NOTA BENE: This Week in the Art World

Nate and Benjamin are BACK to discuss all the news in the world of art, focusing in the MET GALA, and the upcoming week of art FAIRS in NYC.All that and MORE on the ONLY ART PODCAST!

No Nate, No Problem. We are back and are joined by friend and cultural producer Michelle Hellman . Among many other things Michelle is the force (and the elbow grease) driving the innovative Artist Plate Project - a series of limited edition plates by the most renowned (and in demand) Artists and Artist's Estates sold in support of the Coalition For The Homeless. We hear about the genesis of this project and all the amazing work the proceeds support. Hear all about this years editions in advance of the "drop" - IRL at the Frieze NY Verntisage on May 7 (and virtually here. ) All that, AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST!

Welcome back!Nate and Benjamin discuss all the gossip - from Hong Kong to the Upper East Side. Gala's, art fairs and auctions.ALL THAT AND MORE on the ONLY ART PODCAST.

We are BACK.After a brief discussion of dinners, openings and Klaus curated Balenciaga ads as well as the CURSED art production fund gala Nate and Benjamin are joined by the painter LUCY BULL.Lucy comes out as bi-costal, tells us about her road trip from LA to NY, setting up a studio in NYC and her first solo US museum exhibition, at the ICA in Miami.ALL that and MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST.

Join Nate and Benjamin for all sorts of juicy Art World news from London, Costa Rica, Los Angeles, Dallas and the greatest city in the world. If you've got the time, we've got the receipts on THE ONLY ART PODCAST

Nate and Benjamin are back to give the people what they want: pure, uncut, straight art goss. We cover, Palm Beach, Dallas, Los Angeles and all the titillating subjects that have been lighting up the group chats. You've waited a minute for this one, so enjoy.

We are back. Recording in the new Harlem pod-studio and Nate and Benjamin recap all the shenanigans in Miami last week as well as the beginning the silly season. All that. AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

Oh man. We are back. Barely. We are back to preview Art Basel Miami (though yes, this is being uploaded on the plane ride home). We are joined by our friend, journalist and writer of The Gray Market Tim Schneider for a belated look back at the auction season that was and a less belated look ahead at what Miami has in store. All that and MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

We are back with our always eagerly awaited sale-by-sale auction season preview with the maestro himself LOCK KRESLER. Get all the stories behind the key lots and consignments of this November's marquee sales at Christie's, Sotheby's and Phillips. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

We are (finally) BACK! We are pleased to welcome art advisor Jacob King to discuss the art program he has organized for the iconic Lever House. A new show of early and iconic work by Claes Oldenburg is opening this week and we take this opportunity to discuss the intersection of real estate and blue chip art. We also discuss the state of the market, and Jacob's widely circulated missive on the market from this past spring as well as his outlook for this coming auction season. All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

Paris Basel makes its first appearance in the renovated Grand Palais. We talk about all the openings, parties and meals in Paris. We've got hot news fresh from the Vernissage. Its a lot to cover but cover it we do. All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

Nate finally made it to London just in time for the vernissage of Freize. The gentleman discuss all the sales and gossip hot from the aisles of a redesigned fair tent. Plus all the parties Nate missed. All that and SO MUCH MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

Benjamin is back. In a special (and sadly Nate-free) episode we have occasion to sit down with Jonas Wood on the eve of his exhibition opening at Gagosian, London. Jonas and Benjamin discuss his recent travels, his new paintings and being a dad who's an artist. We also do our best Huberman impression and discuss our workout and recovery routines on the road. In a special, special twist we are then joined by Jonas' family - his wife the ceramicist Shio Kusaka and their awesome kids Momo and Kiki. Shio and the kids discuss what it's like to have themselves and their work depicted in Jonas' paintings and how much fun it is traveling as a family. All that, and more ON THE ONLY ART PODCAST! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

