunt through art history and we cannot stress this enough, it’s so much . . . hotter than you'd expect.VIDEO VERSION HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0rkovNg-7Y Subscribe to our FREE and algorithm free newsletter: https://artslicepod.substack.com/ MAKE ART HUMAN AGAIN TSHIRT ➫

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91:27

Keith Haring X Hieronymus Bosch | "Altarpiece / Life...

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2026/08/31

WeReee bAcK ~~~ diving into not one but TWO monumental works by TWO monumental artists—Hieronymus Bosch's enigmatic triptych "The Garden of Earthly Delights" (1490-1510) and Keith Haring's stunning and heartbreaking final work "Altarpiece / The Life of Christ" (1990).Believe it or not, there are parallels between these two artists who lived nearly half a millennia apart, they touch on remarkably similar themes about our experience as, you know - humans —albeit with completely

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41:53

Petra Mathers - Death of an Artist

Art Slice - A Palatable Serving of Art History ·

2026/08/25

Hello Ear BuddiesWe should be releasing Hieronymus Bosch X Keith Haring later this week (fingers crossed) - until then please enjoy this special feed drop:When Alice Gregory and Leon Neyfakh started building a library for their infant daughter, they stumbled across a name in an obituary that Alice recognized from her own childhood: celebrated children’s book author and illustrator Petra Mathers. Petra had died by suicide alongside her husband, Michael Mathers. Both were in their late 70s, seemingly

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116:08

Leonora Carrington - the Magical World of the Maya |...

Art Slice - A Palatable Serving of Art History ·

2026/06/30

VIDEO VERSION HERE: https://youtu.be/MHJ5KNFtfqUListeners, today we are FINALLY diving into Leonora Carrington’s epic mural “The Magical World of the Maya” or “El mundo mágico de los mayas” made with casein, tempera on panel 1963-64. Picking up from Part 1, we rejoin LC after several visits to Chiapas to observe and learn from the Tzoztil, Teztil and Lacandon in Chiapas, reading and studying the Popol Vuh, she begins incorporating her own experience.Among the places she visited in Chiapas that

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80:30

Leonora Carrington - The Magical World of the Maya |...

Art Slice - A Palatable Serving of Art History ·

2026/04/16

WEEE’’’RREEE BAAACCCKKKK!!!!VIDEO VERSION HERE: https://youtu.be/4Rx_f27XNlgToday we are revisiting our fav Hyena Queen LEONORA CARRINGTON: this time covering her epic mural “The Magical World of the Maya” or “El mundo mágico de los mayas” from casein, tempera on panel 1963-64. This 14ft x 7ft beaut of a work features a slice of Mayan life including the sky, earth and underworld all filled with mysterious scenes, cosmological events, and mythical creatures - brought to us through Leonora’s lens

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86:05

37: Miguel Covarrubias & Rosa Rolanda with Veka Duncan

Art Slice - A Palatable Serving of Art History ·

2025/11/13

This week we are zooming out . . . wayyy out . . . further . . .further . . .Okay now zoom innnn. . . . to a world without borders through the eyes of artist, illustrator, set-designer, archeologist, and art historian Miguel Covarrubias. And to help us out on this journey, the amazing Veka Duncan @vekaduncan has joined us. WATCH THE VIDEO VERSION HERE: https://youtu.be/BOJ13HZA3BsSign up for our algorithm free newsletter: https://substack.com/@artslicepodMiguel aka El Chamaco, is the other half of

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62:18

36: Rosa Rolanda - from Broadway Dancer to Surrealist

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2025/10/28

We are back, we are wide-eyed, almost Bratz Dolls eyed (!) and South of the Border 🇲🇽 This time diving into the work of Rosa Rolanda, who metamorphosis-ized 🦋 from a famous Broadway dancer into a Surrealist late in life. Full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-CVdxpnwBc Along the way she crossed paths with figures like Man Ray. It's likely she even learned the photogram process from him, which she then made uniquely her own. Her photograms feel like intimate journal doodles crossed

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54:12

35: Finding YouTopia - ArtCurious' Jennifer Dasal on...

