Exhibitionistas: Notes on Art

Joana P. R. Neves, art curator and writer
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Your art wonderment podcast. By art writer and visual arts curator Joana P. R. Neves. Your host takes you on journeys through London exhibitions, forgotten theories, rediscovered texts, and generous guests—be it art experts with an edge or curious non-art experts with spiky questions. Expect varied segments, including the short recurring feature Art Etiquette. Send your questions, and if you have an etiquette suggestion for Joana to explore, she'd love to hear it. Check out Joana's writing on her Substack, Art Thinkosaurus.

  1. 2D AGO

    But Is It Good Art?... With Proust

    🔎 How do we spot a masterpiece? Can we really know if the art we’re looking at is any good? Which is to say, how do we recognize talent? And is pleasure a real indicator of artistic greatness? ⚒️ Are there any identifying tools that may fit the unique shape of a new work of art? Spotting great art may be trickier but more exciting than we think. We look into Proust, specifically into one of the most intriguing narrative lines of In Search of Lost Time (Vol I): the presumed greatness of the famous actress, "La Berma”, inspired by the very real and very famous turn of the century Sarah Bernhardt, whose performance tests the main character’s artistic judgment. We’ll follow his tribulations with aesthetic anxiety, antcipation, experience, enjoyment and appreciation. Are these the steps to artistic paradise? Tune in to find out, and enjoy some beautiful excerpts of this magnificent, detailed, and wordy (in the best sense!) piece of literature. But... is it any good? Read Joana's essays: https://joanaprneves.substack.com/. To know more about our guests and our ideas → ⁠SIGN UP TO THE EXHIBITIONISTAS FILES. https://joanaprneves.substack.com/s/e... you can become a member and support us. Small donations are great! "Buys us a book": https://buymeacoffee.com/exhibitionista Takeaways what is artistic talenthow to identify ithow Proust sees art and its judgementthe subjective power revealed in artstream of consciousnesswhat experience really meansaesthetic experience and experience of lif

    1h 16m

  2. APR 20

    Dark Side of Creativity with Bioy Casares' "The Invention of Morel"

    Is there a dark side to creativity? Might it even be necessary? Are artists visionaries? Or is the future contained in the present, and if so, what will you do about it? As a an art writer and curator, Joana P. R. Neves, the host, steps back from her job, and steps into the questions it stimulates, about art and life, creativity and philosophy. And what better tools to explore the point were art intersects with life than books? In this episode, Joana presents and reads excerpts of this week's chosen book, The Invention of Morel (1940) by Adolfo Bioy Casares, and asks "is there a dark side to creativity?" Read Joana's essays: Art Thinkosaurus. To know more about our guests and our ideas → ⁠SIGN UP TO THE EXHIBITIONISTAS FILES. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://joanaprneves.substack.com/s/exhibitionistas⁠⁠ + you can become a member and support us. Small donations are great! "Buys us a book": ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/exhibitionista⁠⁠. Takeaways genre literature and avant-gardeThe artifice of creativity of Adolfo Bioy Casares's 'The Invention of Morel'The ethical implications of technology and creativityChapters 00:00 The Island of Isolation06:36 The Mysterious Miracle37:28 Introduction to Adolfo Bioy Casares and 'The Invention of Morel'47:50 The Island and Its Inhabitants56:00 Morel's Invention and Its Implications01:04:29 The Narrator's Response and Ethical Considerations01:19:02 The Dark Side of Creativity and Technology01:30:14 The Interconnection of Human Condition and Technology

