Podcast appearances and mentions of Ben Davis

We love to do deep dives into trends that we are noticing in painting and the trend of “Bordercore” was one of our best-loved from the year, so we decided to revisit it this holiday season. We take a look at the emergent trend in art which is wild and inventive takes on frames, suddenly front and center for many painters of the moment as a way to push new boundaries in painting.  Almost by definition, the frame of a picture is something that you are not supposed to notice. But if you go to the art galleries to look at paintings now, you might get a very different sense of what a frame can or even should do. Weird and wild frames that very much draw attention to themselves seem to be having a moment. Recently, Artnet writer and editor Katie White penned a piece titled “Bordercore: Why Frames Became the New Frontier in Contemporary Art,” in it, she writes:  A new wave of contemporary art is reconsidering the frame as a central character, one that is surreal, sculptural, and symbolic. Artists are using the border not just to contain, but to comment, disrupt, or extend the work beyond itself. This is driven by an embrace of more bespoke, historic artistic processes, but also, as a rebuttal to the superflat virtual age. More and more, paintings have been appearing at fairs and in exhibitions with statement frames, after a long era of often-frameless display. If for previous generations, the frame was a liability that could detract from the cerebral, intellectual, and aesthetic experience of the canvas, artists today are creating frames that attempt to pull us back into bodily reality, a haptic experience of art. In her essay, she looks both at the history of framing styles, and talks to a number of contemporary painters to figure out what is causing so many to treat something that was literally considered peripheral to what they do as very much part of the main attraction. This week she joins art critic Ben Davis on the podcast to discuss this new frontier in art.

We love to do deep dives into trends that we are noticing in painting and the trend of “Bordercore” was one of our best-loved from the year, so we decided to revisit it this holiday season. We take a look at the emergent trend in art which is wild and inventive takes on frames, suddenly front and center for many painters of the moment as a way to push new boundaries in painting.  Almost by definition, the frame of a picture is something that you are not supposed to notice. But if you go to the art galleries to look at paintings now, you might get a very different sense of what a frame can or even should do. Weird and wild frames that very much draw attention to themselves seem to be having a moment. Recently, Artnet writer and editor Katie White penned a piece titled “Bordercore: Why Frames Became the New Frontier in Contemporary Art,” in it, she writes:  A new wave of contemporary art is reconsidering the frame as a central character, one that is surreal, sculptural, and symbolic. Artists are using the border not just to contain, but to comment, disrupt, or extend the work beyond itself. This is driven by an embrace of more bespoke, historic artistic processes, but also, as a rebuttal to the superflat virtual age. More and more, paintings have been appearing at fairs and in exhibitions with statement frames, after a long era of often-frameless display. If for previous generations, the frame was a liability that could detract from the cerebral, intellectual, and aesthetic experience of the canvas, artists today are creating frames that attempt to pull us back into bodily reality, a haptic experience of art. In her essay, she looks both at the history of framing styles, and talks to a number of contemporary painters to figure out what is causing so many to treat something that was literally considered peripheral to what they do as very much part of the main attraction. This week she joins art critic Ben Davis on the podcast to discuss this new frontier in art.