The boys are in Chicago and podcasting from the iconic Wieners Circle! We briefly discuss our whirlwind day in Chicago before being joined by our friend Abby Pucker. Abby previews this coming Chicago Exhibition Weekend, as well as her role in founding GERTIE, a civic and cultural agency that aims to expand Chicago's creative economy. Abby comes from a long line of innovative cultural philanthropists and she has a thoughtful, grass-roots fueled take on how art and culture can inform the transformation of cities for all residents. Also she is super fun. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

We are back. Join Nate and Benjamin for a quick catch-up on the traffic hell that is the United Nations General Assembly. Then, Benjamin finally breaks the self-imposed ban on NFT's on the pod to sit down with Matt Hall and John Watkinson, founders of Larva Labs and the creators of one of the earliest and most iconic NFTs - the Crypto Punks. We discuss their background, the blockchain and if NFTs are or are not art. We also get into a work of theirs that will be auctioned off this week on FairWarning with all proceeds going to charity. This wide-ranging interview was a long time coming and you won't want to miss it. ALL THAT AND MORE ON THE ONLY ART PODCAST! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

We are back with a one-on-one pod with Nate and Benjamin. We talk BPS cuts, art events in Dallas and Los Angeles, big upcoming shows and BREAKING NEWS FROM THE GREATEST DELI IN ALL THE LAND. All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

Nate and Benjamin are back in the saddle (finally) to discuss a yuuuge week back in New York. We talk art fairs, gallery openings, fashion week and the US OPEN. We are then thrilled to be joined by Los Angeles gallerist Sebastian Gladstone along with an artist from his roster, Tristan Unrau. Sebastian has forgone any New York fairs this season and taken a short term lease on a downtown space for a series of exhibitions, the first of which is an exceptional solo show by Tristian. We discuss Sebastian's evolution as a gallerist, this innovative program in New York and then Tristian's intricate and seductive painting project. AND WE EVEN BREAK SOME NEWS. All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

Nate and Benjamin are together IN PERSON with a brand new episode. We begin by discussing Hamptons Do's and Don't as well as our busy social schedule out east. We are then joined by Sheri Pasquarella, executive director of THE CHURCH in Sag Harbor. We discuss Sheri's extensive history in the world of art and how she came to run this fairly new, thought already essential arts center. This is a fantastic conversation you won't want to miss. All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

And... Nate and Benjamin are back with a report on the state of Aspen and "out east" as well as the market. All that, and more. ON THE ONLY ART PODCAST. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

And we are back. With reports from Provence and Wellfleet both this is a gossip filled episode you won't want to miss. All that and MORE on the ONLY ART PODCAST. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

Welcome back to a special independence day edition of Nota Bene. Nate and Benjamin catch each other up on our recent travels and adventures in Maine, LA, Philly and Sag Harbor, discuss an incendiary letter by an art advisor to his clients on the state of the market and a goop houseguest that allegedly sh@t the bed. All that and more. ON THE ONLY ART PODCAST! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

Welcome back to Nota Bene. First up, Benjamin recaps to Nate everything the scribe missed in Basel. Then we discuss the sad passing of an art world legend. All that, and MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

We are back; Nate missed his flight to Basel but Benjamin is joined by art advisor to the stars Meredith Darrow to discuss what they were looking forward to at ArtBasel which opened just hours ago. Stay tuned for a special Basel recap covering the market and the parties, dinners and events in the coming days. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

Oh wow. What an episode. We are joined by our friend and artist Joel Mesler live from his just opened show on the upper east side at Levy Gorvy Dayan. Hear about his evolution, the "Summer of Joel" and the coming of J-AWS. All that and more on THE ONLY ART PODCAST. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

We are FINALLY back after a week of self-goal techncial difficulties. BUT it was well worth the wait. After Nate and Benjamin jaw about the auction results we are joined by NYTIMES journalist Zachary Small to discuss those same auctions, the Christie's hack and... most importantly their new book, TOKEN SUPREMACY . To all those who have been advocating for us to cover NFTs here it is. The first and the last word on the subject. We hope you like it. All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

