NOTA BENE: This Week in the Art World

Coast 2 Coast

13 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

And... we are back. Benjamin is in NY and Nate is (still) in LA discussing all the haps in the artworld AND Nate's COVER STORY in Vanity Fair plus...

Californication: LA Frieze 2026

27 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Nate and Benjamin are Joined by James Michael Shaeffer, Jr. to talk about everything going down during Frieze LA, 2026. Galleries, Museums, Meals and ...

Welcome to Twenty Twenty Six

01 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Nate is BACK from paternity leave and Nota Bene is back wherever you get your podcasts. We cover openings and events in a frigid NYC as well as recent...

Rising from the Ruins of the Raleigh: ART BASEL Miami Beach 2025

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We are back, live from Miami after the two VIP preview days of the preeminent art fair in America: Art Basel Miami Beach.Nate and Benjamin report all ...

Auctions on LOCK with Special Guest Lock Kressler

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Just ahead of a MASSIVE week in New York we are joined by the go-to auction expert and our friend Lock Kressler. Recorded in the iconic Hotel Chelsea ...

La Vibes: Paris with Special Guest Jason Farago

25 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nate and Benjamin are back reporting on ArtBasel Paris with a very special guest: ⁠New York Times Critic-at-Large Jason Farago. ⁠We discuss the gr...

Wearing Brown in London Town

16 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Can in be true? Are we back? It appears so.Join Nate and Benjamin breaking down PARIS.Only here on the ONLY ART PODCAST.

Sag Harboring

21 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

And we are BACK!Live (to tape) from Chum's Crib Nate and Benjamin catch each other up on all the summer haps. Galleries closing, tennis playing an...

PAPAL SOCKS: Special ROME episode with James Michael Cardoso Shaeffer

21 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We are BACK with a special BONUS EPISODE recorded in the Eternal City. Benjamin is joined by guest host and super-gem James Michael Cardoso Shaeffer.W...

Grateful to be here: Basel Recap with James Michael Cardoso Schaeffer

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Oh baby finally back and in BASEL.With Nate absent due to the Tariffs Benjamin is joined by art advisor and chief GEM james michael cardoso schaeffer ...

I'm Dead but I'm Alive - Auction Season Wrap-up with Zachary Small and Tim Schneider

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We are back. Benjamin is joined by Zachary Small and Tim Schneider who led this season's auction reporting for the NY Times.Zachary and Tim report...

May Auction Preview with LOCK KRESLER

12 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

we are SO back. This time with everyone's favorite auction expert, Lock Kresler. We break down all the lots in all the auctions, the consignors, t...

Lets get ready to FRIEZE (and INDEPENDENT & TEFAFF & NADA & &...)

07 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nate and Benjamin are BACK to discuss all the news in the world of art, focusing in the MET GALA, and the upcoming week of art FAIRS in NYC.All that a...

Artist Plate Project with Michelle Hellman

01 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

No Nate, No Problem. We are back and are joined by friend and cultural producer Michelle Hellman . Among many other things Michelle is the force (and ...

Opening Day

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back!Nate and Benjamin discuss all the gossip - from Hong Kong to the Upper East Side. Gala's, art fairs and auctions.ALL THAT AND MORE on...

Road Trip with Special Guest Lucy Bull

12 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We are BACK.After a brief discussion of dinners, openings and Klaus curated Balenciaga ads as well as the CURSED art production fund gala Nate and Ben...

Jet Set

04 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join Nate and Benjamin for all sorts of juicy Art World news from London, Costa Rica, Los Angeles, Dallas and the greatest city in the world. If you&#...

we BACK

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nate and Benjamin are back to give the people what they want: pure, uncut, straight art goss. We cover, Palm Beach, Dallas, Los Angeles and all the ...

Bah Humbug: late Miami wrap-up

15 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We are back. Recording in the new Harlem pod-studio and Nate and Benjamin recap all the shenanigans in Miami last week as well as the beginning the si...

Crab Nation with special guest Tim Schneider

06 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Oh man. We are back. Barely. We are back to preview Art Basel Miami (though yes, this is being uploaded on the plane ride home). We are joined by ...

Auction Time with Lock Kresler

19 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We are back with our always eagerly awaited sale-by-sale auction season preview with the maestro himself LOCK KRESLER. Get all the stories behind the...

Soft Sculpture in a Hard Building with Special Guest Jacob King

18 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We are (finally) BACK! We are pleased to welcome art advisor Jacob King to discuss the art program he has organized for the iconic Lever House. A new...

Sunglasses in the Grand Palais: Paris Basel

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Paris Basel makes its first appearance in the renovated Grand Palais. We talk about all the openings, parties and meals in Paris. We've got hot news f...