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Brisbane Heat superstar Grace Harris joined Ben Davis to share the hilarious story behind hitting a six with a broken bat and her honest take on a winless season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The former Australian spinner joined Ben Davis to share incredible stories from the Irish dressing room, his take on why "Bazball" is faltering in the current Ashes, and what it was really like in the Brisbane Heat's inaugural dugout. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris Kraus is one of the most well-known contemporary art writers. She is also an important taste-maker, co-editor of independent publisher Semiotext(e), which played a key role in introducing French theory to U.S. audiences. But Kraus is probably best known today as a novelist. Her 1997 autobiographical novel I Love Dick became a buzzy literary reference in the 2010s, and a model for autofiction. It was even made into an Amazon show. This fall, Kraus put out a new novel, titled The Four Spent the Day Together. It has a cryptic three-part structure that I think I should set up. The first part focuses on a young woman named Catt Greene. Drawing heavily on Kraus's own life, it describes a childhood growing up in Connecticut, being bullied, and dreaming of leaving the hardships of her depressing lower-class life behind through experiments with drugs and sex, activism and art. The second part focuses on Catt many decades later, now an art critic and novelist who has found unexpected success with a novel called I Love Dick, which is being made into an Amazon show. But it also focuses on the character of Paul, Catt's husband, an addiction councilor who struggles with addiction himself, which slowly tears the two apart. Like the real-life Kraus, the character Catt Greene owns properties in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which she rents out. Like Kraus, Greene is attacked by online critics in the late 2010s for being a landlord. This leads to Part 3 of the book. Feeling demonized, and that her own life is running out of raw material to turn into literature, Catt Greene finds herself drawn to investigating a real-life murder in bleak rural Minnesota. The character of Catt Greene, and Kraus through her, attempt to reconstruct the grisly facts of the case, and try to make sense of it. That's probably enough set-up. Chris Kraus joins national critic Ben Davis to talk about her writing, her life, and her new book.

CEO of Intelligent Risks Neil Fergus joined Ben Davis on 4BC Drive to talk about the systemic intelligence failures that preceded the Bondi attack. He argues that despite the suspects’ alleged ties to Islamic State, they were not properly flagged by border or financial monitoring systems.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mayor Melissa Hamilton joined Ben Davis on 4BC Drive to showcase the unique alpine climate and "Strange Bird" wine culture of the Southern Downs. The discussion balances the region’s tourist appeal with the serious realities of water security, road infrastructure, and local government funding.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Chris Kraus is one of the most well-known contemporary art writers. She is also an important taste-maker, co-editor of independent publisher Semiotext(e), which played a key role in introducing French theory to U.S. audiences. But Kraus is probably best known today as a novelist. Her 1997 autobiographical novel I Love Dick became a buzzy literary reference in the 2010s, and a model for autofiction. It was even made into an Amazon show. This fall, Kraus put out a new novel, titled The Four Spent the Day Together. It has a cryptic three-part structure that I think I should set up. The first part focuses on a young woman named Catt Greene. Drawing heavily on Kraus's own life, it describes a childhood growing up in Connecticut, being bullied, and dreaming of leaving the hardships of her depressing lower-class life behind through experiments with drugs and sex, activism and art. The second part focuses on Catt many decades later, now an art critic and novelist who has found unexpected success with a novel called I Love Dick, which is being made into an Amazon show. But it also focuses on the character of Paul, Catt's husband, an addiction councilor who struggles with addiction himself, which slowly tears the two apart. Like the real-life Kraus, the character Catt Greene owns properties in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which she rents out. Like Kraus, Greene is attacked by online critics in the late 2010s for being a landlord. This leads to Part 3 of the book. Feeling demonized, and that her own life is running out of raw material to turn into literature, Catt Greene finds herself drawn to investigating a real-life murder in bleak rural Minnesota. The character of Catt Greene, and Kraus through her, attempt to reconstruct the grisly facts of the case, and try to make sense of it. That's probably enough set-up. Chris Kraus joins national critic Ben Davis to talk about her writing, her life, and her new book.

Mayor Tony Rayner joined Ben Davis on 4BC Drive to give a virtual tour of Longreach, highlighting the region's unique blend of world-class aviation history and a robust agricultural sector. He discusses the critical need for improved water security and childcare services to ensure the town continues to attract young families and professionals.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Queensland families prepare for the holidays, DV Connect CEO Jo Jessop joined Ben Davis on 4BC Drive to warn that the "cocktail" of financial stress and alcohol makes this the most dangerous time of year. The organisation is currently handling thousands of calls, offering everything from safety planning to emergency accommodation for those at risk.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Despite the LNP's "adult crime, adult time" campaign, recent data shows that only 1 in 8 youth offenders sentenced as adults are actually serving time behind bars. Criminologist Terry Goldsworthy joined Ben Davis on 4BC Drive to suggest that without removing judicial discretion through mandatory minimum sentencing, these leniency trends will continue.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Atwood Marshall Lawyers’ Duncan McDougall joined Ben Davis on 4BC Drive to unpack the complex issue of undue influence, explaining how to spot when a vulnerable family member is being coerced into changing their will. He offers crucial advice on preventing legal battles through proper capacity assessments and professional will drafting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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As the National Cabinet meets to discuss urgent gun reforms, Ben Davis asked the Acting Deputy Commissioner if there is actually a legal limit on how many firearms one Queenslander can own. Her response regarding the current Weapons Act raised serious questions about why someone in the suburbs needs an arsenal.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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It's that time of year again, the time when everything comes to a close. And as such, we are doing our special edition of the Roundup, taking a look back at the last year. Senior editor Kate Brown is joined by art critic and co-host Ben Davis and Artnet Pro editor Andrew Russeth. There are few zones of interest, and it's been an eventful year. In this episode, they look at what's been going on in the art market, in the realm of art trends and aesthetics, in politics, which there's been a lot of and at institutions.

