
Heidi Zuckerman is a globally recognized voice in contemporary art and a passionate believer in how art can make life more better. On her podcast About Art, she has real, inspiring conversations with people she finds interesting—artists, collectors, creatives, and more—about their lives, their values, and why art matters. It’s about living artfully, seeing differently, and finding joy and connecti... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 237 | Founded | 7 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Visual ArtsArts | |||

For this special extended episode of About Art, Heidi Zuckerman sits down with Roberta Smith for an expansive conversation about looking, judgment, beauty, pleasure, criticism, marriage, retirement, and what it means to spend a lifetime paying attent... more
Artist and writer Hunter Biden joins Heidi Zuckerman for a conversation about making art, confronting fear, finding beauty, and the difference between the life that happens to us and the life we create.
Hunter has been drawing and making things since... more
Artist Refik Anadol joins Heidi Zuckerman for a conversation about art, nature, memory, imagination, and the new forms of creativity made possible through technology.
Refik describes data as an artistic material—a way of giving form to memories and i... more
Ryan Stanier joins Heidi Zuckerman for a conversation about access, permission, play, and what happens when we question the ways people have traditionally encountered art.
Ryan founded The Other Art Fair after watching artist friends struggle to find... more
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I’ve been listening to this podcast for about a year and have learned so much from Heidi and her guests. It has played such a big role in my journey with loving, looking at, and collecting art. Thank you, Heidi!
Heidi , I just listened to your interview with Rashid Johnson.
I didn’t want it to end .
Thoughtful and profound.
Rashid has such a sensibility and insight.
I love hearing him speak.
Just a totally inspiring conversation.
All I can say is thank you and keep them coming !
I adore this podcast for its clarity of mission and its genuine warmth. As an artist, I deeply appreciate its inclusivity and the way it welcomes all perspectives with open arms. The intimacy and authenticity in the storytelling resonate profoundly with me—qualities I often crave in the art world, where the critical curatorial journey can sometimes feel alienating, even to those it claims to embrace. Having dedicated my entire life to making art across countless mediums, I’ve often felt like an ... more
Heidi’s guests are art world insiders who have had inspiring journeys in the art world and created incredible experiences for art, artists and audiences. She’s a great interviewer, curious, warm, engaged and genuinely interested in her guests. Highly recommend!
I’m not an expert on art by any means. I listened to the episode with Lauren Haynes and loved hearing her take on what it’s like to work in museums, work with artists, and hear how art can have such a personal connection to people’s lives. So interesting!
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A thoughtful interview series centered on contemporary art and its cultural context, featuring artists, curators, museum leaders, writers, and arts-adjacent creatives. Across episodes, conversations probe how art shapes identity, memory, and community, with recurring threads on joy, care for artists, and the politics of storytelling in museums and studios. The show often highlights interdisciplinary practice, collaboration, and public impact—ranging from hospital art programs to printmaking legacies—delivering intimate, idea-forward discussions that illuminate both process and purpose for art professionals and enthusiasts alike.
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Recent guests on About Art include:
1. Hunter Biden
2. Refik Anadol
3. Ryan Stanier
4. Rashid Johnson
5. Chloë Catán
6. Danielle McKinney
7. Zanele Muholi
8. Mariko Mori
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