We are back with our biannual mega-episode exploring the major auction season in New York. As always for these in-depth looks we are joined by market expert, our friend Lock Kresler . Lock is a true subject matter expert and we get into all the lots, their consignors and what to expect as the three main houses gear up for their main spring sales week in new york. In the light of art market headwinds there is a ton at stake and we get into it all in this 1+ hour long episode. You won't want to raise your paddle until you have listened to this episode. Note that much like our friends in Rock Center we experienced some minor technical difficulties that are distracting but (hopefully) not rehabilitating. But hey, its a free podcast and at least we can say with confidence that none of your personal information was put at risk. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

And we are BACK! Benjamin and Nate discuss Frieze NY 2024 and ALL the events in NYC last week. We are then joined by curator, writer, fashion icon and Gagosian employee Antwaun Sargent to discuss his career and current role in the art world. This is a fascinating and in depth interview with a key figure in the contemporary art market. All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

Nate and Benjamin report on their last night on the canals and their harrowing evacuation from Venice. Have no fear though, the gents landed high and dry. This episode finds them reporting live from Positano where they are in residence at Le Sirenuse, probably the most magical hotel in the world. They find themselves ashore here to celebrate and inaugurate a magnificent tile mosaic the artist Nicolas Party has blessed the hotel's pool with. In the second half of the pod the boys are joined by Antonio Sersale, hotel owner and quite likley the best host in the world. Antonio briefs us on the history of the hotel, what it takes to be a great host and the genisis of their fantastic contemporary art collaborations and collection. This is truely and episode of THE ONLY ART PODCAST that you won't want to miss. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

Oh baby. We are back with all the art, all the parties, all the gossip, all the bellinis and so much more. This is and episode of THE ONLY ART PODCAST you won't want to miss. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

We are on the road and we are podcasting. Nate and Benjamin report on their separate adventures in Chicago and London and then get into the incredible opening of the Aïshiti Foundation exhibition in Rome and all the other art and food they experienced in the Eternal City. They are then joined by curator Alison Gingeras to discuss the Eddie Martinez exhibition she organized for the San Marino pavilion of the 2024 Venice Biennale. We go on to her extensive history in the world of art and Venice specifically when she was the founding director of the two Pinault Collection spaces in the city. This is an EPIC interview and you won't want to miss it. All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

Welcome back to earthquake ravaged New York where Nate and Benjamin are back to discuss all the happenings in the Art World. We chat about Frieze parent Endeavor's going private (and what that means for the fair) and the incredible Arthur Jaffa work at Gladstone. All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

And we are back! To discuss Inigo's release from prison and so (so) much more. On the ONLY ART PODCAST. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

Nate and Benjamin discuss some great meals, some great shows and some great tailors. We are then joined by multimedia artist Chloe Wise to discuss her work, how images circulate and her upcoming shows in New York, Brussels and Venice. And Food! All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

Nate and Benjamin are back. First to talk about Larry's JMB in LA show, the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, our migration back east and other events of the past week including Christopher Wool's astounding self produced show in the Financial District. We are then joined by cultural critic Dean Kissick to discuss his and our immediate reactions to the 2024 Whitney Biennial ("Even Better Than the Real Thing"). It is a incisive discussion covering what we liked, what we didn't AND what that means... This is a conversation you truly won't want to miss. All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

Nate is (still) in LA and Benjamin is back in the greatest city in the world. We discuss openings in LA and NYC as well as iconic restaurants in both cities. All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

Nate and Benjamin are back to break down the week that was. We threw an epic party and attended several more and we are here to spill all the goss on those, as well as the fancy dinners, lunches and MOST IMPORTANTLY the celebrities in attendance at the Vernissage. We cover great LA restaurants, big (and not so big) sales at the fairs and MUCH MUCH MORE. You won't want to miss this episode of THE ONLY ART PODCAST. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