The WIP Morning Team is joined by Ben Davis to break down the fact that the Eagles STILL don't know what their identity is. They talk about the team discussing the lack of identity ahead of the matchup, and James Seltzer said ‘I was stunned' that the team still doesn't know who they are.

The WIP Morning Team, joined by Ben Davis, to break down the Eagles loss last night, specifically to share their opinions on the positivity bunny that was added to the Eagles locker room. The bunny was meant to bring good energy, but the team lost to the Chargers. The team debates if it is stupid or not. They listen to audio from the players and coach after the game and react to what they heard.

The WIP Morning Team, joined by Ben Davis, to break down the Eagles loss last night. The team awards the ‘bad to the bone' award to the player they believe performed the worst last night. The Morning Team reacts to the team saying that they still don't know what their identity is ahead of last night's game.

The WIP Morning Team is joined by Seth Joyner and Ben Davis to react to last night's overtime loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. James Seltzer is filling in for Joe DeCamara. The Morning Team analyzes which players they believe failed to perform, awarding the ‘Bad to the Bone' award. They break down the offensive struggles, highlighting a lack of effort from AJ Brown and a terrible performance from Jalen Hurts. The team listens and reacts to the players and coaches talking after the game. Rhea Hughes and James Seltzer debate if the positivity bunny in the Eagles locker room was stupid or not. Finally, the team listens to Time's Yours calls.

The WIP Morning Team gives out the Bad to the Bone Award to the player who played the worst. Jon Ritchie both give the award to Jalen Hurts, who had a career-worst game last night. Jordan Mailata was the player who Ben Davis gave the award to. Mailata had a challenging game, getting several penalties called on him. They continue to break down the Eagles game from last night.

The WIP Morning Team reacts to the failure of the Eagles positivity bunny. James Seltzer and Rhea Hughes argue about the inflatable bunny that the Eagles added to the locker room for vibes. Hughes along with Ben Davis think that it is a stupid thing that didn't work. Seltzer said he understands it. The team breaks down how they felt about Jalen's lack of urgency in regulation.

