NOTA BENE: This Week in the Art World
Episodes
Quick Hits & Technical Difficulties
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It may be late but its not stale. Check out a quick pod we did last week recapping private clubs and LA VIbes. Since then we've been on planes and pre...
Art for the Future with guest Bridget Finn
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Benjamin and Nate gab it up filling you in on all the week's artworld news including a preview of the return of Nate's Vanity Fair Column, an importan...
A Hug From the Artworld with Guest ADAM COHEN
17 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tune-in for a special Saturday drop. After an introduction featuring all the dining (Corner Bar!, Le Rock!, Lodi! Cookshop!, L'avenue!). Plus the evil...
Live from the Armory Show with Special Guests Andrew Kuo and Joe Cole
10 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for the recording of a special live pod from the Vernissage of the Armory Art Show. Recorded in front of a live audience in the Armory Auditor...
She’s my sister AND my daughter! with special guests David Kordansky & Joel Mesler
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nate and Benjamin are back to break down the end of summer blues and the upcoming season including a blockbuster estate sale at Christie's, shenanigan...
Dog Days
20 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nate and Benjamin return for a quick catch-up in these last quiet days before the fall season ramps up. Tune in for some delicious summer gossip. All ...
The Archer with Special Guest Marc Glimcher
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nate and Benjamin are together again recording live to tape from beautiful Sag Harbor. We discuss summer sports and water hogs before transitioning to...
Gone Phishin'
30 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
And we are back with a solo nate-and-benjamin summer edition of Nota Bene. Nate and benjamin discuss a concert in Jones Beach and its attendant mafia,...
Summer as a verb
23 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nate and Benjamin are back to discuss all the goings on of the art world this week. In the second half we are joined by gallerist David Lewis to...
Hello DADDY
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Oh Baby! Nate had a Lady Baby. But paternity leave is over and we are back to cover all the scuttlebutt in the global art world. Live to tape from poi...
You say Menorca I say Minorca
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Benjamin is back from his European tour and fills Nate in on his Menorcan adventure featuring an exhibition of new work by Rashid Johnson at Hauser an...
Weißwurst & FOMO: Live From Basel with Special Guest James Michael Cardoso Schaeffer
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If it's June, It must be ArtBasel. Join Nate back in New York on baby-watch and Benjamin in Basel as they discuss all the parties and art on offer in ...
Back to Basel
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You might want to save this one to listen to as you recline in the lie flat. Benjamin previews his upcoming trip to the Land of Milk and Honey for art...
A FORM OF MAGIC with Mills Morán from CDMX
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
OH BABY! It's another fantastic episode of the ONLY ART PODCAST, brought to you exclusively by Will Shott Jewelry. Mills Morán and Benjam...
Bling Ring with Special Guest, Dimepiece's Brynn Wallner
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The boys gab about Frieze, auctions. gallery dinners and Gala's, PLUS Nate's scene report from the floor of the NYSE. They are then joined (at t...
Dress Code
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ohhhh baby. It's another (exhausting) week in New York in this world we call art. Benjamin and Nate take a break from the sales rooms and cocktail par...
Gesamtkunstwerk with Special Guest Martin Klosterfelde
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After a quick recap of our epic miss on the Marilyn and some epic parties the gents are joined by one of the finest and most amusing minds in the game...
Auction Season Assassins With Special Guest Lock Kresler
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Buckle-up and batten down we have 2+ intense weeks of auctions ahead of us and we kick it all off with an in-depth look at the top lots of the season ...
It's Always New York Art Week with Special Guest Matthew Higgs
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Met Gala is a Snooozefest but at least we have art fairs! On this episode, the boys are joined by White Columns Director, Manchester-bred god and...
Getting the Vibes back on track
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Annnnnnd Benjamin is back from COVID and Nate is back from Venice and we have a lot to catch up on. Some final venice notes, Elaine Wynn's collection,...
A deep dive in the canals with critic Dean Kissick
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Come for the party reporting, stay for the discourse. On this episode the cultural critic and Spike Magazine New York Editor Dean Kissick joins Nate a...
at least one of us is in Venice
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Oh no! A covid positive (and borderline despondent) Benjamin is stuck in NY while Nate phones it in from La Serenissima to tell us about everything he...
Gala Season: with special guest Mike Egan
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The boys discuss all the galas, the chicago art fair, hiz honor the super spreader, a royal hire at the met and get ready for Venice. They are then jo...
Dragged through the Garden
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join benjamin from new york and nate zooming in from Chicago in advance of the expo art fair as they discuss that city, gala Season in New York, galle...
