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Baroque B*tches - An Art History Gossip Podcast

High brow art… low brow tea! Our podcast is a light dive into your favorite artists juicy drama. Art is for everyone on this show and we’re serving it with a side of steeping hot tea!New episode every Wednesday! Come learn with us!Love you,Xoxo - Baroque B’sIG: Baroque.B.PodcastNow on Patreon! #artpodcast #arthistorypodcast
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Episodes

Claude Monet: You're SOOOOOOOooOOOO Brave!

OMG omg OMg oMg We are BACK from our Summer Siesta! Wishing you and yours a HaWt SuMmEr! Definitely not a HOT summer because... oy vey we are not here for the underboob sweat. ANYWAYS, We missed you so so much! Also, please forgive me I know my mic SUCKS in this episode and have ordered a new one... it is being remedied. ANYWAYS, this guy... the man the myth the legend brings the word MOOCH to a WHOLE ::clap:: NEW ::clap:: LEVEL ::clap:: and we are here to spill all the tea on this very beloved ...

Jul 20, 20251 hr 26 minEp. 62

Ansel Adams: Still

Okay okay OKURRRR Thank you for your patience because LIFE IS LIFE-ING for your two fav Baroque B's right now! But omg omg omg we did not have it as hard as those fighting for the affection of our dear Ansel Adams. Yes, this man was MOUNTAIN-A-TIZED and could not be torn away from his one true love... Yosemite. Come join for all the drama on the classic one and only ANSEL ADAMS! Xoxo, The BB's

Apr 29, 20251 hr 7 minEp. 61

Sandro Botticelli: The Heart of the Ocean

Okay sea QUEENS let's get DOWN on some Botticelli! He's was THE moment during the Renaissance, but moments do have a way of fading. Come find out how our guy went from the top to the bottom, some DRAMA-RAMA involving your fav dysfunctional Florentine Family, and WHO THE F IS THAT HOT ASS B IN THOSE PAINTINGS?! Love you! Xoxo, The Baroque B's

Apr 01, 202556 minEp. 60

Keith Haring: WHAT IS LOVE?

OMG we are so sorry for the delay here! Chelsea got sick, the time changed, Springing Forward is officially kicking our ass... but boy oh boy did we LOVE getting together to talk about our favorite boy... Keith Haring. This guy never failed to stay true to himself, making the whole art world question if art truly is for everyone... well you know how we feel about that... a big HELL YEAH ART IS FOR EVERYONE LIKE DUH WHAT ARE WE EVEN DOING?!?1?!?!?!.sda,nlkajdsf;lakjsd ;!? ?? Okay okay okay, we lo...

Mar 17, 202557 minEp. 59

Robert Mapplethorpe: The Quest for the Perfect Penis!

I mean... if you're not pissing off somebody are you even doing it right? In a world where "don't yuck somebody's yum" is now a direct order, we have to remember to pay homage to those who pioneered acceptance of sexual liberation! Come join us as we talk about some of the first photographed DICK PICS to enter that high art world and how Robert Mapplethorpe gets them there! Xoxo, The BB's

Feb 21, 20251 hr 22 minEp. 58

Mike Kelley: California Dreamin'

What do stuffed animals, Superman and conference rooms all have in common? They've all made it into the heart and art of the star of this episodes show! Yes, there were not a lot of stones unturned by this disruptive artist, and though we do think we get it... we do not always agree. Come find out what you think! There will be seethrough dresses, there will be discomfort, and there will be fun! Xoxo, The BB's

Feb 07, 20251 hr 16 minEp. 57

Camille Claudel: It's Complicated!

Oof, boy this has been a rough week amirite? Between natural disasters and general malaise, it's been hard to gain the motivation to just keep on keepin' on. But then I think about our girl Cami and realize... it is not so bad.... the rumors are rough and tough in this one. We hope for her sake some are not true.... Come join along for the art, stay for the tea! We love you!