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2025/09/23

LISTENERS we’re back with maybe a little glimmer of hope?“Impossible” you say! Eye Rolls you do!But after our conversation with Jennifer Dasal of the ArtCurious podcast, we had to ask ourselves, could a historical sanctuary for artists offer a vision for today's creators? You can WATCH this episode here: https://youtu.be/H42eI7V1eekIn her new book, The Club: Where American Women Artists Found Refuge in Belle Époque Paris," Dasal uncovers the story of The American Girls Club of Paris. This

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52:06

34: The Greatest Art Heist That Never Was ➫ Maria...

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2025/08/21

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/gK2OcbuE7OoWhen the dazzling German actress Maria Lani arrived in Paris in the late 1920s, her presence set the art world abuzz. She quickly recruited over fifty artists—including Pierre Bonnard, Jean Cocteau, Marc Chagall, André Derain, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso (he said no), Man Ray, Georges-Henri Rouault, Fernand Léger, and Suzanne Valadon—to depict her in paintings, photographs, and sculptures for an upcoming film.There was just one problem:

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33: Mary Cassatt's LOST mural ➩ ➪ A reimagining of...

Art Slice - A Palatable Serving of Art History ·

2025/07/31

✅ ლ(o◡oლ) MAGIC MIND ლ(o◡oლ) helped fuel our noggins during the making of this episode -to give your brain some choice fuel, use ARTSLICE20 for 20-48% off your order HERE:➩ ➪ ➩ ➪ https://magicmind.com/ARTSLICE20 VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/0_9up1-1b2UMary Cassatt, known for her paintings of women and babies (then and now), made a surprising move to accept a mural commission for the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893.This gig was a big deal, especially if you were a younger artist- it could be a

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32: Chile's Frida Kahlo? ➩ ➪ Violeta Parra's...

Art Slice - A Palatable Serving of Art History ·

2025/06/05

ლ(o◡oლ) MAGIC MIND ლ(o◡oლ) helped fuel our noggins during the making of this episode -to give your brain some choice fuel, use ARTSLICE20 for 20-48% off your order HERE:➩ ➪ ➩ ➪ https://magicmind.com/ARTSLICE20 Join our FREE algorithm-free newsletter for updates! ➩ ➪ ➩ ➪ https://artslicepod.substack.com/We highly recommend watching this one if possible as Violeta Parra’s works are so breathtaking and impactful:➩ ➪ ➩ ➪ https://youtu.be/g0vESB_nKvEThis month, we dive into Violeta Parra’s (1917-1967)

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31: WHODUNIT? by Wanda Gág ⇝ ⇝ mysterious fairy tale...

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2025/05/06

Magic Mind helped fuel our noggins during the making of this episode -to give your brain some choice fuel, use ARTSLICE20 for 20-48% off your order!VIDEO VERSION HERE: https://youtu.be/9Y4po7xiX5oWe’re back with the 2nd dose of our CREATURE DOUBLE FEATURE series, featuring the mysterious 1944 lithograph “Whodunit?” by artist, illustrator, printmaker and children’s book author: Wanda Gág!We also discuss her work bringing German fairy tale energy to children’s literature in “Millions of Cats” from

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63:32

CREATURE FEATURE rerun: Hokusai's House of Plates &...

Art Slice - A Palatable Serving of Art History ·

2025/04/17

Our SCARY releases continue . . . well, RE-RUN in this case. WATCH HERE: https://youtu.be/hYONIhxxKUQIn celebration of our new 2025 Creature Double Feature episodes, we went back to the vault and added VISUALS to our Creature Feature episode with Japanese printmaker Hokusai (1760-1849) and Celtic Spook School alum Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh (1864-1933) and their terrifying contributions to spooky art history.Both works were inspired by female protagonists who were WRONGED: one from ancient

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30: Illustrated by Harry Clarke ⇝ ⇝ Creature Feature:...

