NOTA BENE: This Week in the Art World

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We're in Miami B!T&H Nov 27, 2022

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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, brand activations, fashion parties, and dumb NFT shenanigans. We parse through what’s unmissable, what’s skippable, and break down how to deal with going back and forth across the causeways. Plus we reveal the CORRECT way to order at Joe’s Stone Crab.

Auction Previews with Lock Kresler Nov 15, 2022

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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 preview the sales on Park Avenue, York Avenue and in Rockefeller Center and let you know what to look for as over a billion dollars of art gets sold by the three main houses this week (not including the 1.5 billion sale of Paul Allen's collection last week).

Whether you are bidding for yourself on the phone, on behalf of clients in the saleroom or just following along via the livestream at home you won't want to request a condition report until you've listened to this special broadcast.

All that and more on the ONLY ART PODCAST!

Black Tie and The Nines Nov 14, 2022

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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 ART PODCAST

The Acela Corridor with Guest Jason Rubell Nov 02, 2022

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Nate and Benjamin breakdown Halloween in the greatest city in the world 🎃🗑️🤢 and happier happenings. We then discuss our respective modes of transport to the Nation’s capital for the opening of the Brand New Rubell Museum. We are then joined by Jason Rubell to hear the fascinating story of his and his family’s art collecting odyssey. He discusses his first purchase as a teenager (on lay-away from Pat Hearn), the show of his collection he staged as a student at Duke, the collection his parents and he have assembled and opened first to the public in Miami and now in DC. And SO MUCH MORE. This is an incredible interview you won’t want to miss. Only on THE ONLY ART PODCAST!

TWOxTWO Twenty Twenty-Two Recap Oct 27, 2022

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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 and Benjamin offer an after action report of the experience on the ground. The bids, the parties, the tequila and so much more.

We also cover some important art world news including the incredible opening and dinner celebrating the triumphant retrospective of Alex Katz which opened last Friday at the Guggenheim.

All that AND MORE on the ONLY ART PODCAST.

TWOxTWO 2022 with Special Guest Howard Rachofsky Oct 21, 2022

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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 scuttlebutt from this week in the world of art before moving on to what to expect this weekend in Dallas where both will attend the 2022 edition of the TWOxTWO for AIDs and Art Benefit Gala and Auction at the Rachofsky House Saturday night.

Benjamin then has the privilege and the pleasure to sit down with legendary collector Howard Rachofsky, one half of the dynamic duo that has hosted this event for over twenty years. We discuss the genesis of this groundbreaking dual benefit that has raised north of 100 million dollars since its inception and what sets Dallas apart as a hub for collectors and philanthropy. We then go into detail on the amazing auction that will take place this year. and how you, dear listener, can take part by bidding on some of the most in demand artists in the game. View all the lots we talk about, and so many more as well as details on how to bid HERE.

You won't want to miss this amazing conversation with an absolute ICON.

All this and MORE on the ONLY ART PODCAST

Frieze Week with Special Guest Pilar Corrias Oct 17, 2022

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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 happened during Frieze week. The fair, the food, the parties, the robberies and SO MUCH MORE. Despite a myriad of technical difficulties we are back with a ton of juicy nuggets you won't hear (or read) anywhere else.

Then we are joined by our friend the legendary gallerist Pilar Corrias to discuss her life in art and the evolution of her dynamic gallery. Pilar is the BEST and has some great new London restaurant recommendations you won't want to miss.

All that and MORE on the ONLY ART PODCAST!

Live (to tape) from Mayfair Oct 11, 2022

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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 - see and eat. We discuss all the exhibitions and parties that will have tongues-a-wagging in Old Blighty and beyond. Whether you are on the ground or fighting Frieze Fomo this is an episode you won't want to miss.

All this, and more on the ONLY ART PODCAST.

Quick Hits & Technical Difficulties Oct 07, 2022

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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 prepping for european art fairs. Let this sate your appetite until next week when we bring you not one but TWO episodes from the rain (and crime) sodden streets of Mayfair.

Art for the Future with guest Bridget Finn Sep 22, 2022

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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 important meal, curatorial moves, Tillmans at MoMA and lots more gossip.

We are then joined by Detroit Gallerist Bridget Finn to discuss FLOURISH: ART for the Future - a charity auction she has organized which will be included in the Post-War to Present sale taking place at Christie's on 29 September in New York. A variety of highly sought-after contemporary artists have generously donated works the proceeds of which will go towards benefiting research to cure STXBP1 disorders like the one her young daughter was diagnosed with. Bridget has a highly personal story for how she got involved in this cause which she shares with us, as well as the tale of how she was able to tap the amazing network she has nurtured throughout her life in the artworld to rally support. She's an amazing woman and has assembled an auction you won't want to miss bidding early and often on.

All that, and more, on THE ONLY ART PODCAST>