At NADA Miami 2025, Bad at Sports' Duncan MacKenzie and Ryan Peter Miller sit down with Hilde Lynn Helphenstein, better known to most of the art world as meme-lord and art-world agent provocateur Jerry Gogosian. In a conversation that swings between dead serious and totally unhinged, Hilde traces the unlikely origin story of Jerry: a near-fatal tick bite in Hudson, NY; weeks in the ICU where she went blind, deaf, and lost the use of her hands and feet; and the eight-month bedridden period that led her to start making art-world memes "six or seven a day" just to stay sane.  She explains how Jerry Gagosian—a name cheekily mashed up from Jerry Saltz and Larry Gagosian—became an anonymous voice for the insiders, registrars, assistants, and "world's oldest interns" of the art world. Positioned "at the cutting edge of stating the obvious," Jerry's memes mined the absurdities of art fairs, galleries, power, and self-seriousness, often circulating so widely that even Arne Glimcher at Pace blasted one to the entire staff. For Hilde, the memes were "fast food," while the deeper writing and podcasting they spawned became the real work. The episode also dives into Hilde's hatred of artspeak, her love of Pixar movies as real art, and the gulf between what artists claim their work does in press releases and what's actually visible in the work. She riffs on turning incomprehensible exhibition texts into literal film scripts, skewers academic pretense, and praises the raw "holy" feeling of walking into a gallery without any language or theory at all.  In the second half of the conversation, Hilde talks about going to business school at NYU Stern after years inside galleries and the market. Learning macro- and microeconomics, statistics, and reading things like Enron's 10-K filings gave her a new lens on the art world as a distorted, unsustainable luxury market in a broader service-and-finance-based U.S. economy. From there, she and the hosts push into the hard questions: oversupply and under-demand for art, MFA pipelines, self-censorship, the moral theater of "perfect" artists, and why she believes most art schools should probably be consolidated or shut down. Hilde Lynn Helphenstein / Jerry Gogosian https://www.instagram.com/jerrygogosian/ Jerry Saltz https://www.vulture.com/author/jerry-saltz/ Larry Gagosian https://gagosian.com/ Arne Glimcher https://www.pacegallery.com/artists/arne-glimcher/ Ben Davis https://news.artnet.com/author/ben-davis Kenny Schachter https://www.artnet.com/artists/kenny-schachter/ Magnus Resch https://www.magnusresch.com/ Barbara Kingsley https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-kingsley-5b6b2411/ Delvin Duarte https://www.instagram.com/delvinduarte/ Keith Boadwee https://www.keithboadwee.com/ NADA Miami https://www.newartdealersalliance.org/ Art Basel Miami Beach https://www.artbasel.com/miami-beach Pace Gallery https://www.pacegallery.com/ Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) https://www.moca.org/ NYU Stern School of Business https://www.stern.nyu.edu/ San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) https://sfai.edu/ SEC (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) https://www.sec.gov/ Enron (corporate reference) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enron Vancouver Art Gallery https://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/ Pixar https://www.pixar.com/ Up (Pixar Film) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1049413/ Inside Out (Pixar Film) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2096673/ Soul (Pixar Film) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2948372/ The Diving Bell and the Butterfly https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401383/ John Wick https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2911666/

Millions of people know The Artist's Way. First published in 1992, the book began as notes for a class that its author, Julia Cameron, taught on creative self-discovery or, as she sometimes prefers to call it, “creative recovery.” It found a huge audience, and today you can find Artist's Way groups all over the world. Cameron's original The Artist's Way offered a 12-week path towards overcoming artistic blocks. The book was subtitled “A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity,” and it spoke of plugging into a current of what she called “spiritual electricity.” But her techniques were practical and easy to grasp. Rituals from The Artist's Way such as starting your day by writing out three pages of unedited text, known as "doing your Morning Pages," have become part of the creative process of many, many artists, musicians, and writers. More than three decades after its publication, The Artist's Way continues to find new followers, and even got a new bump of popularity during the 2020s. And Julia Cameron herself has returned this year with The Daily Artist's Way, offering a new way in for fans. Cameron agreed to speak to national critic Ben Davis to revisit the origins of her famous method and how she's tweaking it now in this new book.