    1h 5m
  3. Creative Flow with Virginia Woolf

    APR 6

    Creative Flow with Virginia Woolf

    Your host, writer and curator Joana P. R. Neves, challenges you to explore the mystery of a missing paragraph in Virginia Woolf's 'The Mark on the Wall', and its significance for creative pursuits. You're about to dwell on the flow of consciousness as creative flow – the art of mastering and letting go simultaneously. How do we create? How to we get to that special place where we're in control while accepting the randomness of the reactive materials we work with? And what does that say about life? Links, as promised: Explorations of Sex and Self (reference to the Angel in the House): https://joanaprneves.substack.com/p/explorations-of-sex-and-self About being drawn to "minor works": https://joanaprneves.substack.com/p/when-art-says-the-unspeakable Subscribe to the free newsletter (and become a paid member if you can): https://joanaprneves.substack.com/subscribe Buy us a book, support our researches: https://buymeacoffee.com/exhibitionista We're fine-tuning the show in the background, so we're on a hiatus of sorts–but episodes will drop every two weeks, now on Mondays. We've clarified our purpose: we're now Exhibitionistas - Notes on Art, which feels good and more in tune with our vibe. Takeaways Textual discrepancies in literary works can reveal insights into the author's creative process.Favorite texts can deeply influence creativity and self-perception. Better than self-help books? Find out for yourself!The Mark on the Wall by Virginia Woolf explores the balance between creative control and letting go, reflecting the complexities of the artistic process. Chapters 00:00 Unraveling the Mystery11:41 Introduction to the Special Series17:28 Virginia Woolf's Life and Influence32:31 The Angel in the House and Creative Freedom01:01:24 Reading 'The Mark on the Wall'

    51 min
  4. Art Writing versus Speaking About Art - Art Topic

    MAR 6

    Art Writing versus Speaking About Art - Art Topic

    ART TOPIC is is an exploration of a topic through visual arts or vice-versa. Hosted by Joana P. R. Neves, this episode is an experiment in opposing writing to oral communication. It also engages with queer lives at the height of modernism, the notion of genius and its patriarchal tendencies, as well as the intriguing, unique couple of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas. Discover Joana's text "G is for Genius, Grammar and Girl", published on her Substack Art Thinkosaurus. She reads it here as a performance of sorts, with mistakes, reflexions and all, to test voice versus word. What will she discover? Explore Joana's Substack and become a member for the price of a latte: https://joanaprneves.substack.com/ What you get from this episode: How do we write about art? Is talking about art different than writing about it?Is Modernism entangled in Gender issues? How did gender influence modernism and vice-versa? Why were we obsessed with the "genius"? To know more about our guests and our ideas → ⁠SIGN UP TO THE EXHIBITIONISTAS FILES. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://joanaprneves.substack.com/s/exhibitionistas⁠⁠ + you can become a member and support us. → DONATE (give it some time for the donorbox window to charge): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://exhibitionistaspodcast.com/support-us⁠⁠ If you appreciate Exhibitionistas but can only go for a small donation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/exhibitionista⁠⁠ For behind the scenes clips, links to the artists and guests we cover, and visuals of the exhibitions we discuss follow us on Instagram: @exhibitionistas_podcast #visualarts #visualartist #arteducation #joanaprneves #exhibitionistas #exhibitionistaspodcast #arttalk #art #visualartsepisode #visualartspodcast #contemporaryart #talkart #londonexhibitions #londongallery #londonmuseum #bestlondonart #arthistory #arttheory #exhibition #gertrudestein #alicebtoklas #modernism #gender #queerlives #queerart

    1h 3m
  5. Visual Arts and Fiction? Laisul Hoque's book: Babu Bangladesh! N. Atif Choudhury

    FEB 20

    Visual Arts and Fiction? Laisul Hoque's book: Babu Bangladesh! N. Atif Choudhury

    ART BOOK CLUB is a segment where a guest suggests a book which was not written with visual arts in mind and yet is a source of inspiration, guidance and / or creativity for their work. Hosted by Joana P. R. Neves, this episode welcomes visual artist Laisul Hoque. How can a work of fiction influence the work of an artist?Can a visual arts practice be illuminated by storytelling? How can art practices she light on the value and limitations of archives and photographic documentation of the past?To what extent do images convey the truth?Is visual arts the territory where we reckon with our ties with the past, and our emotional needs? Laisul chose: Babu Bangladesh!, written by Numair Atif Choudhury. To know more about our guests → ⁠SIGN UP TO THE EXHIBITIONISTAS FILES. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://joanaprneves.substack.com/s/exhibitionistas⁠ + you can become a member and support us. What you get from this episode: Curating revelations, unexpected curating methods, lessons in community, art philosophies, ethical art questions. If you appreciate Exhibitionistas but can only go for a small donation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/exhibitionista⁠ For behind the scenes clips, links to the artists and guests we cover, and visuals of the exhibitions we discuss follow us on Instagram: @exhibitionistas_podcast 0:00 Intro 04:19 Choosing an artistic career 11:13 Autobiography in visual arts 18:26 Book: Babu Bangladesh! By NUmair Atif Choudhury 20:14 How a book intersects with personal life 22:15 The personal, the politics, the art, the book 28:20 What is Babu Bangladesh! about? 35:14 Family photo archive and visual arts 39:26 Break and call for action 41:43 Speculative fiction as device for truth telling 45:58 Why is Babu Bangladesh! In English? 48:32 Taking ownership of the historical archive? 56:18 StorytellingThe Ground Beneath Me: An artistic exploration of care 01:03:34 Displaced spaces of art 01:10:16 Does art provide answers? 01:21:14 Outro  #visualarts #visualartist #bangladeshiartist #bangladeshart #arteducation #artbookclub #bookclub #bangladeshfiction #numairatifchoudhury #joanaprneves #exhibitionistas #exhibitionistaspodcast #arttalk #art #visualartsepisode #visualartspodcast #contemporaryart #talkart #youngartist #bowarts #nunnerygallery #londonexhibitions #londongallery #londonmuseum #bestlondonart

