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The Modern Art Notes Podcast

Tyler Green
Contemporary Art
Photography
Colonialism
Identity
Art History
Sculpture
Art Institutions
Civil Rights Movement
Metropolitan Museum Of Art
Diaspora
Abstract Art
Photorealism
Ceramics
Memory
Museum Of Contemporary Art Chicago
Art
Painting
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. 761 features artists Denzil Forrester and William Wylie.

Forrester is featured in "Dancing the Revolution: From Dancehall to Reggaetón" at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago through September 20. The exhibition explores and expands ... more

Episode No. 760 features curators Marko Daniel and Elsa Smithgall, and curator Rachel Vogel.

With Matthew Gale and Dolors Rodríguez Roig, Daniel and Smithgall are the co-curators of "Miró and the United States" at the Phillips Collection, Washingt... more

Episode No. 759 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features curator Sarah Humphreville.

With Eric Crosby, Humphreville is the co-curator of "Gertrude Abercrombie: The Whole World is a Mystery." The exhibition surveys Abercrombie's synthesis of surreal... more

Episode No. 758 features artists Leasho Johnson and Laura Facey.

Both artists are featured in "Dancing the Revolution: From Dancehall to Reggaetón" at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago through September 20. The exhibition explores and expands ... more

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Recent Guests

Eric Crosby
Co-curator of Gertrude Abercrombie exhibition
The Menil Collection? (as context in discussion)
Episode: Holiday clips: Gertrude Abercrombie
Leasho Johnson
Jamaican contemporary artist known for paintings that explore black queer identity and Caribbean narratives
Artist, Dancing the Revolution participant
Episode: Leasho Johnson, Laura Facey
Laura Facey
Jamaican sculptor known for Divine and Redemption Song
Artist, Dancing the Revolution participant
Episode: Leasho Johnson, Laura Facey
Yve-Alain Bois
Curator of Matisse in Vence: The Stations of the Cross, at the Baltimore Museum of Art
Baltimore Museum of Art
Episode: Matisse's Stations of the Cross in Vence
Victoria Johnson
Author of Glorious Country: How the Artist Frederic Church Brought the World to America and America to the World
Author, biographer of Frederic Edwin Church
Episode: Frederic Edwin Church, Manet & Morisot
Emily A. Beeny
Curator/Scholar discussing Manet & Morisot show
Cleveland Museum of Art
Episode: Frederic Edwin Church, Manet & Morisot
Andrew Graham-Dixon
Author of Vermeer, A Life Lost and Found
Norton
Episode: Vermeer, Rachel Burgess
Rachel Burgess
Artist featured in the exhibition Rachel Burgess, Particles and Waves
The Eleanor D. Wilson Museum at Hollins University
Episode: Vermeer, Rachel Burgess
Delilah Montoya
Photographer and artist focusing on Chicano/a identity, spirituality, and community
Artist (Albuquerque, NM)
Episode: Delilah Montoya, Rupert García

Host

Tyler Green
Host of The Modern Art Notes Podcast, frequently discusses exhibitions, artists, and art history with a scholarly, research-driven approach.

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 632 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 Statesa month 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 States7 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 States2 years ago

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Audio quality and production occasionally cited as an area for improvement, but content and guest quality remain highly valued.
Listeners praise the host's depth of knowledge and interviewing skill, noting rigorous preparation.
Guests are consistently strong; conversations offer rich context and intellectual engagement.

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

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#20
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Apple Podcasts
#45
United Kingdom/Arts/Visual Arts
Apple Podcasts
#155
Canada/Arts/Visual Arts
Apple Podcasts
#54
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Apple Podcasts
#56
Australia/Arts/Visual Arts
Apple Podcasts
#121
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Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Holiday clips: Gertrude Abercrombie
Q: Could you describe the mid to late 1930s Chicago art world into which a 25-ish-year-old Gertrude Abercrombie emerged?
The Chicago art world was a close-knit, diverse scene where artists respected each other's ranges, and authenticity to inner truth mattered more than rigid labels, allowing Abercrombie to explore her own path within a flexible modernist milieu.
Delilah Montoya, Rupert García
Q: What is a testimonio and why did you select it for presenting this project?
A testimonio is a book-length oral history with a praxis that invites readers to think about and act on the values and experiences of the subject, in this case Rupert García, who embodied social justice, anti-racism, anti-imperialism, and anti-colonialism. The form blends interviews with reflective guidance to mobilize readers toward social engagement.
Easter clips: Melvin Edwards
Q: What opened the door to barbed wire in your work and why did you begin using it around 1970?
He explains that barbed wire entered through practical memory—fences in Texas and upstate New York—then became a symbolic material that could convey both threat and visibility, shaping how space and confrontation are perceived in his sculptures.
Easter clips: Melvin Edwards
Q: Let's start with an experience you had in college. How did your time as a football player influence your art making?
Edwards notes that the discipline, focus, and hard work required in sports carried over into his approach to sculpture, informing his concentration on developing his own ideas and navigating the space between 2D planning and 3D realization.
Clips: Jo Ann Callis
Q: Can you talk about the influence of Surrealism on your work and why you felt drawn to it in your photographs?
Surrealism offered a way to juxtapose disparate things in a poetic, incongruous manner, creating new meanings and spaces for interpretation. It provided a lens to mix objects, bodies, and textures in ways that could surprise and engage the viewer beyond straightforward representation.

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A thoughtful interview show focused on modern and contemporary art, inviting artists, curators, historians, and critics to unpack exhibitions, processes, and historical contexts. Episodes blend deep-dive conversations about individual works, career trajectories, and broader art-historical themes, with a notable emphasis on how institutions shape reception and how artists respond to social and political contexts. Noteworthy strengths include rigorous research, the ability to draw out archival and catalog context, and long-form conversations that reward attention with nuanced insights. The show often features peer perspectives from curators and scholars, making it a rich resource for listeners who want high-context art discourse and exhibitio... more

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2. Leasho Johnson
3. Laura Facey
4. Yve-Alain Bois
5. Victoria Johnson
6. Emily A. Beeny
7. Andrew Graham-Dixon
8. Rachel Burgess

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