
A podcast about art, politics and feelings from The Bad Vibes Club, including the ‘Ten Texts on…’ series. Hosted by Matthew de Kersaint Giraudeau, Andrea Francke and Beth Bramich, with reading groups, interviews, audio essays, lectures and more.
| Publishes | Infrequently | Episodes | 62 | Founded | 9 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Visual ArtsArts | |||

It’s the final episode of the series! Matt and Andrea discuss painting pedagogy from the UK, to the US, to… Bob Ross? We read Daniel Sturgis’ essay ‘Condensed Knowledge’ from 2017, and sections of Mira Schor’s book 'Wet: Painting, Feminism, and Art C... more
In this episode, Matt and Andrea read Pedro Favaron y Chonon Bensho’s paper ‘Metsa Kené’ from 2020 (translated to English by AI) and Giuliana Borea’s ‘Personal cartographies of a Huitoto mythology’ from 2010. As a support text, we also read Florencia... more
In this episode, recorded live at City and Guilds Art School in London, Matt and Andrea read Douglas Crimp's essay, 'The End of Painting' from 1981 alongside a number of texts and a video by Helen Molesworth on the painter Noah Davis from 2020.
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Matt and Andrea present a live podcast from TACO! in Thamesmead, London. We look at the work of Anselm Kiefer and Gerhardt Richter, two artists who have achieved both critical and commercial success and are considered by many to be geniuses. Who deci... more
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It’s the only thing keeping me going at this point.
I have recommended this podcast to loads of people, and if/when I have time I read the texts along with them with the show. The art education I never had (or just wasn’t paying attention to at the time).
Love the Text on Sculpture series!
I was rather disappointed on one of the episodes they referred to artists who were white by name but did not do the same for artists who were black- and grouped them as ‘black artists’. Mehhh, bad vibes.
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A thoughtful art-focused show that threads together politics, pedagogy, and personal reflection through discussions of contemporary painting, sculpture, and art theory. Episodes tackle how artworks travel across markets and museums, the politics of representation, and the role of caretaking, education, and labor in art discourse. The hosts often pair close-text analyses with lived experiences and teaching perspectives, producing a thoughtful blend of critical theory, studio practice, and cultural critique. Notably, the format frequently centers on rigorous textual readings alongside informal, engaging banter, making complex ideas accessible without sacrificing depth. This mix likely appeals to listeners who enjoy academically informed conve... more
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