In Locust Radio 31,  Tish and Adam read poems from the forthcoming issue, discuss Trumpism and art in Venice, and try to unpack the editorial for Locust Review  13. Tish and Adam also listen to the song “Dortn” by Sister Wife Sex Strike. Discussed in this episode: Alma Allen; Suvrat Arora, “People are using AI to talk to God,” BBC (October 18, 2025); Editorial, “Lucky 13,” Locust Review 13 (Winter 2025/2026); Emily M. Bender, Alex Hanna, The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want (Harper Collins, 2025); Timothy Binkley, “Autonomous Creations: Birthing Intelligent Agents,” Leonardo 31.5 (1998), 333-336; Ben Davis, “What is the Mysterious New Group Behind Trump's Venice Biennale Pick?,” Artnet (November 25, 2025); Benoit Dillet, “Technofascism and the AI Stage of Late Capitalism,” Blog of the APA (American Philosophical Association), (March 10, 2025); Marcel Duchamp, Fountain (1917); Robert M. Geraci, "Apocalyptic AI: Religion and the Promise of Artificial Intelligence,” Journal of the American Academy of Religion 76.1 (March 2008), 138-166; Jesse Clyde Howard; Holly Lewis, “Towards AI Realism: Opening Notes on Machine Learning and Our Collective Future,” Spectre (June 7, 2024); Alex Press, “US Unions Take on Artificial Intelligence,” Jacobin (November 8, 2024); Michael A. Rosenthal, “Benjamin's Wager on Modernity: Gambling and the Arcades Project,” The Germanic Review: Literature, Culture, Theory 87.3 (2012), 261-278; Victor Tangermann, “AI Now Claiming to Be God,” Futurism (September 16, 2025); Adam Turl, “All is Concealed: CAM's Direct Drive,” West End Word (October 5, 2016); Adam Turl, “Selling Out,” Locust Review 13 (Winter 2025/2026); Tish Turl, “Elegy for the Faithful Mapmakers,” Locust Review 13 (Winter 2025/2026); Gareth Watkins, “AI: The New Aesthetics of Fascism,” New Socialist (February 9, 2025); Luke Winkie, “Lost Vegas,” Slate (November 18, 2025); Eliezer Yudkowsky, Nate Soares, If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All (Little, Brown and Company, 2025)

John talks with Ben Davis, who is a political consultant from Wichita Forward, about their $850 million dollar sales tax plan that would fund public safety, property tax relief and the renovation of Century II and the surrounding area.

Full Show - Guests include Brittany Jones, Bill Sutton, and Ben Davis

The WIP Morning, Midday and Afternoon Shows break down what roster moves they think they will see this season for the Phillies. Jack Fritz highlights the potential of acquiring Ketel Marte. Ben Davis tells the Morning Show that he thinks a team will let Kyle Schwarber write his own check soon. Joe DeCamara dissects recent reports.

The WIP Morning, Midday and Afternoon Shows break down what roster moves they think they will see this season for the Phillies. Jack Fritz highlights the potential of acquiring Ketel Marte. Ben Davis tells the Morning Show that he thinks a team will let Kyle Schwarber write his own check soon. Joe DeCamara dissects recent reports.

The WIP Morning, Midday and Afternoon Shows break down what roster moves they think they will see this season for the Phillies. Jack Fritz highlights the potential of acquiring Ketel Marte. Ben Davis tells the Morning Show that he thinks a team will let Kyle Schwarber write his own check soon. Joe DeCamara dissects recent reports.

The WIP Morning Team is joined by Ben Davis to discuss the problems within the Philadelphia Eagles coaching staff. Rhea Hughes shares why she believes it is on the coaches more than it is on the players. She argues that Sirianni isn't using Tank Bigsby enough, and she doesn't like the way the coaches have decided to end quarters. Jon Ritchie agrees, saying “we never push it. It never was a question when I played”. They debate if the play calling is too plain and what the team needs to do to clean up the Eagles offense.

The WIP Morning Team is joined by Ben Davis and Ron Jaworski to discuss the Eagles loss on Sunday. They talk about the struggle through the past 11 games and what Jaws thinks needs to be adjusted from the offense going forward. They talk about the game on Friday against the Chicago Bears and what the Eagles need to prepare for. Jon Ritchie asks Jaws about what the team must do better to succeed in the post season. Finally, the team listens to audio from the WIP Player's Lounge last night where Jordan Mailata defends . Joe DeCamara said “the coaches don't trust Jalen to do more”.

The WIP Morning Team is joined by Ben Davis and Ron Jaworski to break down what went wrong in the Eagles 24-21 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. Jaws analyzes the Eagles offensive line, and what they have to do moving forward to avoid suffering another loss. The Morning Team debates who is to blame? The coaches or the players? They finally listen to Jordan Mailata explaining why he believes Kevin Patullo is getting too much blame.