Frieze Fair - Opening Day Diary

09 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nate finally made it to London just in time for the vernissage of Freize. The gentleman discuss all the sales and gossip hot from the aisles of a re...

London! With Special Guest Jonas Wood AND FAMILY

07 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Benjamin is back. In a special (and sadly Nate-free) episode we have occasion to sit down with Jonas Wood on the eve of his exhibition opening at Gago...

Darling Danke Shoen: with special guest Abby Pucker

03 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The boys are in Chicago and podcasting from the iconic Wieners Circle! We briefly discuss our whirlwind day in Chicago before being joined by our fri...

NFT SHE DIDN'T: With Special Guests LARVA LABS

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We are back. Join Nate and Benjamin for a quick catch-up on the traffic hell that is the United Nations General Assembly. Then, Benjamin finally brea...

Back on the Road: DALLAS, LA and NYC Art news

19 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We are back with a one-on-one pod with Nate and Benjamin. We talk BPS cuts, art events in Dallas and Los Angeles, big upcoming shows and BREAKING NEWS...

Back to WORK with Gallerist Sebastian Gladstone & Artist Tristan Unrau

11 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nate and Benjamin are back in the saddle (finally) to discuss a yuuuge week back in New York. We talk art fairs, gallery openings, fashion week and th...

Take me to Church

19 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nate and Benjamin are together IN PERSON with a brand new episode. We begin by discussing Hamptons Do's and Don't as well as our busy social s...

Ocean to Mountains

14 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

And... Nate and Benjamin are back with a report on the state of Aspen and "out east" as well as the market. All that, and more. ON THE ONLY...

Hot Time, Summer in the City

17 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

And we are back. With reports from Provence and Wellfleet both this is a gossip filled episode you won't want to miss. All that and MORE on the O...

MERICA

04 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to a special independence day edition of Nota Bene. Nate and Benjamin catch each other up on our recent travels and adventures in Maine, ...

Post Basel Recap

19 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to Nota Bene. First up, Benjamin recaps to Nate everything the scribe missed in Basel. Then we discuss the sad passing of an art world le...

Pre Basel with Meredith Darrow

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We are back; Nate missed his flight to Basel but Benjamin is joined by art advisor to the stars Meredith Darrow to discuss what they were looking forw...

Kitchens are Good Rooms to Cry In with Joel Mesler

08 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Oh wow. What an episode. We are joined by our friend and artist Joel Mesler live from his just opened show on the upper east side at Levy Gorvy Dayan....

Special Guest Zachary Small

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We are FINALLY back after a week of self-goal techncial difficulties. BUT it was well worth the wait. After Nate and Benjamin jaw about the auction r...

Mega Auction Preview with Lock

13 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We are back with our biannual mega-episode exploring the major auction season in New York. As always for these in-depth looks we are joined by market ...

Special Guest Antwaun Sargent

08 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

And we are BACK! Benjamin and Nate discuss Frieze NY 2024 and ALL the events in NYC last week. We are then joined by curator, writer, fashion icon an...

La Dolce Vita with special guest Antonio Sersale.

24 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nate and Benjamin report on their last night on the canals and their harrowing evacuation from Venice. Have no fear though, the gents landed high and ...

Forigners Everywhere: The 60th Venice Biennale

20 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Oh baby. We are back with all the art, all the parties, all the gossip, all the bellinis and so much more. This is and episode of THE ONLY ART PODCAS...

On the Canals with Alison Gingeras

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We are on the road and we are podcasting. Nate and Benjamin report on their separate adventures in Chicago and London and then get into the incredible...

Its a four point eight

08 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to earthquake ravaged New York where Nate and Benjamin are back to discuss all the happenings in the Art World. We chat about Frieze pare...

He is Risen

01 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

And we are back! To discuss Inigo's release from prison and so (so) much more. On the ONLY ART PODCAST.

With Special Guest - Artist Chloe Wise

24 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nate and Benjamin discuss some great meals, some great shows and some great tailors. We are then joined by multimedia artist Chloe Wise to discuss he...

Dean Kissick on the 2024 Whitney Biennial

18 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nate and Benjamin are back. First to talk about Larry's JMB in LA show, the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, our migration back east and other events of the p...

Bi-Coastal Elite

09 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nate is (still) in LA and Benjamin is back in the greatest city in the world. We discuss openings in LA and NYC as well as iconic restaurants in both ...

Stuck in Traffic - Frieze LA 2024 Wrap up

02 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nate and Benjamin are back to break down the week that was. We threw an epic party and attended several more and we are here to spill all the goss on ...

Happy Birthday from LA

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome Back (finally)! We are reporting live from the beginning of a busy Frieze Week in Los Angeles. Catch-up on all the art world gossip, parties, ...

