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The Modern Art Notes Podcast

Tyler Green
Photography
Colonialism
Contemporary Art
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Art History
Sculpture
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Civil Rights Movement
Metropolitan Museum Of Art
Diaspora
Memory
Abstract Art
Painting
Photorealism
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Museum Of Contemporary Art Chicago
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The Harlem Renaissance
Capitalism
Colonial Narratives

The Modern Art Notes Podcast is a weekly, hour-long interview program featuring artists, historians, authors, curators and conservators. Pulitzer Prize-winning art critic Sebastian Smee called The MAN Podcast "one of the great archives of the art of our time." When the US chapter of the International Association of Art Critics gave host Tyler Green one of its inaugural awards for criticism in 2014... more

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Latest Episodes

Episode No. 769 features a conversation with Betye Saar recorded in 2016. Saar died on Sunday a few days short of her one hundredth birthday.

Saar, known especially for her use of assemblage and her often pioneering address of complicated and ofte... more

Episode No. 768 features artist Derrick Adams.

The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston is presenting "Derrick Adams: View Master" through September 7. It is the first mid-career survey of Adams' twenty-year career. The exhibition was curated by De... more

Episode No. 767 features artist Young Joon Kwak and curator Laura Igoe.

Kwak is featured in the 2026 Whitney Biennial at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Curated by Drew Sawyer and Marcela Guerrero with assistance from Beatriz Cifuente... more

Episode No. 766 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features curators Matthew Affron, Michelle Kuo, and Ann Temkin, and artist Nic Nicosia.

The Museum of Modern Art, New York is presenting "Marcel Duchamp" through August 22. The exhibition, the first D... more

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Recent Guests

Derrick Adams
Artist featured in ICA Boston show View Master; educator and painter
Artist
Episode: Derrick Adams
Young Joon Kwak
Artist featured in Whitney Biennial 2026; works with sculpture, performance, and collective action
Artist
Episode: Young Joon Kwak; "The Crossing"
Matthew Affron
Co-curator of the Duchamp exhibition at MoMA
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Episode: Marcel Duchamp, Nic Nicosia
Michelle Kuo
Co-curator of the Duchamp exhibition at MoMA
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Episode: Marcel Duchamp, Nic Nicosia
Ann Temkin
Co-curator of the Duchamp exhibition at MoMA
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Episode: Marcel Duchamp, Nic Nicosia
Nic Nicosia
Artist, photographer, and filmmaker
Independent artist; Nasher Sculpture Center exhibition
Episode: Marcel Duchamp, Nic Nicosia
Louis Fratino
Painter discussed in the episode; artist in focus for the Baltimore exhibition
Artist (Fratino's practice)
Episode: Louis Fratino
John Akomfrah
Film-based artist and filmmaker
Episode: John Akomfrah
Denzil Forrester
Grenada-born, London-based painter known for Dubreguet-inspired works
Episode: Denzil Forrester, William Wylie

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 637 ratings
  • Great information for contemporary and historical perspectives on art

    I have been listening to this podcast for over a year now and I continue to be delighted with stories about contemporary and historical artists throughout the world. Highly recommended to learn about who is making waves in the art community currently and for a better understanding about the lives of the artists who have blazed trails.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    dbAkeRT
    United States3 months ago
  • Outstanding!

    If I were ever to be interviewed, I’d want it to be by Tyler Green, the best in the biz. Unless he hated my work, then I’d dread it. Luckily, he doesn’t waste much time on art he doesn’t engage with. Tyler would also win an “ouevre”-saying contest against any other art-pod host, hands down.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Sawdust & Solder
    United States9 months ago
  • I hate to say it…

    But for all of the outstanding artists featured on this podcast, the host Tyler Green does not seem to do them justice as an interviewer. Sure he often does some very good research in preparing for the interviews, but he oftentimes sounds apathetic and even bored during these. Sometimes (and I’m remembering the episode with Roni Horn), it’ll become clear that he’s not interpreting the work correctly, the artist will even correct him, but he will fail to be sensitive, he keeps barreling through w... more

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    jacksonp92
    United States2 years ago
  • Great

    I really enjoyed the Botticelli drawings episode. Its also helpful to get information about the relevant catalogues.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Do not spend your mony on this
    Canada2 years ago
  • Please Improve Sound

    I really enjoy the content, but the sounds quality makes this an unpleasant listen. In the episode I have on now, the person being interviewed has severe vocal fry (which could possibly be an easy fix) but their audio is such poor quality they keep cutting out. How can you publish a podcast with this level of audio? Pretty disappointing.

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    jamieiacoli
    United States3 years ago

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Listeners praise rigorous, well-researched interviews and access to deep art history.
Guests are consistently described as knowledgeable and credible, with insightful discussions on exhibitions and artists.
Some listeners wish for stronger interview dynamics or better sound balance.

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How this podcast ranks in the Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube charts.

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#18
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#11
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Apple Podcasts
#30
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#182
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#39
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#58
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Marcel Duchamp, Nic Nicosia
Q: Why was chronology chosen as the organizing principle for the Duchamp exhibition?
The hosts explain that a chronological scheme, while traditional, produces a radical result by revealing Duchamp's recursive approach and the way his output cycles through phases of painting, readymades, and sculpture, thereby making the narrative more dynamic and comprehensible.
Holiday clips: Hew Locke
Q: What prompted you to start working with images of Elizabeth and Martha Washington, and how do you justify ornament as a vehicle for critique?
Locke discusses his interest in national symbols, the decorative as a serious language, and how ornament can carry power while also questioning it, with Martha Washington busts evolving into emblematic reformulations of monarchy and nation.
Holiday clips: Hew Locke
Q: Why did you want to engage with monuments on-site in 2005, and what changed later with the Ambassadors series?
He explains a desire to play with heritage and be less reverential, using on-site ideas as a springboard; the shift to the Ambassadors allowed these ideas to become real figures rather than mere dressed statues.
Holiday clips: Hew Locke
Q: When did you begin to realize that interrogating colonialism could be a fruitful intellectual enterprise?
Locke describes the shift starting in secondary school and later during college in Cornwall, where he began weaving critical views of colonial histories into his practice.
Summer clips: Jes Fan
Q: Can you talk about the evolution from those early drawings to the large-scale biomorphic and tubular sculptures, and how materials like glass and porous surfaces play into your interest in surface and interiority?
Fan describes the move from early drawings to 3D works, the role of glass and pigment layers, and how surface—both aesthetic and tactile—functions as a conduit to interiority and memory.

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A weekly hour-long interview program centered on art history, practice, and curation. It features artists, historians, authors, curators, and conservators in deep-dive conversations that illuminate works, exhibitions, and the art world's ecosystems. Across recent episodes, listeners encounter rigorous historical contexts, exhibition planning, and biography-informed perspectives, with a steady stream of expert guests spanning modern to contemporary practice. The show often links studio processes to larger cultural conversations, includ­ing memory, gender, colonial histories, and the politics of public art, making it a rich resource for researchers, curators, and serious art enthusiasts. A notable strength is the breadth of experts invited—sc... more

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1. Derrick Adams
2. Young Joon Kwak
3. Matthew Affron
4. Michelle Kuo
5. Ann Temkin
6. Nic Nicosia
7. Louis Fratino
8. John Akomfrah

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