The WIP Morning Team is joined by Nick Sirianni, Ron Jaworski, Ben Davis, and Eliot-Shorr Parks to break down the flaws in the Eagles team. They debate the offensive line struggles, citing what players said following Sunday afternoon's game about preparing for the Cowboy's defense. They talk about Saquon Barkley's decline in performance and if it is tied to the Eagles offensive line struggles. Their guests share what they believe needs to change before the Eagles take on the Chicago Bears on Friday. The Morning Team debates if the Eagles offensive line prepared for the five man front defense that the Cowboys ran, and debates who is to blame for the loss. The players? The coaches? Sirianni shares how he is approaching this season and the standard they have set as a team. They listen to Time's Yours calls and preview the Turkey Bowl game tomorrow night.

In this episode of the Remote Work Life Podcast, I'm joined by Ben Davis, Co-Founder of Saxbury, a long-time specialist in serviced apartments, aparthotels, and flexible accommodation. Ben has spent more than two decades working across corporate housing, relocation, and property advisory, and he's one of the clearest voices I've met on how the accommodation landscape is shifting for businesses.I ask Ben why finding the right place to live and work is still far harder than it should be, even for experienced travellers. Ben breaks down the real differences between serviced apartments, aparthotels, co-living, and short-term rentals, and explains why the “just book an Airbnb” approach often falls short when someone needs reliability, safety, decent Wi-Fi, and a proper work setup.We also talk about what companies actually look for when booking long-stay accommodation, how professionals' needs have changed post-COVID, and why landlords and agents are slowly adapting to a workforce that moves differently. Ben also touches on the growing demand for work-ready spaces and how developers are rethinking underused buildings to meet it.If you've ever struggled to book accommodation that fits the way you or your team work, this conversation will make the whole landscape much clearer.Refer a Remote Work Expert As a Guest On The ShowLooking for Remote Work?Click here remoteworklife.io to access a private beta list of remote jobs in sales, marketing, and strategy — plus get podcasts, real-world tips and business insights from founders, CEOs, and remote leaders. subscribe to my free newsletter Connect on LinkedIn

Ben Davis joins the WIP Morning Team to pushback on the criticism Jalen Hurts has faced over the Eagles faltering offense.

The Morning Show and Ben Davis debrief their call with Nick Sirianni. Joe DeCamara shuts down a self proclaimed Jalen Hurts “hater”. The Team wraps up the show with Time's Yours!

Ben Davis joins the Morning Show in the studio. Eagles legend Ron Jaworski participates in the Eagles conversation and is not worried about the gap between the offensive and defensive performances. Eagles insider Eliot Shorr-Parks shares his perspective on attitudes within the organization.

The Eagles rank 25th in the NFL in yards, 28th in first downs, 29th on third down and 22nd in scoring. The WIP Morning Show breaks down responsibility for the 8-2 Eagles statistically sub-par offense. Ben Davis, Ron Jaworski and Eliot Shorr-Parks join the show to weigh in. The Morning Team talks with head coach Nick Sirianni to address recent reports and reactions after the Eagles' Week 11 win over the Lions.

Nigerian modern art is having a moment. In London, the Tate has opened a critically acclaimed exhibition, called “Nigerian Modernism,” featuring more than 50 artists who experimented with vibrant new styles in the mid 20th century in the giant and influential West African nation. More generally, the artists of this era have become more recognized outside of their home country in recent decades, from early figures who laid the groundwork like Aina Onabolu to a towering figure of the 1950s like Ben Enwonwu to younger innovators of the 1950s and 1960s such as Uche Okeke and Demas Nwoko, with many more important names to know and bodies of work to discover. This was an earth-shaking time in Nigerian history, when a near-century of British colonial domination was shed and the many problems of a fragile new independent nation had to be faced. These artists were part of figuring out how to express that new sense of identity in images. But their art was not always so celebrated, sometimes dismissed as derivative of European art. The scholar and curator Chika Okeke-Agulu has been important to the recent re-estimation of Nigeria's art history. He teaches at Princeton, and is the author of, among many other things, of Postcolonial Modernism: Art and Decolonization in Twentieth-Century Nigeria, a book that personally excited me very much when I first found it. With the Tate show drawing a fresh wave of interest, art critic Ben Davis thought Okeke-Agulu would be an excellent guide to what this art was, what it meant, and why it still demands attention today.

