Bonjour, Honeys! This week we are talking about a movement known for being superficial, visually pleasurable, and full of fun scenes: get ready to Rococo.

We'll focus on some of the flirtiest and frilliest of the movement's artworks to understand how the death of the Sun King inspired a culture of luxury and lushness in 18th century France. Deep diving into some of the most famous pre-Revolution French pieces will lead us to uncover the social motivations and the titillating tales behind them. And will help us explain what exactly the fete galante is, of course!

Talk to you soon, Honeys!

Source Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qFoIdbmURyW74NSubGKqwBpz8N3TJ_beBZr5iyBPKjM/edit?usp=sharing

Hello Honeys!

This week's edition of The Beesness, as always, features a bit more than the usual: 24 minutes of arts news and events from around the world considered notable by your host. This edition we will be looking back at January 26--February 1 2025, with some of the top stories including the arrest of thieves who blasted open a Dutch museum entrance to steal gold pieces, the denial of queer erasure claims leveled against a new Smithsonian show, and the Van Gogh Museum's refusal to attribute a rediscovered artwork to the artist.

Enjoy the buzz!

Source Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x-VWAFmFMB8SXercXUXh1niuAKv5Dm5gjRg0ILvRdRQ/edit?usp=sharing

Hello, Honeys!
This week's edition of The Beesness, as always, features 15 minutes of arts news and events from around the world considered notable by yours truly, your host. In today's edition we will be looking back at January 19--25 2025, with some of the top stories including the resurfacing of a lost miniature by Lavinia Fontana at a Texas auction, the levelling of two lawsuits against LA’s Broad Museum alleging retaliation, and the moon's new name an Endangered Site by World Monuments Fund.
Enjoy the buzz!

Source Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_TtbwNxOXUk9x0AKP8xElEKUZRe5FW6PkWbuxpWrkps/edit?usp=sharing

Hello Honeys!

This week's edition of The Beesness, as always, features 20 minutes or less of arts news and events from around the world considered notable by your host. This edition we will be looking back at January 12--18 2024, with some of the top stories including a slew of new CEO announcements, the National Endowment for the Art's first awarded grants of 2025, and the divisive potential sale of a Chelsea building that has long housed galleries and artists alike.

Enjoy the buzz!

Source Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CoSshLbej4AMeQ1K9I2FoQPaWcL1NvSaRZwiAapBms0/edit?usp=sharing

We're having a hometown moment, Honeys!

This week's new drop will feature some of the least-publicly-known yet impactful postwar artists, and exhibiting groups they organized into. Expect to learn what made the Monster Roster so ghoulish, to hear about the Chicago institutions that inspired the artists to push back against the rules, and so much more.

Join us as we uncover a hidden, Midwestern gem of an art historical moment!

Source Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i7tUsCpX0rMbqGCaMw8krHS7ZdZX6t6Hzy5kXkcNSKo/edit?usp=sharing

What a crazy year already, Honeys, but we've got you covered.

This week, we tried to balance our in-depth coverage of the wildfires' effects on artists, and art institutions with coverage of new resources becoming available for both, along with a variety of other headlines.

So you can also expect to hear a little about how UC Berkeley recently received $2.6M for a project to counter arts censorship, the discovery of a tomb of a pharaoh’s doctor and ‘magician’, and how an owner's surprising discovery that his artwork was a JMW Turner could lead to six figures at an upcoming auction.

Source Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n5IHc1AuHf5e_41XYzhVPn8IVER2-FKRRGxiLOvFEsM/edit?usp=sharing

Happy winter holidays and happy New Years, Honeys!

We're dropping one last episode this calendar year: a special featuring our favorite animated classics! We'll look at how Rudolph, Frosty, and others came to be, plus take a glance at the broader history of holiday film specials.

Cozy up to your fireplaces, grab a hot cocoa, and let's begin!

Source Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z2yAph2bUpKokQ1qCld4pEZIKXaCocGYSiVpRvd2_kE/edit?usp=sharing

Welcome to the New Year... and welcome back to the Beesness!

After a brief announcement describing the "what" and the "why" of the upcoming changes to our episode release schedule, your host dives right back into the good stuff. Your first hand-curated headlines of 2025 include, but certainly are not limited to: the opposition of a new David Zwirner Gallery deal by a Hilma af Klint descendant, the international appearance of protest and street art referencing Luigi Mangione, the debut of a rare 17th-century painting of Black and white women after an export ban, and new artistic additions to the public domain.

Enjoy the buzz!

Source Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12lZYjKRWucU3UCBgkmb45h3hhTKeMnWkW3v9GMeTT8E/edit?usp=sharing