    1h 22m
  6. Encounters Along The Line Art Trail W/ Sarah Carrington, Visual Arts Curator

    FEB 6

    Encounters Along The Line Art Trail W/ Sarah Carrington, Visual Arts Curator

    You're bound to get an art education with our guest, curator Sarah Carrington! Our art talk with her explores her work as director of the Public Art Trail in East London The Line, as well as the joys of producing visual arts projects and supporting artistic commissions for an urban space full of wildlife and industrial areas, away from the capital's most overcrowded areas. Art Insider is an art discussion segment with fascinating visual arts thinkers and curators who lift the veil on their corner of the field (hosted by Joana P. R. Neves). ​When is an art trail more than a walk from sculpture to sculpture?​And how does a visual arts curator work with artists for a context such as... a city? Hosted by Joana P. R. Neves. Guest: Sarah Carrington, Director of The Line https://the-line.org/ Buy The Line’s fabulous book here: https://buy.stripe.com/dRmdRacbw7Wn3H7gV0c3m0g Donate to The Line here: https://the-line.org/support-us-2/ ✺ Exhibitionistas Files on Substack https://joanaprneves.substack.com/s/exhibitionistas We're allergic to newsletters and passionate about writing. Our episode emails have interesting facts, follow-up thoughts and recommendations. ✤ Our host Joana P. R. Neves is on Substack (Art Thinkosaurus) If you enjoy 1) reading; 2) our topics... you'll love Joana's Substack https://joanaprneves.substack.com Donating allows us to produce more and better: https://exhibitionistaspodcast.com/support-us If a membership is too much, leave us a tip–every donation is a boost! ⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/exhibitionista⁠ Host & Founder Exhibitionistas is hosted by Joana P. R. Neves, a seasoned curator and writer with over 20 years of experience in the contemporary visual art field. She loves demystifying contemporary art by blending art history, theory, and personal reflections to reveal how art can uncover views on today's hottest topics as much as on everlasting existential questions. Instagram: @joanaprneves / @exhibitionistas_podcast For collaborations, text commissions and questions: joana@exhibitionistaspodcast.com #visualarts #arteducation #arttalk #talkart #bestartpodcast #contemporaryart #art trail #publicart #londonpublicart #bestartpodcast #thelinelondon #artinthecity #curator #curatinginterview #curatorinterview

