Kunst Please
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
The Miracles of Maria Prymachenko
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Now a symbol of peace and resistance, Maria Prymachenko was one of Ukraine's greatest artists. Self-taught, she became a legendary example of the Naiv...
Rebecca Horn's Body of Work
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After being locked down for a year recovering from a lung infection, the artist Rebecca Horn emerged from her cocoon to embark on a 40-plus multi-disc...
Alexander Liberman's Modern Life
03 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A modernist through and through, Alexander Liberman was not only one of the greatest art directors in history –legendary for his decades-long reign ...
Les XX: The Belgian Supergroup
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After having his painting of a woman eating oysters alone barred from an exhibition in Antwerp, the artist James Ensor banded together with his friend...
Cabaret Voltaire: Bar Dada
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Cabaret Voltaire was arguably the epicentre of modern art’s big bang. A brief but bright party that developed the playful, anarchic and wholly i...
Ruth Asawa: Weaving a Legacy
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After her time at the legendary Black Mountain College, Ruth Asawa went on to create incredible sculptures — way ahead of their time. Inspired b...
Egon Schiele's Naked Ambition
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Candid and controversial and yet with filled with delicate sensitivity, Egon Schiele's artworks and in particular his nudes are brutally honest reflec...
Fairfield Porter's Beautiful Reality
10 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Despite being part of the hip to be avant-garde New York School, Fairfield Porter went against the conventional cool of the period and painted decided...
De Chirico & Nietzsche: Let’s Get Metaphysical
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s an interesting time to look at Giorgio de Chirico and the influence of Nietzsche on his work. The streets outside are looking mighty familiar t...
Great Alexanders of Russian Art
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The “Socialist Realism” art movement was created in the early days of the Soviet Union to encourage/order Russian artists to create propaganda tha...
Marisa Merz's Magical Arte Povera
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Arte Povera, or "Poor Art" was born in Italy during the 60s. The movement's artistic aims were to rail against what they saw as cynical consumerism an...
Jean Dubuffet's Band of Outsiders
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A little over 20 years after a psychiatrist completed a thesis on the artistic talents of the inmates of various German mental asylums, Jean Dubuffet ...
The Degenerate Art Exhibition
11 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 1937, Hitler signed-off on a massive exhibition of confiscated so-called Degenerate Art. The some 600 works represented some of the finest artists ...
One Hell of a Trip
27 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With a prolific career spanning six decades, Bridget Riley moved from monochromatic 60s Cool Britannia to modern expressions of beautiful,  ...
Joan Brown: Reformed Rat Bastard
13 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Joan Brown was a founder member of the San Francisco based art provocateurs, The Rat Bastard Protective Association. From the 60s to the 80s she regul...
Brazilian Coke Tastes Different
30 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Inspired in some part by Orson Welles, Cildo Meireles used bottles of Coca-Cola and Brazilian banknotes to stage an ideological uprising in a Brazil l...
Anish Kapoor: Paint it Black
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The total void created by the beyond black pigment known as Vantablack was perfect for the infinite voids created by the legendary and highly celebrat...
A Real Work of Art
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Wallinger's 1993 "flesh and bone" readymade was a racehorse dubbed 'A Real Work of Art'. Although not so successful at the track it serves as an ...
The Truth Will Set You Free
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny Holzer's "Truisms" and "Inflammatory Essays" are brilliantly brutalist works of text-based art. Initially created between 1977 and 1982 the work...
Chris Burden: You Had To Be There
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Burden spent much of the 1970s creating wince-inducing performance art, and then evolved into a creator of stunning sculptural objects. The impo...
Art Deco's Material Girl
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tamara de Lempicka captured some of the most iconic imagery of the Art Deco period. Her clean and powerful style became synonymous with the movement. ...
This Art Kills Fascists
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
John Heartfield has been described as “the greatest political artist and graphic designer of the twentieth century.” Throughout the thirties his a...
Françoise Gilot: Surpassing Picasso
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Françoise Gilot was the muse that became a master. She and Picasso spent 10 topsy-turvy years together, resulting in two children, amazing artistic p...
Rubbing One Out: De Kooning Erased
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One night in 1953, Robert Rauschenberg knocked on the door of Willem de Kooning's house. He held a freshly purchased bottle of Jack Daniels in his ner...
The Uncool Pop Art of The Hairy Who
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As a collective, The Hairy Who exhibited together for just three years – but their success brought wide international acclaim to Chicago’s homegro...
The Arty Pranks of Factory Records
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Factory Records, perhaps the most famous independent record label of all time, were highly influenced by a group of intellectualized anarchic avant-ga...
The Magical Rituals of Betye Saar
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Betye Saar has been practicing her rituals for decades, resulting in assemblages that create powerful political and cultural statements, made up of an...
The Kahlo & Trotsky Affair
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After being banished from the Soviet Union, Leon Trotsky ended up in Mexico City as a guest of Frida Kahlo. Unfortunately his past caught up with him....
Diego: The Other Giacometti
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Whenever you think about Alberto Giacometti’s highly impressive oeuvre, it is vital to remember that it could not have happened without his brother,...
One Night in Arles
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The story of how Vincent van Gogh's ear became detached is one that we've all heard before – but there are some who believe that he wasn't the one t...
Kay Sage: American Surrealist Royalty
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After a miserable decade spent living as Italian nobility, the artist and poet Kay Sage entered the world of modern art and cemented her place in hist...
The Anatomy of Gray – Basquiat's Band
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dissecting the history of Gray – the legendary noise band founded by Michael Holman and Jean-Michel Basquiat. *** Kunst Please is a micro-dose of mo...
The Mother of Brazilian Modernism
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The exotic palette and abstract approach of Tarsila do Amaral made her an icon in Brazil, and alongside her contemporaries she laid the groundwork for...
Duchamp's Rrose by Another Name
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“Why not sneeze Rrose Sélavy?” A question with a somewhat confusing answer that gives an insight into the mind of prolific art prankster Marcel D...
Le Corbusier - The Architect of Spectacle
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Thick frames and round lenses. This is the story of how Le Corbusier launched the great cliché of 'architect glasses'. *** Kunst Please is a podcast ...
Valentine Schlegel – The Outsider Inside Artist
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A master of multiple art forms, but best known for her incredibly striking fireplaces – Valentine Schlegel was underestimated by the Parisian art cr...
Muriel Belcher's Den of Equality
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Founded and run by Muriel Belcher – The Colony Room Club was an infamous haunt of artists and bohemians. This is the story of its formative years an...
Yves Klein – Into The Void
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To be a painter of space, you must first go into space to paint. Obsessed with the colour blue, Yves Klein believed art could open up portals into the...
Salvador Dali – The Great Advertiser
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
From Lobster telephones to Lanvin Chocolates, Salvador Dali was not only a master surrealist but a master of self-promotion. Brandy, Datsun cars, Alka...
Trailer
19 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Art is all a matter of personality" – Marcel Duchamp. Kunst Please is a podcast about modern art. An exploration of the famous and the infamous, th...