NOTA BENE: This Week in the Art World

NOTA BENE is the podcast version of a boozy lunch at Sant Ambroeus in which adviser Benjamin Godsill and Vanity Fair art columnist Nate Freeman dish fresh art world gossip from Dimes Square to Mayfair, peel back the curtain on auctions, galleries and fairs—and, critically, tell you where to eat and drink in every museum-stuffed port of call. Plus there’s a special guest each week, and we’ll roast them good regardless of how much clout they carry on the circuit. It’s NOTA BENE. Don’t close the deal until you tune in.
Good insight
11/09/2024
Entertaining podcast. Humorous banter, insight, and updates on the art world and market.
A reminder of how vacuous the art market is
03/04/2024
Just when I wonder whether the art market is centred on over indulged white men who name drop about parties, house visits and what coffee they have ordered within their day of nepotistic socialising, I find confirmation within this podcast that, yep, it is. Thanks for the confirmation and for the motivation to inspire change. Three stars for inspiring motivation to find something other than this.
Most Pointless Podcast to date
10/11/2024
I can tell these 2 enjoy smelling their own farts
Stop Podcasting
08/18/2024
Go away. Die.
Dark
08/16/2024
Really gross, self-satisfied coverage of the art world. Unabashed in its blatant complicity with the ultra-rich. Can’t believe these guys can sleep at night honestly. Like if you have this insider perspective of the hushed happenings within this opaque market/world and have a podcast at least use your position (and Ivy League skillset as a “journalist” NATE) to provide the slightest amount of friction against it. Is it worth it guys? I’m sure being the disposable puppets of billionaires comes with some temporary perks but for Christ’s sake this is bleak boys.
Insufferable
04/24/2024
These are the two most obnoxious humans I’ve ever listened to.
Seemed like a parody
03/19/2024
But then I realized that it wasn’t. Sincere would also be incorrect. Deeply out of touch, asking mostly the wrong questions, and somehow of the year 2002, in very un-joyful ways. Good luck guys!
Hilarious
03/08/2024
Big fan
Listen and despair!
03/06/2024
A must-listen for any artist or collector curious about the self satisfied, soulless, power-worshipping center of the art world. Comes across as parody, but it ain’t.
In bed with art devils
01/14/2023
These hosts have given in to the dark side. The podcast is a brag/bro fest about schmoozing with power. I used to love Nate Freeman’s take on the late Artsy podcast. I can’t believe how gross his coverage of the art world has become. I understand money is the crux of the contemporary art world, but dear lord, could you possibly indulge in the “scene” while holding a smidgen of distance and critical thinking about wealth and class? The rich have eaten Nate alive.
About
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- CreatorBenjamin Godsill & Nate Freeman
- Years Active2021 - 2025
- Episodes177
- RatingExplicit
- Copyright© Benjamin Godsill & Nate Freeman
- Show Website
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