    41 min
  7. Colour in Visual Arts: Eating, Touching, Making & Other Methods

    JAN 23

    Colour in Visual Arts: Eating, Touching, Making & Other Methods

    For some, colour is subjective, for others it's vital. In visual arts, is it a universal idea or a local material? As far as art themes go, this one leads to a world of possibilities. Curator Joana P. R. Neves welcomes María Castro Jímenez, whose Substack page "Pigments, Colours & Other Stories" reveals new pathways into art history, art making and creativity. Perfect for artists, ideal for polymaths, superb for creative souls and idyllic for those who enjoy a mix of prehistory, archeology, chemistry, anthropology and magic. Ultimately, this is the best art podcast to creatively explore creativity... Art Topic is an art discussion segment focusing on the most intriguing art themes, or providing exciting new approaches to classic art themes in visual arts, with art experts, thinkers or curators (hosted by Joana P. R. Neves). Hosted by Joana P. R. Neves Guest: María Castro Jímenez María's Substack: https://mariacj.substack.com PROMO LINK for her PIGMENTS GUIDE (20% discount until 1/2/2026): https://mariacj.substack.com/exhibitionistasdiscount  ✺ Exhibitionistas Files on Substackhttps://joanaprneves.substack.com/s/exhibitionistas We're allergic to newsletters and passionate about writing. ✤ Joana P. R. Neves on Substack (Art Thinkosaurus) If you enjoy 1)reading; 2) our topics... you'll love Joana's Substack https://joanaprneves.substack.com Donating allows us to produce more and better. https://exhibitionistaspodcast.com/support-us If a membership is too much, leave us a tip–every donation is a boost! ⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/exhibitionista⁠ Host & Founder Exhibitionistas is hosted by Joana P. R. Neves, a seasoned curator and writer with over 20 years of experience in the contemporary visual art field. She loves demystifying contemporary art by blending art history, theory, and personal reflections to reveal how art can uncover views on today's hottest topics as much as on everlasting existential questions. Instagram: @joanaprneves / @exhibitionistas_podcast For collaborations, text commissions and inquiries: joana@exhibitionistaspodcast.com 00:00 WELCOME TO OUR COLOUR EPISODE! 00:43 Is colour merely subjective? 02:33 Colour & Line in art academies 05:18 Colours are cultural. Is RED an exception? 01:02:54 BLUE, a favourite. 01:05:29 Book recommendation about colour in art 01:12:23 OUR GOODBYES.... until next time

    1h 13m
  8. Visual Artist Studio Secrets with A. M. Caballero & A. Jabre: MY ART TOOLS

    JAN 9

    Visual Artist Studio Secrets with A. M. Caballero & A. Jabre: MY ART TOOLS

    What if a visual artist’s favourite tool revealed their underlying art themes and intrinsic creative processes? Hosted by Joana P. R. Neves. Guests: Ana María Caballero and Alexandra Jabre. This segment is as much: ​an art education as ​an introduction to art critique, by empowering you ​with art tips ​art techniques we seldom talk about. My Art Tools is a segment associating two art talks where an established visual artist opens their tool box: what is their fetish instrument? An artist life can get as technical as it can be spiritual. In fact, they may be related... But most of all, a visual artist's hand guides you through the passion of following one’s vision, the pleasures of trusting an instinct, and the resilience it takes to work creatively. After all, creative processes are everywhere, for the visual artist as for any problem-solving situation, with an added philosophical twist. Our two guests also discuss what it takes to embark on a creative life, what it takes to create poetry, sculpture, and more. What sacrifices do you make, what path do you take, and what kind of healing does art bring? Subscribe to Exhibitionistas Files Episode E-Letter Exhibitionistas Files on Substack: https://joanaprneves.substack.com/s/e... Joana P. R. Neves on Substack https://joanaprneves.substack.com Compensate the work. If a membership is too much, leave us a tip. https://buymeacoffee.com/exhibitionista For more flexible donations:https://exhibitionistaspodcast.com/su... Host & Founder Exhibitionistas is hosted by Joana P. R. Neves, a seasoned curator and writer with over 20 years of experience in the contemporary visual art field. She loves demystifying contemporary art by blending art history, theory, and personal reflections to reveal how art can uncover views on today's hottest topics as much as on everlasting existential questions. For collaborations, text commissions and inquiries: joana@exhibitionistaspodcast.com #arteducation #contemporaryart #artistlife #femaleartist #greatartists #contemporaryartist #artiststudio #artistinterview #artisttalk #greatwomenartists #visualartists #arttalk

    42 min
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Your art wonderment podcast. By art writer and visual arts curator Joana P. R. Neves. Your host takes you on journeys through London exhibitions, forgotten theories, rediscovered texts, and generous guests—be it art experts with an edge or curious non-art experts with spiky questions. Expect varied segments, including the short recurring feature Art Etiquette. Send your questions, and if you have an etiquette suggestion for Joana to explore, she'd love to hear it. Check out Joana's writing on her Substack, Art Thinkosaurus.

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  • Creator
    Joana P. R. Neves, art curator and writer
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    54
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 Joana P. R. Neves, art curator and writer
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    Exhibitionistas: Notes on Art

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