Saint Brigid's Day with Special Guest Bridget Donahue

02 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

At the top of the episode Nate and Benjamin gab about their latest dinners in architecturally iconic New York apartments, Sotheby's legal victory,...

Food talk with a dash of art

23 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nate and Benjamin discuss meals that were, dueling Gagosian gallery dinners and other tidbits from the artworld. All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PO...

What a week!

14 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nate and Benjamin are back to debrief the week that was. We cover the epic opening and afterparty for our show Friend of the Pod at the Broadway Galle...

FRIENDS OF THE POD: with Special Guest Pascal Spengemann

07 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We are BACK on the eve of the exhibition Nate and Benjamin organized for the Broadway Gallery with one of the founders of that space, the legendary Pa...

Friends of the POD with special guests Al Freeman and Ellie Rines

04 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We are SO back. Welcome to the first pod of the new year where we announce a very special exhibition: Friends of the Pod curated by Nate and Benjamin ...

The Sandbar: Miami Recap with James Michael Cardoso Schaeffer

09 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nate and Benjamin are joined by James Michael Cardoso Schaeffer to discuss the highs and lows of the week that was in Miami Beach. Recorded live on Th...

Magic City Monday

05 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are BACK live from the Magic City for a quick hit podcast previewing the week of art and events. Catch us before we run off to an outstanding dinne...

Auction and LA Recap

18 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nate and Benjamin are done with the auctions and back from (separate) trips to Los Angeles. In this episode we recap everything that happened in the s...

Pre Auction Extravaganza with Special Guest Lock Kresler

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are once again joined by market expert and our friend Lock Kresler to break down all the lots in the chock-a-block November auctions in New York. ...

Don't Fear the Reaper with Guest Josh Smith

05 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You might want to skip past the audio quality challenged introduction with Nate and Benjamin right to the meat of the episode. From the Fifteen Minut...

Postcard From Paris

20 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

LIVE FROM (the worlds smallest hotel room in) PARIS The boys are break to break down all the happenings in the city of light this week. Gallery openi...

Catching the next Eurostar - Frieze Week in Review

14 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Benjamin and Nate are back, together, podcasting live (to tape) from a hotel room in Europe (kind of). The gents report on all the museum shows, galle...

London Frieze Preview

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Aaaaaaand we are (finally) back. With a gossip packed preview of the 20th year of FRIEZE in the tents in Regents park. Nate and Benjamin catch up on o...

The Canvas with Special Guest Jeremy Hodkin

24 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are joined by the editor of the influential & essential art market newsletter The Canvas to discuss recent gossip from the upper regions of the...

San Gennaro

16 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nate and Benjamin are back and we are eating, looking, gossiping, reading and snarking. All that and MORE on the ONLY ART PODCAST.

We Back

10 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Oh baby, we back. And we've got you covered with all the news from a busy "back-to-school" week across the artworld. From Seoul to NYC a...

Poolside August Edition

16 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded live, next to a pool and at one of the best cribs in the hamptons nate and benjamin debreif the Ballroom Marfa dinner, artworld news (and gos...

The GoGo profile

28 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The boys are back! Nate and Benjamin nibble on an appetizer course of East End happenings, Foundation dinners and NYC meet-ups before FEASTING on the...

Live from Sag Harbor

17 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

And we are back! With an episode recorded live from the eastern end of long island as Nate visits Benjamin as he summers. We discuss the Parish Gala,...

DRAWING with Jonas Wood

29 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's special bonus episode we are joined by our friend, the Los Angeles based artist Jonas Wood. We discuss Jonas' artistic journey ...

UGLY PAINTING with curators Dean Kissick and Eleanor Cayre

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

At the top of the episode the gents wrap up their weekends and the top stories in art. We are then joined by Eleanor Cayre and Dean Kissick to discus...

IDEAS ARE FUN with special Guest Darren Bader

22 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

First of all Benjamin catches Nate up on everything he missed in Basel last week and the gents go on to discuss the "meh" Pharrell LV show a...

WICKELFISCH: Basel Mega Episode with Guest Host James Michael Cardoso Schaeffer

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are back in Basel, Baby. Or at least Benjamin is. In Nate's inexplicable absence we are joined by guest host James Schaeffer to help break down...

Did you get your hotel room in Basel yet, Nate? With Special Guest Meredith Rosen

07 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Benjamin and Nate meet up in New York where Nate breaks the devastating news that he will not be in attendance at ArtBasel next week. But they rally ...

It's Problematic

03 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

From York Avenue to Madison, and all the way out to Brooklyn join Nate and Benjamin for a deep dive into this week’s most intriguing and talked abou...

Technical Difficulties (on the pod and in the market)

24 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this technologically truncated episode of the pod Benjamin and Nate discuss hiccups in the art market, the Frieze that was and and AMAZING event. I...