Jan 17, 202559 minEp. 56

Eugene Delacroix: March On!

LET’s GOOOO!!! It’s a tale as old as time - rich guy rules people, rich guy exploits people, people get pissed, people kill rich guy…. It’s happened before, it’s happening now AND WE’RE TALKING ABOUT IT! 👁️

Jan 09, 20251 hr 10 minEp. 55

Hilma Af Klint: Time Traveler

OMG omg OMG omg Happy Holidaysssss Baroque BB's! We are so freaking proud of all of you! Thank you for joining us this year and supporting us through lots of ups and downs. We have had such a lovely journey and figured, what better way to end this year than with a SHE-bang?!?! Yes, we all knew that Kandinsky seemed a little TOO cocky about founding abstract expressionism, and we are going to dive into all the hot tea surrounding this hot alien-esque baddy. There will be SEANCES there will be REL...

Dec 27, 20241 hr 19 minEp. 54

Nero: I'm the BAAADDDDDDD BOYYYYYY!

Ooooo boy oh boy do the Romans give BAADDDD a whole new definition! And if you are into Roman history or fucked up family bushes, then this episode is for you! It's got so much drama it could be the backbone of a plot for a Law and Order SVU episode... so buckle up baby because Dick Wolf has nothing on Niro! DUN DUN!!!!

Dec 13, 20241 hr 4 minEp. 53

Grace Hartigan and Helen Frankenthaler Part 2: Taking Over the Inner Circle

Omg omg omg week 2 of all the abstract expressionism drama!!! Come join us for this weeks episode on two bodacious babes of 20th century art!!! There will be retelling of poor times in the past, there will be cackling, there will be drama, and there will be shit talking on art historians GOD DAMNIT! Alright!!! WE LOVE YOU SM! the Baroque B’s

Dec 04, 20241 hr 9 minEp. 52

Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud: Twin Flames or an Inferno?

OOOoooffff what a week! We're just over here like all of you trying to figure out how to keep the peace at that Thanksgiving table, and I know a sure-fire way for me has always been to have a good old fashioned FRIENDSGIVING! So if that election has you down, just know you are not alone. We are here with you and to deliver some NASTY ass tea to get your mind off of your worries. Come join us as we dive into all the GROSS, HaWt, SeXy TEA on these two passionate famous amazing painters. There will...

Nov 13, 20241 hr 34 minEp. 50

SPOOKFEST!!! Juan Luna de San Pedro y Novicio; It's COMPLICATED!

Are you ready to get SPOOKY?! Come join us this week for another episode of art filled TEA with this world famous Filipino artist! YASSS we’re going there! We’ll get into the drama, the art, the toxic energy and most importantly for this month… THE HAUNTED ASS PAINTING!!!! There will be celebrations of lumpia, there will be overshares of personal traumas, there will be affairs, murder, and more! You don’t want to miss it!!! We love you! Xoxo THE baroque bitches!!!...

Oct 23, 20241 hr 13 minEp. 49

SPOOKFEST! Pieter Bruegel the Elder: HELL is Other People!

HAPPY SPOOKFEST!!!! YAYYY!!!! What better way to bring in the fall vibes than with the MOST AUTUMNAL PAINTER EVER?!?! Seriously, it's like halloween is his aesthetic and the harsh reality that life is a walking horror is the SPOOKIEST THING OF ALL! There will be proverbs, there will be a mysterious death, and there will be BURNT SIENNA! Just like... hella burnt Sienna. Come join in on the fun! We love you! Xoxo, The Baroque B's

Oct 16, 202458 minEp. 47

SPOOKFEST! Arshile Gorky: Keeping Fucking Moving!