English Basement: featuring special guest Jordan Barse
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nate and Benjamin discuss the closing of cursed restaurants, Harper's new gallery, Mark Ronson's WoI cover, the new Russ & Daughters TV deal, the ...
CHELSEA GIRLS: Live from the (new) Hotel Chelsea with artist Zak Kitnick
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join the gents "live" from a decedent suite of the storied and soon to reopen Hotel Chelsea to discuss their tour of the new hotel, a certain Warhol p...
Amateur- Hour: Nate and Benjamin live from New York
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Two gents and two microphones filling you in about everything you need to know about the artworld. This week, on the ONLY ART PODCAST.
Mountain Time: Aspen, New York and Palm Beach
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nate and Benjamin gab about all the art happenings in Aspen, Palm Beach and New York (as well as undisclosed locations). Benjamin is then joined by ar...
Culture War: Nate & Benjamin discuss the Russian Invasion's Impact on Ukrainian Visual Arts
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Boys are back and get right into it, discussing Nate's brand new Vanity Fair column and his conversations with collectors and artists on the groun...
Frieze-ing in LA
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Oh baby It's been a WEEK. Join us as we discuss the opening of Frieze, Felix, and ALL of the parties, openings, sales and gossip. It's only here on th...
Venus over Squiggles: Featuring guest Adam Lindemann
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Vanity Fair's Nate Freeman and art advisor Benjamin Godsill as they briefly dish on the art world's news before they are joined by collector, tra...
Dreaming of Venice
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nate and Benjamin gather to discuss the cursed LA->NY red-eye, the scene at Tower Bar, Joel Mesler AND A semi in-depth look at the recently a...
Nota Bene with Special Guest Noah Horowitz
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nate and Benjamin discuss a strange email from the R in LGDR that muddies the waters about what was billed as an important blue-chip gallery tie up an...
Benjamin & Nate breakdown a weekend on the West Coast
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Venice (California), the boys breakdown the weekend that was in Los Angeles with a special focus on the opening of Jonas Wood at Kordansky. ...
Nota Bene: Featuring Special Guest Haley Mellin
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The boys discuss events on the east and west coasts as well as tidbits from around the artworld as they prepare for a weekend together in LA. They are...
Resale Rights Lawsuits PLUS an interview with Gallerist Jasmin Tsou of JTT gallery.
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The boys get down to the dirty business of a lawsuit between "collector" Federico Castro Debernardi and museum founder and maybe art advisor Michael X...
Wrestlemania: with guest Adam Abdalla editor of ORANGE CRUSH
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nate and Benjamin get into Nate's epic stop in Marfa and other highlights of his road trip across America. They go on to dissect the revival of Interv...
Twenty Twenty Two: Featuring Guest Ellie Rines
03 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Annnnnnddd we're back. Greet the New Year with Benjamin in New York and Nate calling in from the the car in the midst of an epic road trip to discuss ...
End of the begining with guest host Andrea Neustein
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The boys are back and quarantine and are joined by special guest Andrea Neustein to discuss the year that was and what they are looking forward to in ...
Location, Location, Location: featuring special guest commercial real estate agent Jonathan Travis
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nate and benjamin discuss the resurgence of the ‘Rona and other artworld tidbits. Benjamin then sits down with the man who moved the artworld (back)...
Back From the Beach: Quick Post-Basel Bits
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nate and Benjamin are back from Art Basel Miami (beach) and they have some apologies to make. PLUS: some comments on the state of the Best Bar in the ...
Gridlock: Miami Recap
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The parties are still going on but the fair is over for at least one half of our terrible twosome. In this episode Nate & Benjamin recap the parti...
Sun, Surf and Stone Crabs: Art Basel Returns to Miami with Special Guest Eleanor Cayre
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Live-to-tape from Miami Beach in advance of the first Art Basel Miami in two years Nate and Benjamin are joined by art advisor Eleanor Cayre to chat a...
Incels and the Art Market: Nate & Benjamin on auctions, holiday gift guides and miami art week
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nate and benjamin wrap up the week that was in the art world. This one's short and sweet in light of early dismissal of the art world for a quick holi...
Third Party Guarantee: Lock Kresler joins to discuss the current auction season
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nate and Benjamin are joined by secondary market maven Lock Kresler who highlights what he noticed last week and is looking forward to in this week's ...
Back in Dallas
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Benjamin and Nate are joined by Guest Host Mills Moran for a podcast recorded live from the Mansion on Turtle Creek. We discuss the week that was incl...