Auction Extravaganza with expert guest Lock Kresler

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

After a week of art fairs and exhibition openings we are in the midst of a jumble of auctions and we are behind and IN THE WEEDS. To help us untangle ...

Checkpoint Charlie with James Michael Cardoso Schaeffer

04 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are back to discuss all the art world happenings in New York PLUS a dispatch on Berlin Art Weekend from our buddy James Cardoso Schaeffer. All tha...

Just the Two of us

24 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Nate and Benjamin report back from exhibits, parties, art fairs and restaurants in New York and Dallas. This is a classic episode documentin...

Dragged through the Garden with VERY Special Guests Jim Dempsey and John Corbett

14 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nate and Benjamin are in CHICAGO to attend Expo Chicago and to eat a lot of hotdogs. We discuss the fair, boat tours, museums and SO MUCH MORE. We ar...

Hot Wet American Paint with special guest Annie Armstrong

08 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nate and benjamin are back to discuss fine dining and trade witty bon mots. We are then joined by the queen of art world gossip Wet Paint's Annie ...

The Captain's Bar with guest Andrew Russeth

30 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The boys are back. Benjamin and Nate meet up in NYC to discuss The Knicks, AI, Wylie Dufresne's new pizza spot, dinner with an artworld insider an...

Vanities: With Special Guest Sarah Douglas

17 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nate is back from la-la-land and rubbing shoulders with the A-List.  He tells us all about attending the Party of the Year (TM) and we discuss so...

Lobster Rarebit

06 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Gents are back and in person together in the greatest city in the world. Benjamin and Nate report on a very special lunch in New York by St. JOHN ...

Not Friezing Anymore

24 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nate and Benjamin report on all the events, gossip and art from Frieze Week (LA) 2023

Tennis & Tents, Frieze Week (LA) Begins

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Nate & Benjamin as we download our artword travels in the past week that took them to events in London, New York, Copenhagen and now finally back...

Advisor to the Stars Ralph DeLuca

30 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

And we are (finally) back. Join Nate and Benjamin through a guided tour of all the openings and dinners in New York last week. We are then joined by o...

The 415

22 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nate and Benjamin are back! We report on food, friends and FOG in San Fransisco. Plus - terrible art advisor instagram. All that, AND MORE on THE ONLY...

Spicy Art and Hot Food

14 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this perfect episode Nate and Benjamin discuss recent meals at area hot spots. Plus: bawdy art and animatronic nonagenarians. Al...

If you're not outraged your not paying attention: featuring the Burns Halpern Report authors Julia Halperin & Charlotte Burns

10 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nate and Benjamin quickly recap the beginning of the New Year and are then joined by superstar journalists Charlotte Burns and Julia Halperin. Charlot...

Silly Season

23 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Nate and Benjamin are back to say goodbye… to 2022. All of the holiday parties, all the food, all the vibes as 2022 fades to an end. All that and mo...

twenty twenty two in review

09 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Nate and Benjamin are joined for the full hour by advisor James Michael Cardoso Schaeffer to discuss the year that was. All the best (and worst) in ex...

After Action Report - Miami 2022

02 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Benjamin and Nate give a quick report on all the Miami hi-jinx. 

We're in Miami B!T&H

27 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Nate and Benjamin have touched down in Miami Beach with Art Basel about to open, and start to go over the terrifying number of art fairs, museum shows...

Auction Previews with Lock Kresler

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We are back with our auction ringer Lock Kresler to dissect all the stories behind the top lots coming up on the block this week in New York.  We...

Black Tie and The Nines

14 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A one-on-one pod with Benjamin & Nate wrapping up the Allen sale at Christie's and a very special dinner at The Nines. And so much more. On the ONLY A...

The Acela Corridor with Guest Jason Rubell

02 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Nate and Benjamin breakdown Halloween in the greatest city in the world 🎃🗑️🤢 and happier happenings. We then discuss our respective modes o...

TWOxTWO Twenty Twenty-Two Recap

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

You've read Nate's Vanity Fair Column highlighting the boldfaced names in attendance at the TWOxTWO gala in Dallas last weekend, now listen as Nate an...

TWOxTWO 2022 with Special Guest Howard Rachofsky

21 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Benjamin is in Dallas while Nate is in New York though soon heading to join Mr. Godsill in the Lone Star State. Join them as they briefly discuss the ...

Frieze Week with Special Guest Pilar Corrias

17 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded in London, edited in Venice and now uploaded from 30,000 feet above the North Atlantic Nate and Benjamin are back to wrap-up everything that ...

Live (to tape) from Mayfair

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Nate and Benjamin are back and recording in person from the comfortable environs of W1. Join us as we discuss everything we have - and are going to - ...