Aztec art served as a vital instrument of statecraft, religious ceremony, and cosmic order rather than individualized aesthetic expression. Organized into royal and religious guilds, master artisans known as tolteca worked in dedicated neighborhoods across Tenochtitlan, mastering lapidary arts, stone carving, and metalwork. Elite featherworkers (amanteca) produced radiant mosaic tapestries, headdresses, and ceremonial shields from iridescent quetzal, macaw, and hummingbird plumage, items prized far

Francisco Goya painted kings, queens, duchesses, and children dressed in silk. He became one of Spain’s most celebrated royal court painters. Then he painted witches, executions, war crimes, mutilated bodies—and Saturn devouring his own child. So what happened? In this episode of Art Happens: The Divine Mess of Art History, presented by J-Squared Atelier, James follows Goya’s extraordinary journey from cheerful tapestry designs and glittering royal portraits to Los Caprichos, The Disasters of...

Hong Kong's auctions, South Asian art, Job opening at New York's MoMALive Art Market Minute Recording Join Artnet News’s Art Market Minute, the podcast that tracks the art market and the forces shaping it, for a live recording in London at Frieze's gallery space, No.9 Cork Street. Host Margaret Carrigan will sit down with Dyala Nusseibeh, director of Frieze Abu Dhabi, to discuss the rapid growth of the Gulf’s art market, what that means for galleries and collectors, and why demand for Middle

Aaron Jensen Inc 5000 founder, 4x ClickFunnels 2 Comma Club winner, & 8-Figure Club member. Built and sold 2 companies, now building a tech-enabled insurance agency. I talk shop on what actually scales. My guest today is Aaron Jensen — a serial entrepreneur who's built and sold three companies, including a seven-figure exit, and earned a spot on the Inc 5000 list of fastest-growing companies. Along the way he won the Eight Figure Award from ClickFunnels by doing over $20 million in revenue. He also

Weekly AI news for the creative industries. This week, Technically Creative looks at the rise of AI agents and a much bigger question than whether AI can write, code or make images: how much authority are we actually prepared to give it?OpenAI and Meta are pushing toward always-on AI agents that can access files, communicate with people and act on your behalf. That became very real this week when a Meta Muse user discovered the agent had shared his home address with a Facebook Marketplace buyer

In this series of topic-focused mini-episodes, Gilbert and Frank share their love of unheralded films, underrated TV shows, underappreciated pop songs and (often) unknown performers, discussing, dissecting and (occasionally) defending their handpicked guilty pleasures and buried treasures.This week: Tom Hanks vs. James Bond! The artistry of Conrad Hall! And Dustin Hoffman goes to the dentist!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here's a Thought… #2765 with Brooks JensenWay to Go, God When does a scene/subject become worthy of making a photograph? After all, we don't just point our cameras at anything, but we pick and choose those scenes or subjects that we think are worthy of capture and processing. Why are those captures worthy? I've asked this question for years in workshops and conversations. The most common reason photographers give for making a photograph boils down to a variation of "Way to go, God!" I love a

Independent Art Fair — Art, Discovery & New Perspectives | Tarik Talk — Season 55, Episode 5Join artist and host Tarik Mendes as Tarik Talk explores Independent Art Fair during New York Art Week in September 2026.This episode celebrates the curiosity that draws us into an art fair—the work that catches our attention, the ideas that invite a closer look, and the encounters that stay with us afterward. Explore art through the connections between artists, galleries, and the people experiencing

The Armory Show — Art, Ideas & Discovery | Tarik Talk — Season 55, Episode 4Join artist and host Tarik Mendes as Tarik Talk explores The Armory Show during New York Art Week in September 2026.This episode takes you into the art fair experience, reflecting on the artworks, gallery presentations, and creative encounters that make discovering art so compelling. From striking paintings to sculptural forms, each encounter offers a chance to pause, look closer, and consider a different

How does a sixteen-year-old looking for beer money become one of the world’s leading dealers in rare maps, selling extraordinary objects for millions and occasionally outbidding the Library of Congress?Today I’m talking to Daniel Crouch, founder of Daniel Crouch Rare Books, because I’ve always been fascinated by maps. They might look like records of the world, but they’re also records of how somebody wanted us to see it: who owns what, where borders lie, what gets included and what

