May 19, 2005
Solo
All Art Radio returns to the air every few years just to see if there is any need for it yet. This time we focus on painting and Manet’s career in particular, including the role of French painting in establishing the very idea of avant-garde art. Manet’s Olympia set the stage for art formula subversion and social taboo breaking that has remained a major impetus in modern art ever since. Meanwhile, modern artists, critics, and commentators debate all the latest spawns of art that shocks and disturbs us today.
3 Hours