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13 - The Sandman & the Art Addict - Alexander Calder, “Silver Bedhead”, 1946 for Peggy Guggenheim

13 - The Sandman & the Art Addict - Alexander Calder, “Silver Bedhead”, 1946 for Peggy Guggenheim

FromArt Slice - A Palatable Serving of Art History


13 - The Sandman & the Art Addict - Alexander Calder, “Silver Bedhead”, 1946 for Peggy Guggenheim

FromArt Slice - A Palatable Serving of Art History

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Length:
65 minutes
Released:
Jun 5, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week, Stephanie Dueñas and Russell Shoemaker tread through the fascinating history behind the sculpture work “Silver Bedhead” from 1946 by Alexander “Sandy'“ Calder, mobile master, commissioned by Peggy Guggenheim, a woman whose art addiction influenced Modern Art History of the last century. Pick up our new Art Slice Museum Shirt by Son Siwakorn here: https://www.artslicepod.com/shopThey go back to the beginning of Peggy and Sandy’s lives when each experienced serendipitous moments that changed the trajectory of their lives, their paths running parallel to one another until art brought them together resulting in the one-of-a-kind work discussed in today’s episode. Topics include secret bookstores, a hefty inheritance, a miniature circus, baguette bopping, and Stephanie’s encounter with a too mobile mobile. You can see all the images we discuss today at artslicepod.com or on our instagram http://linktr.ee/artslicepod Our Art Pantry of the week is Craft. Music featured in this episode was "Milton Rogovin" Rob Lynch and Jonathan Hughes from the album Public / Private. Consider supporting their work! https://www.amazon.com/Public-Private-Lynch-Jonathan-Hughes/dp/B007EGVSKO Pick up our new Art Slice Museum Shirt by Son Siwakorn here: https://www.artslicepod.com/shopBe sure to listen to all the cuts that didn’t make it into the episode (and there are plenty in this one) on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/artslicepodCheck out Telezma Studio’s Tarot Deck: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TelezmaStudiosCheck out the new Art Crime podcast Caper:https://ochentastudio.com/caper-podcastFollow us on twitter, tiktok, youtube, and instagram all @artslicepodYou can also support us on Patreon here and/or grab some merch: https://www.artslicepod.com/shopAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Released:
Jun 5, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (50)

A humorous, inclusive, and Palatable Serving of Art History, brought to you by visual artists and Art Historian Stephanie Dueñas and Russell Shoemaker. We cover Art History in a totally different way - without all the gatekeeping, privilege, and that cognitive fog called ‘art speaking’. We dig into the famous artists you may have slept through during your Art History lectures, and the ones that have been left out; possibly due to their ethnicity, gender, race, sexual identity, or lack of institutional access. We talk about the context of the time, relate it to today and then we discuss the actual artwork: what’s in it, what it’s about, what’s it made from - is it any good? All from an artist’s perspective, and then we decide if it goes in the eclectic Art Slice Museum - which is definitely real and NOT imaginary. Oh… and we have to keep our hungry, hungry Pantrémons satiated by feeding them practical descriptions of art mediums and movements from our Art Slice Pantry, or they might eat us. Follow along with the images we discuss at artslicepod.com or @artslicepod on Instagram.