19 episodes
Death of an Artist Pushkin
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4.5 • 708 Ratings
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You’ve heard of Jackson Pollock but you may have never heard of Lee Krasner. Krasner was an artist, Pollock’s wife, and the woman who made him famous. She also changed everything about the landscape of modern art. This is a story about love, power, alcoholism and an ill-timed death. Hosted by curator, author, and broadcaster Katy Hessel, this 6-episode series, offers an inside look into two of the greatest artists of the 20th century, and how their vision impacts ours.
And listen back to season one, where host Helen Molesworth revisits the artist Ana Mendieta’s death and the trial that followed– interrogating both the silence and the protest that have accompanied her story ever since.
Death of an Artist Season 1 is a co-production between Pushkin Industries, Somethin’ Else, and Sony Music Entertainment.
Death of an Artist Season 2 is a co-production between Pushkin Industries and Samizdat Audio.
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Pushkin Goes to the Olympics
Legends are made at the Olympics and this summer shows across the Pushkin network are bringing their unique takes to Olympic stories. This special episode includes excerpts from a few: a Cautionary Tale about underestimating female marathoners, a Jesse Owens story from Revisionist History’s series on Hitler’s Olympics, and—from What’s Your Problem—the new technology that’s helping Olympic athletes get stronger.
Check out other show feeds as well, the Happiness Lab and A Slight Change of Plans are also going to the Games.
Sylvia Blemker of Springbok Analytics on What’s Your Problem
The Women Who Broke the Marathon Taboo on Cautionary Tales
Hitler’s Olympics from Revisionist History
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Episode 1: Crash
1956. Paris. An artist named Lee Krasner learns that her husband is dead.
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Episode 2: Inner Rhythm
1936. Brooklyn. A young Lee Krasner leaves home and starts to create a kind of art America has never seen before.
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Episode 3: The Collector
1942. Midtown. Peggy Guggenheim arrives, opens a gallery and gives hungry artists hope.
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Episode 4: Jackson Pollock Inc.
1945. East Hampton. Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock start a new life in a farmhouse 100 miles east of New York City.
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Episode 5: The Kiss of Death
1955. Upper West Side. Jackson Pollock seeks help from a psychotherapist practicing controversial methods.
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Customer Reviews
Excellent storytelling
Brings her life and times and places alive. I’m captivated. A gem to share 💎
Editing is your friend
Interesting, memorable core story (Pollock's career is thanks to the infinitely more talented Lee Krasner, overlooked by the art world even to this day-as many women artists were and still are- and thank you Katy Hessel for focusing on them!) but these 6 episodes are weighed down by over telling, a few bits have terrible writing, overly long previews, recapping and generally over extended fake drama. Addition of ads is understandable if you want financial backing but that also adds more dross to wade through. Would like to hear tight, edited down versions, whittled down to 4 max, making it easier to share with young family members and friends who'd benefit from great art/artist history lessons.
Good but so many ads
I like this series but gosh there are a lot of ads.