Omg omg omg… oh… my… gah! We are so sorry this is a day late because mental health things. Thank you for sticking with us. WELCOME TO OUR FIRST SPOOKFEST EPISODE! We are kicking spooky season off the right way this year… with some really fucking HAUNTED ass paintings! Come join us as we go through the life of poor dear Gork-a-roni! There will be affairs, there will be fires, there will be tom foolery and there will be a lot of shit talking on Regionalism… again… ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ As always, We love you!...

Oct 03, 20241 hr 3 minEp. 46

Ai WeiWei: China's MOST WANTED!

Happy first week of Fall BB’s! We are so happy to welcome ya’ll back to another week of FaRt FiStOrY! We are so excited to bring you another week and this week focusing on a long time fav, the one the only AI WEIWEI! Come join us as we journey through the life of this ICONIC activist that you cannot help but be inspired by. I think my mind and eyeballs literally exploded when I was first introduced to his work. China can’t hold this guy down, and please please don’t because we are HERE FOR IT! D...

Sep 25, 20241 hr 24 minEp. 45

Gian Lorenzo Bernini: MICHELANGELO WHO?!

OOooooo yes, there is nothing we love more than some unhinged weirdness, and it definitely gets WEIRD in this episode! Come join us as we dive into the life of Baroque Bad Boy and all around weirdo Gian aka Gianny Lorenzo Bernininininininini. There will be way too many PeN15s together in one sculpture, there will be extreme exhibitions of devotion to "THE CRAFT", there will be bedroom eyes and there will be love triangular DRAMA!!!! As usual, come for the art... stay for the tea! WE LOVE YOU omg...

Sep 18, 20241 hr 2 minEp. 44

Damien Hirst: I'm STUCK!

Oooooo who's your favorite/least favorite POLAR-IZING BAD BOIIIIIII?!?! Yass the controversy does seem to follow our dear Damien around... almost like a bad play you can't help but watch. He has played the puppeteer for so long, but it's just not dead animals he's orchestrating. What are your thoughts? Do you think he's running the show? Or is it all just... that... lucky? Either way the DRAMA is deep in this one, and the lawsuits do flock too because THAT'S SHOW BIZ BABY! Come join us for the r...

Sep 11, 20241 hr 23 minEp. 43

Gala Placidia: Bow Down BITCH!

Welcome back to another wonderful week of two cats hosting an art history podcast and enjoying every second of it! If you're in the mood to pretend you are at a slumber party with your best girly girlfriends playing truth or dare and talking crushes, but you also wanna learn a thing or two along the way, then this episode is for you! Come join as we get into this mysterious ancient Roman Empress and all the drama that filled her life. There will be rumors, there will be incest, and there will be...

Sep 04, 20241 hr 19 minEp. 42

Hieronymus Bosch: What THE HELL?!

Welcome back to another glorious week of more HaWt JuIcY aRt HiStOry! We probably get the lowest our dirty low brows can go this week with one of Chelsea's fav's of all time... HIERONYMUS BOSCH! There will be finagle-ing of the bagel-ing, there will be genitals in almost every place you never even thought to put them, there will be good berries, there will be weird fantastical bowel movements, there will be St. John looking like a sad ass Tarzan, and there will be lots and lots of laughter! SO C...

Aug 28, 20241 hr 21 minEp. 41

Gustav Klimt: Mr. Lover Lover

WE'RE BACKKKKKKkkkkKKKKkkkk!!! Omg omg omg! Thank you all so much for your patience. We have missed you all so much and are so grateful for all the love we received while we were on summer siesta! As promised we have returned and are here to deliver on the much anticipated and many-a-time requested (like within the last few week and how did you all know I was going to do Klimt GET OUT OF MY BRAIN, except don't because I love that we're intuned with one another <3) GUSTAV KLIMT! There will be ...

Aug 21, 20241 hr 18 minEp. 40

Francoise Gilot: Lions Mate With LIONS!