Art Slice - A Palatable Serving of Art History ·

2025/03/18

We are back with another edition of our CREATURE DOUBLE FEATURE where we discuss TWO different artworks by TWO different artists and compare what makes them so terrifying!Video version ⟶ https://youtu.be/NpOsfts4sgUUsually, we are able to squeeze them into one episode but not this time!And we kick off our 2025 CDF edition with illustrator, painter, and stained glasser Harry Clarke (1889-1931).Harry hailed from Dublin, Ireland and grew up during the Celtic Revival.Harry was just as popular for his

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29: Mongol Zurag - Mongolian Art of Resistance with...

Art Slice - A Palatable Serving of Art History ·

2025/01/30

Listeners, we are excited to share a very special interview with Orna Tsultem, curator and art historian of Mongolian art, where we dive into the origins of Mongol Zurag, the art of resistance.We cover A LOT of images in this one so we highly recommend watching when you have the time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QchXwHybmfk&ab_channel=ArtSlicePodYou can also follow along here: https://www.artslicepod.com/episodes/mongol-zurag-art-of-resistanceIn this episode, we discuss the origins of

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28: Mary Cassatt at Work ➬ a bonus conversation with...

Art Slice - A Palatable Serving of Art History ·

2024/12/05

To watch ➬ mosey on over here ➬ : https://youtu.be/3H3ittr_RNYWe present a very special bonus interview with Emily A. Beeny, Chief Curator at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco about the Mary Cassatt At Work exhibition.Since her day, Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) has been known for her paintings of bébés and upper class women but there’s another layer - a radical one - that has been overlooked until now.Join us as we discuss how this new exhibition explores the idea of labor surrounding Cassatt’s

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27: Yasuo Kuniyoshi - ✰ ► a deep dive into the often...

Art Slice - A Palatable Serving of Art History ·

2024/11/04

WATCH THE VIDEO VERSION HERE (and if you do please like, subscribe, and comment - we are trying to get our videos some traction): https://youtu.be/vQZ0yMxdfuE¡ ¡ W E ‘ R E B A C K, Y ’ A L L ! !This time getting lost in the weird and wonderful world of painter, photographer and printmaker Yasuo Kuniyoshi’s early works (Part 1) that feature wonky landscapes populated by dream logic, lumpy babies, curvaceous women, angular farm animals, and Japanese folk tales as well as American folk

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26: La Catrina ⇝ Jose Guadalupe Posada's Skull-icon...

Art Slice - A Palatable Serving of Art History ·

2024/11/04

Watch the video version here (if you do - please like, subscribe, and comment as we are trying to get our videos more recognition): https://youtu.be/YN-jTDR2spY¡ ¡ W E ‘ R E B A C K, Y ’ A L L ! !and diving into the origins of La Catrina, the quintessential skelicon of Day of the Dead. Over the past 100ish years, her image has transcended borders, becoming synonymous with sugar skulls, Frida Kahlo, the Virgin of Guadalupe and even Santa Muerte.From her first incarnation by Mexican printmaker Jose

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52:37

BONUS: Talking Butts from Art History with Museum Bums

Art Slice - A Palatable Serving of Art History ·

2024/02/29

Jack Shoulder and Mark Small of Museum Bums fame take us on a curvy tour of Art Historical Gluteal Clefts!If you’d rather watch - you can do so here: https://youtu.be/1mCpKG4nuoUTopics include counting museum rumps, apotropaic blessings from Goddesses heinies, Kappa Yokai looking for soul spheres in your rear…We’re all still stumped about what was up with Hieronymus Bosch’s… erhm… interest in butts. And of course, the coded queerness hiding just between the cheeks of artists like Michelangelo and

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BONUS: Patinated Purple Copper with Ben Miller from...

Art Slice - A Palatable Serving of Art History ·

2024/01/30

In this Purple Bonus episode, we break down some weird decorative object history with Ben Miller from Curious Object podcast. We get into a Japanese inspired Tiffany and Co. Chocolate Pot from 1876 made of mixed materials including ivory and silver featuring cabbage leaf and lobster motifs.If you’d like to watch instead of listen, you can do so here: https://youtu.be/Cd0qffwnEXESupport us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/artslicepod and/or grab some merch: https://www.artslicepod.com/shopJoin us

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