Episodes
Aaaaaaand we are (finally) back. With a gossip packed preview of the 20th year of FRIEZE in the tents in Regents park. Nate and Benjamin catch up on our travels and events over the past two weeks, recent concerning auctions in Hong Kong, real estate transactions on the UES and preview the shows in London. All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support
Published 10/10/23
We are joined by the editor of the influential & essential art market newsletter The Canvas to discuss recent gossip from the upper regions of the art world. Jeremy is well sourced and thoughtful and there are lots of juicy nuggets in this extensive chat. All that AND MORE on the ONLY ART PODCAST. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support
Published 09/24/23
Nate and Benjamin are back and we are eating, looking, gossiping, reading and snarking. All that and MORE on the ONLY ART PODCAST. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support
Published 09/16/23
Oh baby, we back. And we've got you covered with all the news from a busy "back-to-school" week across the artworld. From Seoul to NYC and all points in between we take you to the openings, the parties, the afterparties and always the stories behind the story. All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support
Published 09/10/23
Recorded live, next to a pool and at one of the best cribs in the hamptons nate and benjamin debreif the Ballroom Marfa dinner, artworld news (and gossip) and so much more. You won't want to miss this rare summer edition of Nota Bene. The ONLY art podcast. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support
Published 08/16/23
The boys are back! Nate and Benjamin nibble on an appetizer course of East End happenings, Foundation dinners and NYC meet-ups before FEASTING on the Larry Gagosian Profile in the most recent New Yorker. All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support
Published 07/28/23
And we are back! With an episode recorded live from the eastern end of long island as Nate visits Benjamin as he summers. We discuss the Parish Gala, the hungry FREIZE acquisition machine, and needless summer auctions. All that AND MORE on the ONLY ART PODCAST --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support
Published 07/17/23
In this week's special bonus episode we are joined by our friend, the Los Angeles based artist Jonas Wood. We discuss Jonas' artistic journey with a focus on his drawing practice, a twenty-year retrospective of which opened this week at KARMA in New York. This is a fantastic conversation with one of contemporary art's most important and warm hearted practitioners and one you won't want to miss. All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST. --- Support this podcast:...
Published 06/29/23
At the top of the episode the gents wrap up their weekends and the top stories in art. We are then joined by Eleanor Cayre and Dean Kissick to discuss their show UGLY PAINTING which opened at Nahmad Contemporary last night. This is a wide ranging conversation about the state of painting RIGHT NOW with two fun and intelligent thinkers and you won't want to miss a second of it. All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST. --- Support this podcast:...
Published 06/27/23
First of all Benjamin catches Nate up on everything he missed in Basel last week and the gents go on to discuss the "meh" Pharrell LV show and other delicious and sundry topics. We are then joined by friend and artist Darren Bader to discuss what he does, why he does it and why he is selling off his entire practice. It's an intelligent and wide ranging conversation you won't want to miss. All that AND MORE on the ONLY ART PODCAST! --- Support this podcast:...
Published 06/22/23
We are back in Basel, Baby. Or at least Benjamin is. In Nate's inexplicable absence we are joined by guest host James Schaeffer to help break down all the sales, parties, gossip and MORE. We eat Weisswürste, see art, swim in the Rhine and let you know what everyone is talking about on the terrace of The Three Kings at 1:30 in the morning. All that and SO MUCH MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support
Published 06/15/23
Benjamin and Nate meet up in New York where Nate breaks the devastating news that he will not be in attendance at ArtBasel next week. But they rally to discuss all the happenings in the global art-world before being joined by a very special guest. Meredith Rosen has an eponymous gallery on the Upper East Side of Manhattan where she has been showing some of the most radical and interesting artists imaginable in two charmingly idiosyncratic spaces. Meredith discusses the vision of her her...
