where ART we now

Ivy and Elizabeth grew up with social media, but social media grew up without them. In this episode the girls analyze how the various social media platforms took shape in their formative years as young adults. Upon their reflection, existing on social media as a child is incredibly embarrassing. As it turns out, this is a more universal experience than we expected. What started as an innocent and cringe email address ended with subtweets.

Pete Davidson, Travis Barker, and Machine Gun Kelly are only one Depressed Demon Nightmare Boy away from being the four horsemen of the apocalypse. There are somehow only three nightmare boys, but a surplus of manic pixie dream girls. In this episode, Elizabeth and Ivy discuss the long term existence and effects of the manic pixie dream girl trope and how it found it's equal in the year 2021, when it seemed like quirky hot girls existed in a void.

Did 2017 shape feminism or did feminism shape 2017? We're talking pink cat hats, the first Women's March, and Wonder Woman. In this episode Elizabeth and Ivy critique Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel. They question whether superhero girlies are exempt from the caretaker role that women play in films (and in life!). Superheroes are sexy, but are female heroes more sexualized than their male counterparts? Who is wearing the pants if none of them are wearing pants…?

Feeling that the conversation in the previous episode is never ending, Ivy and Elizabeth continue diving into the role of women and the expectations that are placed on them by adding into the conversation, Maggie Gyllenhaal's directorial debut The Lost Daughter. Through discussion of the film, a new layer is added to the conversation and the pair discuss the complicated feelings they have about current feminist ideology and their own experiences that challenge the concept of being a good or bad feminist.

Upon the release of Emily Ratajkowski's new book My Body, Ivy and Elizabeth sit down to discuss its importance and its impact on themselves. Beyond discussing the accessibility of the book and its writing style, the pair come to their own realizations about their relationship with how the image and physical bodies of women are perceived. This ultimately leads them to realize their own subconscious actions which seem to go against their desire to not be controlled by societal expectations.

In this episode, Elizabeth and Ivy introduce Unrealistic Projects and Where Art We Now. They explain how the pod came to be, as well as their own individual paths into art and meeting each other.