Fine Canapés: Featuring Special Guest Bill Powers
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nate and Benjamin discuss our new party mayor and then go on to highlight some nefarious goings on in the art world including the whereabouts of fugit...
The Jet Set: Reports from London, Paris, Dallas & The Bowery
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nate and Benjamin are back together in person to recap London & Paris as well as a special report from TWO x TWO in Dallas. They then go on to dis...
Down and Out in London and Paris: Featuring Abu Dhabi Art Director Dyala Nusseibeh
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Benjamin in New York, Nate dials in from Paris to tell him about all the art, people and parties of FIAC week. They are able to be in community t...
Across the Pond featuring Special Guest Kon Trubkovich
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nate joins from London to fill Benjamin in on all that he is missing out on during Frieze week. They also cover Larry Gagosian's attendance at a party...
Mercury in Retrograde: with special guest host Mills Moran
09 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Better-late-than-never we are back with the added attraction of a third wheel, guest host Mills Moran. We jump right into it discussing fractional art...
Ugly Americans: With special guest collector Alain Servais
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nate and Benjamin start off by chatting about their week in New York including Nate's pre-karaoke check-in with Lorde at Dr. Clark. Benjamin discusses...
Basel Recap: See you in June
26 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Another great one-on-one pod from the Nate and Benjamin. They recap the highs and the lows of Basel; the booths, the gossip, the dinners and the parti...
Schweizerdeutsch: Live from Zürich
19 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nate and Benjamin report live from Zürich on all the openings and happenings there in Advance of the ArtBasel (Basel) opening tomorrow. They cover al...
Call Your Sponsor: With special guest Alissa Bennett
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The boys rap about the week that was in the art world including all the art fairs, fashion shows & parties. We are then joined by the doyenn...
Paint the Lines: with special guest Reilly Opelka
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nate and Benjamin rap about this week in the artworld including: all the gallery openings, The Armory and The Independent as well as Sotheby's big "wi...
Mergers & Acquisitions
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Boys recap a certain upstate wedding before discussing further M&A news highlighting the tie up of several mini-mega gallerists into one behem...
The Booster Shot
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nate and Benjamin gather to check the vibe and gab about all that's new and fresh in the art world including Nate's first column for Vanity Fair, Benj...
See you at the Met Gala: Special Guest Rachel Tashjian
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nate and Benjamin recap the Parrish Art Museum summer benefit, the first under new director and friend of the pod Kelly Taxter. They go on to discuss ...
Winter is HERE: featuring special guest Sara Friedlander
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As always Nate and Benjamin kick things off by wrapping up all the week's art world news and tidbits. We are then joined by Christie's Deputy Ch...
Nota Bene: Escape from Los Angeles
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nate and Benjamin recap their trip to Los Angeles for Felix; all the parties, all the dinners, all the fucking pod-casts and of course Hunter Biden. A...
Nota Bene X Felix: Fernando Mesta
31 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Wrapping up our Felix coverage here in LA we are joined by the fascinating and fun Fernando Mesta, founder of the Mexico City and Los Angeles based ga...
Nota Bene X Felix: Olivia Barrett
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We are joined by the proprietor of Los Angeles gallery Chateâu Shatto, the brilliant Olivia Barttett to discuss her founding of the gallery, how she ...
Nota Bene X Felix: An interview with Hunter Biden
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A big NOTA BENE exclusive—we have a very special chat with Hunter Biden, the eldest son of the leader of the free world, who has become one of the w...
Nota Bene X Felix: Tim Blum & Jeff Poe
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The legendary proprietors of stalwart LA (and Tokyo, and New York) gallery Blum and Poe join the boys to discuss their history with hotel art fairs. W...
Nota Bene X Felix: Meredith Darrow
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nate and Benjamin sit down with art advisor to the stars Meredith Darrow to talk about art and life in Los Angeles, what it's like working with Kendal...
Nota Bene x Felix: Rick Garzon
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We are joined by Rick Garzon, the founder of Inglewood's Residency Art Gallery's. Rick is an amazing gallerists and curator with a deep commitme...
NOTA BENE x Felix: Dean Valentine and Mills Morán
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nate and Benjamin are taking over a suite in the Hollywood Roosevelt and teaming up with the Felix Art Fair to whip up a slew of quick-hit special edi...
Montauk Downs with special guest Max Levai
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nate and Benjamin meet up for a special summertime in-person live (to tape) intro. They cover their epic Hamptons meet-up and art odyssey; the recent ...