Welcome Back (finally)! We are reporting live from the beginning of a busy Frieze Week in Los Angeles. Catch-up on all the art world gossip, parties, personalities and SO MUCH MORE. On the ONLY ART PODCAST. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

At the top of the episode Nate and Benjamin gab about their latest dinners in architecturally iconic New York apartments, Sotheby's legal victory, the Venice Biennale List, artists making Met's swag and more. We are then lucky to be joined by iconoclastic downtown gallerist, the brilliant and soulful Bridget Donahue who speaks to how she arrived in the art-world and how she has sustained a rigorous and influential program. She is as fun as she is smart and you won't want to miss a word. All that and MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

Nate and Benjamin discuss meals that were, dueling Gagosian gallery dinners and other tidbits from the artworld. All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

Nate and Benjamin are back to debrief the week that was. We cover the epic opening and afterparty for our show Friend of the Pod at the Broadway Gallery as well as a raft of other meals and events in the world of art. We get into the story behind the story of some of the headlines in the art market and look forward to another big week ahead. All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

We are BACK on the eve of the exhibition Nate and Benjamin organized for the Broadway Gallery with one of the founders of that space, the legendary Pascal Spengemann. We discuss OUR SHOW but also his long and varied history in the art world as a gallerist and curator. All this AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

We are SO back. Welcome to the first pod of the new year where we announce a very special exhibition: Friends of the Pod curated by Nate and Benjamin opening next Monday 8 January at the Broadway Gallery in New York City. For this special announcement we are joined by one of the included artists, Al Freeman and her dealer Ellie Rines for a hilarious discussion. All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

Nate and Benjamin are joined by James Michael Cardoso Schaeffer to discuss the highs and lows of the week that was in Miami Beach. Recorded live on Thursday in the crappiest hotel room 600 bucks a night can buy we cover all the parties, dinners, people and ART that was. This is an epic rundown you won't want to miss. All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

We are BACK live from the Magic City for a quick hit podcast previewing the week of art and events. Catch us before we run off to an outstanding dinner at Joe's followed by the first ever (and very epic) Not Bene Miami Party. Download it to listen in traffic on the Causeway, this one is full of nuggets you WONT want to miss. All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

Nate and Benjamin are done with the auctions and back from (separate) trips to Los Angeles. In this episode we recap everything that happened in the sales rooms, on the west coast PLUS reportage from a very special private club opening party in Manhattan. All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

We are once again joined by market expert and our friend Lock Kresler to break down all the lots in the chock-a-block November auctions in New York. Learn about the stories behind all the key works up for sale and what to look for in this key market testing moment. This is a special episode you won't want to miss. All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

You might want to skip past the audio quality challenged introduction with Nate and Benjamin right to the meat of the episode. From the Fifteen Minute, Fifty-Two second mark to catch this poetic conversation with artist Josh Smith that is not only more interesting, but also sounds way better. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

LIVE FROM (the worlds smallest hotel room in) PARIS The boys are break to break down all the happenings in the city of light this week. Gallery openings, museum shows, art fairs AND FOOD. All that AND MORE from THE ONLY ART PODCAST! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

Benjamin and Nate are back, together, podcasting live (to tape) from a hotel room in Europe (kind of). The gents report on all the museum shows, gallery exhibitions, auctions, dinners, parties and of course the 2003 edition of the Frieze Art Fair. All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

Aaaaaaand we are (finally) back. With a gossip packed preview of the 20th year of FRIEZE in the tents in Regents park. Nate and Benjamin catch up on our travels and events over the past two weeks, recent concerning auctions in Hong Kong, real estate transactions on the UES and preview the shows in London. All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support

We are joined by the editor of the influential & essential art market newsletter The Canvas to discuss recent gossip from the upper regions of the art world. Jeremy is well sourced and thoughtful and there are lots of juicy nuggets in this extensive chat. All that AND MORE on the ONLY ART PODCAST. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support