The Art History Babes
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The Art History Babes
~life is short, art is long~ Corrie, Nat, Ginny, & Jen discuss all things visual culture *Regular episodes: hanging out, talking about art - kind of like a college seminar and house party combined. *Art History Babe Briefs (Art History BBs) : quick art history facts minus the expletives. *Hot Takes:...
Recent Episodes
189 episodesMexican Folk Art
We recap our trip to Mexico (thx again everyone for joining us and making this trip magic) and do a deep dive on some traditional Mexican Folk Art (El...
Hellmouths: Hungry Bois of Hades
Jen and Corrie are talking hungry bois! Judgement, hellfire, hybrid alligator/lion/hippos, the primal fear of being eaten - all this and more in this...
Virtual Realism Artist Talks: Deborah Root
For our final Virtual Realism episode, Ginny and Jen talk with another artist featured in the exhibition–Deborah Root. Deborah is a visual artist, cul...
The History of Toys (or Why Do We Love a Little Guy?)
Jen, Ginny, Nat, & Corrie take a tour through the colossal of history toys, asking the age-old question, why do we love a little guy?
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Virtual Realism Artist Talks: JP Morrison Lans & Nicci Arnold
JP (Josephine) Morrison Lans and Nicci Arnold join Nat and Zach to discuss their work in the online exhibition Virtual Realism. Topics include parenth...
Art History Babes c. 2022
a new episode/new year/new approach. corrie and nat share some interesting art experiences from the past six months and catch you all up on the state...
Zombies, Vampires, Aliens... oh my
Jen, Ginny & Nat gather to bring you this special, spooky season episode. The babes cover classic monsters and get a little silly in honor of Hallowee...
Virtual Realism Artist Talks: Connor Czora and Anna Rotty
Our next episode for the Art History Babes’ upcoming collaborative, online art show with National Monument Press: Virtual Realism features artists Con...
Virtual Realism Artist Talks: Morgane Clément-Gagnon and Jillian Abir MacMaster
This episode features two artists from the Art History Babes’ upcoming collaborative, online art show with National Monument Press: Virtual Realism. T...
AHB Classic: Bad Boys of the Baroque
Originally Released April 2016. Love them or hate them you can't deny the intrigue of bad boys. This week's episode discusses the artistic and persona...
Bad Bitches of the Baroque
Corrie, Nat, Ginny, & Jen feature three baddies of the Baroque: Judith Leyster, Elisabetta Sirani, and Rachel Ruysch. From Judy's eel-wielding Dutch c...
Mexico with the Art History Babes
Travel to Mexico City & Oaxaca with the Art History Babes
May 29th - June 4th 2022
Get all the details and book your trip: https://trovat...
Being Inspired vs. Copying
cor and nat attempt to break down the difference between being inspired by another person's art and outright copying. conversation includes situations...
AHB Classic: Stonehenge: Monumental Megalithic Mystery
Corrie and Nat discuss the famously mysterious, Stonehenge. This Prehistoric structure is both a monument and an earthwork. It is shrouded in mystery...
Journeys in Art and Life with Cork Marcheschi
Corrie and Nat are joined by artist, musician, and all around fascinating human, Cork Marcheschi. Cork shares many valuable insights for artists, as w...
Remedios Varo
Cor, Nat, Gin, & Jen take a journey through the life and work of Surrealist artist, Remedios Varo. From casting spells with her lady friends, to sexy...
Virtual Realism #3: Interview with Graphic Designer and Little Blue Alien Paul Kreizenbeck
Check out Paul's amazing work on his website and Instagram. Get in on the fun with Hold Space for My Tribe to see Paul as a little blue alien.
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Erotic Art
Art and sex - it's a topic as expansive as the seas. Corrie, Nat, Ginny, & Jen ponder the precarious line between erotic art and pornography, [enthusi...
Virtual Realism Update: Artwork submission deadline extended
We want to see your submission! Submit by or before May 1st. Virtual Realism: an online exhibition produced in partnership between the Art History Bab...
Art History BB: Ambum Stone
Nat, Corrie, and Ginny discuss the Ambum Stone from the island of New Guinea. Created around 1500 BCE, it’s become well known for its incredible detai...
Social Media Criticism & Searching for the Worst in Creators
Corrie & Nat talk through a few case studies of contemporary artists being judged harshly on the gram and discuss public shaming, taking responsibilit...
Virtual Realism #2: Interview with Artist and Curator Kristin Hough
Check out Kristin's dope paintings and projects on her website. Visit Kristin, Katie Holden and Julian Tan's curatorial project Outback Art House.
Introducing: Virtual Realism
Introducing Virtual Realism: an online exhibition produced in partnership between the Art History Babes and Zach Clark of National Monument Press. Att...
AHB Classic: The Guerrilla Girls
"The history of art is the history of power." This week's episode examines the feminist activist artist collective, Guerrilla Girls and their creative...
Hostile Architecture
Like all forms design, the designing of public spaces is done with careful attention and specific intention. Hostile architecture is a form of public...
Hot Takes: Drunk History
An homage to an AHB fave and big-time inspiration, Drunk History. All 4 babes countdown their favorite episodes of the show that changed the game for...
Art History BB: The Sublime
The Sublime - it's more than just an ska punk band from the 1990s. Join the Babes for an introduction to some basic ideas surrounding the densely phil...
Mind Your Mannerism
The AHB make a valiant attempt at explaining the late renaissance art style that evades definition, Mannerism. We got long necks, day glo color scheme...
AHB Classic: Smashin' & Slashin' : The Art of Iconoclasm
Religious belief, political dissent, a desire to "warm up a cold painting". All of these are given motives for destroying artwork. Join the Babes as t...
Holiday Kitsch
The AHB are together for some annual holiday magic! Let's deconstruct every element of holiday kitsch you can imagine: psychedelic Christmas lights, v...
Holiday Spooky Corner: Krampus
A festive spooky corner revival! Corrie is joined by spooky Brian Muldoon to discuss the lore surrounding St. Nick's dark servant, Krampus. We take a...
She Votes with Bridget Quinn
Ginny chats with the amazing Bridget Quinn: art historian and author of Broad Strokes: 15 Women Who Made Art and Made History (In That Order) (2017) a...
Art History BB: Malagan Masks
Today's episode of the Art History BB AP Art History series focuses on the Malagan ritual masks of Papua New Guinea. Corrie and Nat discuss the creati...
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Four Horseman aka the harbingers of the biblical apocalypse. Over time, imagery of these four riders has reflected rich and varied interpretation...
Death Portraiture
Victorian era death portraits are an infamously creepy, yet beautiful means of memorializing the deceased. Join the Babes in a discussion of this arti...
Art and Murder (& Wine) Part 2
Happy Halloween! In part two of the 2018 Halloween special, Jen talks John Wayne Gacy, his creepy clown paintings, and the rise of murderabilia and Co...
Art and Murder (& Wine) Part 1
It is the AHB's favorite time of year and that means it's time for another spooky episode! In part one of a two parter on art and murder, the Babes di...
Memento Mori
There's nothing spookier than thinking about the inevitability of death! The Babes examine reminders of death present in a wide range of art from Dutc...
Talking ‘The Honest Art Dictionary’
The babes gather via zoom to talk about our recently released book: The Honest Art Dictionary: A Jovial Trip Through Art Jargon. Basically, we wrote o...
More Haunted Art with Happy Harvest Horror Show
Crossover Episode! Ginny, Nat, Corrie, and Brian join forces on a full moon to discuss a hodgepodge of various haunted/cursed works of art: stolen art...