Special Guest Harper Levine
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Harper Levine is one of the most special people in the art world. Beginning as a rare book dealer in Minneapolis Minnesota in 1997 he has recently bec...
Rosé All Day: art and gossip from Edgartown to East Hampton to LA to Malibu
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nate and Benjamin catch-up on all the gossip from the art world including: Nate's first trip to Martha's Vineyard (to see this show), Benjamin's boat ...
Nate & Benjamin discuss the 4th of July in the Art World
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Nate Freeman and Benjamin Godsill discuss their respective 4th of July's as well as various events from Mexico City to Montauk. Only on the ONLY...
Known Unknowns with James Michael Cardoso Schaeffer
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The gents are joined by art advisor and curator James Michael Cardoso Schaeffer to discuss the news of the day including the fact that Nate is joining...
Weekly Bonus Wet-Paint Wrap-up
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nate and Benjamin discuss the exclusive, world-famous fondue-less fondue party Nate hosted on an East Village roof-top last night and go on to discuss...
Special Guest Carolyn Ramo Joins
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nate and Benjamin riff on weddings, father's day, Cady Noland's new exhibition, and how art is a terrible vehicle for laundering money no matter what ...
Wet Paint Round-up
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nate and Benjamin drop in a for a quick chat to catch-up on all the gossip worth knowing from this week's Wet Paint and beyond. The begin by discussin...
Special Guest Collector Scott Lorinsky
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nate and Ben gab about all the news that's fit to air. On the culinary tip they discuss Kingston Wine Co., one of the best small wine stores in Americ...
BONUS POD: Wet Paint Gossip and other Friday Media
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nate and Benjamin breach the paywall and discuss all the hot gossip from this weeks WET PAINT. We also touch on some great instagram posts featuring p...
Robert Sheffield joins from Sutton Park to discuss his life in the arts
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the introductionNate and Benjamin briefly discuss how Los Angeles is not thriving like New York is in these post pandemic days including Benjamin's...
Friday Bonus Episode with Hot Gossip from this week's Wet Paint
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Some quick hits from around the art world focusing on the only gossip column in the art world, Nate's Wet Paint. Nate discusses his original reporting...
An interview with LOMEX gallerist Alexander Shulan
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nate and Benjamin discuss lobsters, (sort of) saving a child's life and other memorial day hijinx. They are then joined by writer, curator, gallerist ...
Guest Star Alissa Bennett: The Best Gallery Girl in New York History (and that's just the start)
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nate and Benjamin discuss what they have been eating, the art they have been seeing and all the week's hot art gossip. They are then graced with...
Post-Auction Bemelmans Blues featuring Broadway Gallery's Joe Cole
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The gents discuss their trip to the recently reopened Bemelmans, that upstate life and a bunch more before being jointed by guest Joe Cole; collector,...
In Person Fairs Return: A recap of Frieze week with Andrea Neustein
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nate and Benjamin are joined by guest host Andrea Neustein to discuss the first in-person art fair in the states in over a year (Frieze, NY). And of c...
Lock Kresler joins from london to discuss the highlights of the upcoming Sotheby's and Christie's auctions
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nate fills Benjamin in on what he missed in Mexico City last week and tells the tale of the dream that led to a huge Kentucky Derby payday before brie...
Our Man in Seoul Andrew Russeth, Koons leaves Larry (and David) and Lunch at Contramar
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Nate reporting from Mexico City while Benjamin holds down the fort in NYC the gents discuss Jeff Koons defection to Pace Gallery, long lunches at...
An Interview with gallerist Mills Moran
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the first half Nate and Benjamin discuss trivialities including the resumption of power breakfasts at Balthazar, the trendiness in the artworld of ...
NOTA BENE: with special guest host Andrea Neustein
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Benjamin and Nate are joined by the brilliant Andrea Neustein to discuss what's what in the world of contemporary art this week. The three discuss Man...
NOTA BENE: An interview with the gallerist Stefania Bortolami
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nate and Benjamin discuss Nate's overactive social life including his *very* fancy literary-influencer dinner at Dr. Clark's. They are then forced to ...
NOTA BENE: An interview with the artist Joel Mesler
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nate and Benjamin have a quick chat on the news of the day covering passover seder, the stunning David Hammons show at The Drawing Center, how Frieze ...
NOTA BENE: The Introduction
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this introductory episode of NOTA BENE your hosts--art advisor Benjamin Godsill and Wet Paint columnist Nate Freeman--give a short introduction to ...