The stacks are full, and it’s time for another Top of the Stack, with a special focus on new #1s! We dive into our recent comic book reads from publishers including DC, Marvel, Abrams, Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics, IDW, and many more. Plus, Hassan shares stories from Baltimore Comic-Con.We bring plenty of books to the stack, with The Muppets Take the Marvel Universe, Doom Patrol, Teen Titans, Alex Ross’s Marvel Dimensions, Spawn ’77, Bug Wars, Superman: The Stranger, Six of Us, Hammerfist,

NON STOP PRINT MAKING! Hey, I’m Barrie J Davies, a Welsh street pop surrealist living in Brighton, UK, where I spend my days making colourful nonsense, annoying perfectly innocent canvases and accidentally releasing paint goblins into the local ecosystem.I make art for a living, which sounds terribly sophisticated until you realise my studio contains approximately 47 things that absolutely should not be covered in paint but somehow are.Welcome to my daily podcast, now with over 455 episodes of art,

初音ミクを買ってボカロPを目指すことにしたのでギターやベースの録音に関してもあれこれ考えている、という話をする回。 #雑談使用マイク：BlueYeti --- stand.fmでは、この放送にいいね・コメント・レター送信ができます。 https://stand.fm/channels/5f9806b5ae8f04299777eb48

東京に集うカルチャーをコラージュしていく10分間「ARTS COUNCIL TOKYO CULTURE COLLAGE」。今、東京で注目の文化や芸術の中から、ピックアップしたトピックをお届け。TOKAS Project Vol. 9「在ることの再演」をピックアップ。トーキョーアーツアンドスペースの学芸員、吉田 紗和子さんにお話を伺いました。

Au cours de la San Diego Comic-Con Malaga, nous avons pu intégrer une "press line" pour un (très) court entretien avec Kevin Smith.Dans le temps imparti, nous avons tenté de rester dans le sujet des comics et du prochain crossover Star Wars/Marvel que l'auteur et réalisateur écrira. Bonne écoute !La version retranscrite en VF de cette interview est disponible sur Comicsblog.fr au lien suivant :

Nick McLean Sr, one of the biggest operators in the 70s and 80s, talks The Deer Hunter, Heaven Can Wait, Being There, Close Encounters, Hitchcock, and so much more. A huge interview with an incredible amount of Hollywood history that is not to be missed. Nick's IMDBNick’s BookTo see Nick finding the first Panaflex ever used, that was sent to him for Spielbergs Sugarland Express, click hereFor clips and images of some of the things we talked about, check out Nick's page on The Op.Please check us out

2026 Chico Attendees SeriesPhotographer Bill Ellis joins Michael Chovan-Dalton from the 2026 Chico Review to talk about his series, Tiger Has Loved.Bill Ellis is a photographer based in Brooklyn, NY and attended school at Ringling College of Art and Design. His series, Tiger Has Loved is centered on his relationships, particularly with his then fiancé and now spouse. https://billellisii.comhttps://www.instagram.com/billellisii/This podcast is sponsored by the Charcoal Book ClubBegin Building your

Absolute Batman is taking a break, and the December absence of DC's biggest-selling comic could mean nearly half a million fewer copies moving through the direct market. Jace breaks down the unusual schedule through February and what the missing December issue could mean for comic shops. Plus, Joshua Williamson and Bruno Redondo are taking Batman back to his early days with the Justice League in Batman: Justice Year, while Ghost Machine is finally bringing Geiger and Redcoat together for 2027's

Auf der Hundewiese kommt Falk mit einem jungen Fotografen ins Gespräch, der für charakterstarke Porträts bekannt ist und an diesem Tag mit seinem neuen Teleobjektiv Flugzeuge fotografiert hat. Sein Satz „Das kannst Du keinem erzählen“ lässt Falk nicht mehr los. Mit halbkaltem Kaffee und einer Capri-Sonne auf der Parkbank landen die beiden schnell bei der Frage, warum wir fotografische Ausreißer lieber verstecken oder gleich in einen zweiten Account auslagern. Von dort ist es nur ein kleiner Schritt

One Iam Author & Philosopher Exploring Consciousness, Perception, Hermetic Wisdom, and the Mental Nature of Existence Today's guest is ONE IAM, an author, philosopher, and speaker whose work explores the profound relationship between consciousness, perception, and human experience. Drawing from decades of contemplative practice, Hermetic philosophy, and his studies as a 9+ Degree Frater of the Rosicrucian Order, AMORC, ONE IAM challenges many of our most fundamental assumptions about the nature of