Welcome to our episode on the fabulous, fantastic bada$$ B, Francois Gilot!! Not only has she art-matized us with her ICONIC work, but she also won the hearts of many in her life… except for maybe her father. OOF, what didn’t this woman endure from men? Well, we are gonna get into all and we’re so excited we get to have Taylor join us for the fun! There will be RED FLAGS, there will be THE WORD NO and there will be AN OBSESSION WITH MATISSE (mostly by me after this episode). As always, with love...

Jul 10, 20241 hr 35 minEp. 39

Katsushika Hokusai: This Old Man MAD About ART!

いらっしゃいませ, Irasshaimase, WELCOME to our HOKUSAI epic-sode! We FUCKING LOVE this guy and are so excited to share his life story with YOU ALL. Our most beloved friends and listeners. This one has it all... ghost stories, fellatio performing squid, and more! Come join us as we go through the long life of our dear Hokusai. There will be sake, there will be badly pronounced Japanese words, and there will be SYPHILIS! As always with love... The Baroque B*tches ***DISCLAIMER*** This episode does contain...

Jul 03, 20241 hr 9 minSeason 1Ep. 38

Diego Velazquez: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Ooooooo welcome to another week of juicy hot goss about your fav high brow art. Come join us as we get into all the low brow happenings behind this famous high brow court painter! There are a lot of petty b*tches in this episode, and we are HERE FOR IT! Come find out what Kendrick Lamar and Diego Valazquez have in common, why Quentin Tarantino is the Person at the Party, and all about what not to do when it comes to breeding! Why? BECAUSE IT'S SO MUCH FUN JAN! As always, with love... The Baroque...

Jun 26, 20241 hr 6 minSeason 1Ep. 37

Leonardo Da Vinci: The Blood, the Bodies, and the Beauty!

Well, well, well... we FINALLY made it around to this old guy... What better way to celebrate PRIDE than with shouting from the rooftops, I'M LEONARDO DA VINCI AND I LOVE DRAWING WIENERS!!!!.... well okay so that never happened... the shouting part. The wiener drawings totally happened and like... a lot. Anyway come join us as we get into the tea on this steeping hot gossipy Aries. We love you all and thank you for joining us and for the support! Xoxo, The Baroque BB's DISCLAIMER: This one does ...

Jun 19, 20241 hr 23 minSeason 1Ep. 36

Ana Mendieta Part Two ft. Evelyn Bird: What's All This Shit Doing on the Ground? A MURDER, not a mystery... and also FUCK CARL ANDRE!

Welcome back to another week going through the life of our beloved Ana. Gone too soon at the hands of a total asshole, and we are here to put the rumors to rest with the TRUTH that everyone already knew... join us as we confuse Michigan and Massachusetts, quote Lonely Island, and have an all around good time with our good friend, art conservator extraordinaire... Evelyn Bird! We love you! Xoxo, The Baroque B's DISCLAIMER: This episode contains discussion of violence, suicide, and domestic abuse....

Jun 12, 20241 hr 22 minSeason 1Ep. 35

Ana Mendieta Part One: Love, The Earth, and THE TRUTH!

Okay, Baroque BB's... this one is intense. I never thought I could love earth art so much until maybe now. Come join us as we get into why we HATE the Spiral Jetty, what is earth art, and how the hell you are supposed to look at this stuff! We will get into it all as we honor the interesting and impactful work of Ana Mendieta... sans murder for part 1. Disclaimer: This episode does have stories of violence. The work in itself is violent, involves sexual assault, rape, and violence against women ...

Jun 05, 20241 hr 19 minSeason 1Ep. 34

Marcel Duchamp: SORRY YOU DON'T GET IT!

OOOOOoooo boy! This alt guy gives AVANT GARDE a whole new meaning! Come get weird with it as we dive into the WEIRD BRAIN of good old Marcy... or was he weird? Or maybe was he just a normal dude? You decide and let us know! We're all ears. Thanks for listening. We love you! Xoxo, The Baroque B's

May 29, 20241 hr 25 minSeason 1Ep. 33
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