Published 06/07/23
From York Avenue to Madison, and all the way out to Brooklyn join Nate and Benjamin for a deep dive into this week’s most intriguing and talked about stories in the art world. All that and more on THE ONLY ART PODCAST! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support
Published 06/03/23
In this technologically truncated episode of the pod Benjamin and Nate discuss hiccups in the art market, the Frieze that was and and AMAZING event. It may be short but my goodness is this episode sweet and we discuss everything you need to know on the ONLY ART PODCAST. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support
Published 05/24/23
After a week of art fairs and exhibition openings we are in the midst of a jumble of auctions and we are behind and IN THE WEEDS. To help us untangle the stories behind the top lots, consignment drama and the state of the market we are joined by our friend, market sage Lock Kresler. All that and much (much) more on THE ONLY ART PODCAST! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support
Published 05/16/23
We are back to discuss all the art world happenings in New York PLUS a dispatch on Berlin Art Weekend from our buddy James Cardoso Schaeffer. All that and MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support
Published 05/04/23
This week Nate and Benjamin report back from exhibits, parties, art fairs and restaurants in New York and Dallas. This is a classic episode documenting the week that was in the world of art. All that AND MORE. on the ONLY ART PODCAST --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support
Published 04/24/23
Nate and Benjamin are in CHICAGO to attend Expo Chicago and to eat a lot of hotdogs. We discuss the fair, boat tours, museums and SO MUCH MORE. We are then joined by the incredible proprietors of CORBETT V. DEMPSEY, John Corbett and Jim Dempsey. These guys are absolute legends - and the conversation covers the founding of the gallery, the Chicago scene, their backgrounds (and continuing interest) in art cinema and music, and great Chicago bar's and restaurants. We also get into how they...
Published 04/14/23
Nate and benjamin are back to discuss fine dining and trade witty bon mots. We are then joined by the queen of art world gossip Wet Paint's Annie Armstrong. All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support
Published 04/08/23
The boys are back. Benjamin and Nate meet up in NYC to discuss The Knicks, AI, Wylie Dufresne's new pizza spot, dinner with an artworld insider and an insane offer from the Independent Art Fair. We are then joined by arts journalist and confection aficionado Andrew Russeth who shares everything we missed at last week's Art Basel Hong Kong. All that and more on THE ONLY ART PODCAST! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support
Published 03/30/23
Nate is back from la-la-land and rubbing shoulders with the A-List.  He tells us all about attending the Party of the Year (TM) and we discuss some recent art and meals back New York way. Of course we have to touch on what museum curator seems to have side hustle in helping patrons....  deaccession works from their collection via the private market.  We are then joined by Sarah Douglas, Editor-in-Chief, ARTnews and Art in America to discuss her life in the arts, the recent history and...
Published 03/17/23
The Gents are back and in person together in the greatest city in the world. Benjamin and Nate report on a very special lunch in New York by St. JOHN sponsored by Drake's - it took Fergus and Co to get Mr. Godsill to Brooklyn. And of course all the gossip from the art world in London, New York, LA, Costa Rica and BEYOND. All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-godsill/support
Published 03/06/23
Nate and Benjamin report on all the events, gossip and art from Frieze Week (LA) 2023 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/benjamin-godsill/support
Published 02/24/23
Join Nate & Benjamin as we download our artword travels in the past week that took them to events in London, New York, Copenhagen and now finally back together in Los Angeles. In the second half we are joined by Frieze America’s director Christine Messineo to discuss all the exciting aspects of the Fair’s new Santa Monica location. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/benjamin-godsill/support
Published 02/14/23
And we are (finally) back. Join Nate and Benjamin through a guided tour of all the openings and dinners in New York last week. We are then joined by one of the most amusing gentleman in the art-world, Ralph DeLuca. Ralph has been an obsessive collector of objects since childhood and is an expert in, and has one of the most significant collections of, vintage movie posters. In recent years Ralph's obsession moved to contemporary art, first as a collector and now as a respected advisor to bold...
Published 01/30/23