Ben Davis joins the 94 WIP Morning Show to discuss the state of the Phillies as they get started with free agency later today. He says that while he does not think it's the right call, the team will most likely run it back with the same core they have had for the past few seasons. He stresses that the team's biggest problem is that the offense is not good enough, and fails under the brightest lights.

On the 94 WIP Morning Show, Ben Davis explains how the Phillies may go about potentially replacing Kyle Schwarber, should he leave in free agency this winter. Also, hear what Jason Kelce has to say about Jordan Mailata's evolution in the NFL.

Jason Kelce joins the 94 WIP Morning Show in-studio to discuss the current state of the Eagles. He also talked about Jordan Mailata's impressive evolution in the NFL, and discussed Kyle Schwarber's free agency with Ben Davis. Phillies GM Preston Mattingly says that the team wants to blend veteran players with younger talent for the 2026 season and beyond.

On the 94 WIP Morning Show, Joe DeCamara, Jon Ritchie, and the crew discuss how the Phillies should approach free agency with plenty of players potentially on the move. Kyle Schwarber is a major talking point, including how many years his next contract may command. Ben Davis, in-studio, says that Schwarber is irreplaceable. Jason Kelce also joined the show in-studio to talk about the current state of the Eagles. He gave high praises to both Jordan Mailata and Jalen Hurts as the team enters a tough stretch in their schedule. Hear what Joe DeCamara has to say about this NHL goalie, who tried to steal Alex Ovechkin's 900th goal puck. Listen at the end of the show for the Time's Yours segment: Funniest bloopers in show history.

It's been a really dizzyingly busy October, and as is customary, we are ending the month by talking about three of the biggest topics. We have a palette of stories that gives a sense of how head-spinning it was. First, we are going to talk about one of the biggest stories in the world, the $102 million jewel heist at France's Louvre museum, which has transfixed the public. Second, it's been a busy few weeks in the European art world on top the Louvre heist, with both Art Basel Paris and Frieze London. Our reporters were there so we are going to check in on what the news from the art biz is. And third, we'll talk about the new Sora 2 app, an all-A.I. TikTok clone that isn't public yet but is at the top of the app charts. I got a chance to try it out and looked at it. An artist I know called it “the death of video art.” Is it that bad or that good? What does it mean for art? We'll talk about that too. Ben Davis is joined as is custom by Artnet's senior editor and Art Angle co-host Kate Brown, in Berlin, alongside European news reporter Jo Lawson-Tancred.

Ben Davis joins the 94 WIP Morning Show with the Phillies offseason continuing on. With Kyle Schwarber set to test free agency, being able to keep him will be a tall task for the Phillies, who may have to start looking for his replacement.

One of the things Ben Davis likes about contemporary art is that he is always learning new things, because art spaces are always bringing new ways of making and thinking into the mix. Recently, unexpectedly, this has included magic. Specifically, Jeanette Andrews. Andrews began her career as a professional magician, but now works mainly in museums, creating a body of work that's something new, exploring magic as an expressive medium. Her works usually bring together the science of perception, the intrigue of coded messages, and the history of illusion as a craft. Andrews has performed parlor tricks dreamed up by an algorithm to investigate human versus machine creativity; re-performed the earliest documented magic trick from 1584; and made art inspired by the use of sleight of hand in actual CIA espionage in the 1950s. And her explorations of this unusual creative space are actually getting their first dedicated museum exhibition soon, at the Elmhurst Art Museum in Illinois—that's a little bit of news we're breaking on the Art Angle, as a matter of fact. Earlier this month, Ben went to see one of Jeanette Andrews's most recent commissions in Boston, "The Attestation," at the MIT Center for Art, Science, and Technology. He describes it as a hybrid of stage magic and social experiment. The questions of why, if, and how magic fits in in the museum seem fascinating to me, so he was happy that Andrews agreed to talk about how she pulled off her biggest trick of all: making magic art.