What Does It Take to Keep Art Basel on Top?
In this episode Katya Kazakina talks with Noah Horowitz, CEO of Art Basel, about the fair’s evolving role in a shifting art market. Horowitz highlights new initiatives such as Basel Exclusive, the Zero 10 digital art platform, and the expansion into Paris and Qatar, while noting the fair’s timing after the May New York auction season and its synergy with the Venice Biennale. He acknowledges pressures on mid‑tier galleries and the high‑end market’s divergence, but points to a resurgence of confidence and renewed gallery participation. The conversation underscores how Art Basel adapts its format—longer sales cycles, curated exclusives, and refined invitation models—to stay relevant and sustain growth.
The Most Provocative Performance in Venice
In this episode of The Art Angle, host Kate Brown talks with Austrian performance artist Florentina Holtzinger about her groundbreaking Venice Biennale pavilion, "SeaWorld Venice," which transforms Austria's Giardini pavilion into a water‑filled, sewage‑treating ecosystem complete with a jet‑ski, an...
What Biennials Reveal About the Art World
In this episode of The Art Angle, Ben Davis and Joe Lawson‑Tancred examine recent trends in global art biennials, focusing on the upcoming Venice Biennale curated by the late Koyo Kuo. Their data‑driven analysis reveals a sharp swing back to...
Re-Air: The Young Painter Curators Are Rushing to Work With
In this re‑aired episode of The Art Angle, host Ben Davis interviews emerging painter Taina H. Cruz, who at 27 is featured simultaneously in the Whitney Biennial and MoMA PS1’s Greater New York survey. Cruz discusses how her multidisciplinary background in...
How Raphael Made—And Unmade—The Renaissance
The episode explores the Metropolitan Museum’s blockbuster exhibition “Raphael’s Sublime Poetrie,” guiding listeners through its 237 works—from early drawings and Perugino influences to his mature Roman frescoes and tapestries. Host Kate Brown and critic Ben Davis discuss Raphael’s rapid rise,...
Whitney Biennial Trends, a New Baroque Art Star, and Banksy Unmasked
In this episode Ben Davis and co‑hosts discuss three major art news items: the 2026 Whitney Biennial’s untitled, wide‑ranging survey of American and diaspora artists; the emergence of Flemish Baroque painter Michalina Wotier as a new historical star; and a...
Are We Entering a Post-Individual Era of Art?
In this episode of The Art Angle, host Ben Davis talks with post‑national artist Christopher Calendron Thomas about his practice that fuses AI‑generated imagery, deepfake video, and documentary footage to interrogate politics, technology, and identity. Thomas recounts his unconventional path...
Kim Gordon Was Always an Artist First
In this episode of The Art Angle, Kim Gordon discusses her multifaceted practice as an artist first, highlighting her simultaneous solo exhibition "Count Your Chickens," the group show "Full Folded Group" she co‑curated, and the release of her new album...
The Young Painter Curators Are Rushing to Work With
Taína H. Cruz, a 1998‑born Yale MFA graduate, appears in both the Whitney Biennial and MoMA PS1’s Greater New York exhibition, making her one of the youngest artists to headline the two flagship shows simultaneously. Her painting “I Saw the...
The Art Boom in the Middle East, Are Old Masters Cool Now?, And a Fresco Fracas in Italy
The latest Artnet News roundup examines three hot topics shaping the global art scene. It highlights Art Basel Qatar’s debut as a marker of the Middle East’s expanding market influence. It probes the ultra‑contemporary sector’s renewed fascination with Old Masters...
What Epstein's Emails Tell Us About the Art Market
In this episode, senior reporter Katya Kazekina unpacks the newly released DOJ files that reveal how Jeffrey Epstein facilitated sophisticated financial maneuvers for ultra‑wealthy art collectors, especially billionaire Leon Black. The documents expose the massive scale of Black’s art holdings—valued...