By The Way: A Contemporary Art News Podcast

The Virtual Art World

Daniel Birnbaum, Director of Moderna Museet in Stockholm leaves to join the virtual reality company Acute Art based in London. Eric and Ando discuss the future of VR tech

All About My Selfie (Rebroadcast)

It finally has come to Eric and Ando talking about Instagram. Take about 5 minutes to watch the video clip in the links below to get a better understanding of what we are

Anish Kapoor Vs. The NRA

Recently, the artist Anish Kapoor filed a lawsuit against the NRA over the use of one of his most famous work in a recruitment campaign. For our longtime listeners, I thi

"52 & They Art All Against You"

Back with a vengeance is By The Way with episode #13 "52 & They Art All Against You".  On this episode listen to Eric Wall and Ando discuss what may become the largest US

By The Way Mini-episode - Returned, Removed, and Yippee Ki Yay MotherFucker

We follow up on a few stories in this By The Way Mini-episode titled Returned, Removed, and Yippee Ki Yay MotherFucker.    The first topic is a follow up from BTW #1 -

"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark"

By The Way: A Contemporary Art News Podcast is back with episode #12 "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark" Join Eric Wall and Ando again as they discuss the bas

By The Way Mini-episode - Postmasters Gallery NYC

      On this Mini-episode of By The Way: A Contemporary Art News Podcast Eric talks about Postmasters Gallery NYC and their recent Patreon campaign strategy. He ha

Los Angeles and Shrinkage In The Art Market with Guest Jenny Danielsson

By The Way, welcomes guest Jenny Danielsson from the Danielsson & Carlson podcast. Jenny shares the news about the recent firing of Helen Molesworth at Los Angeles' Mus

BTW Mini-episode #1 Announcement

News from the art world does not stop when we are unable to bring it to you on By The Way: A Contemporary Art News Podcast. Many of the stories that we discuss on BTW con

Should Thomas Kinkade Paint Trump's National Portrait?

It's episode 10! Barack and Michelle Obama's National Portraits were revealed and the gossipy side of the internet was a buzz. On this episode, Ando and Eric discuss th

What Do Bhutan, France, and Iran All Have In Common?

Eric and Ando take a trip around the world in this episode. Iranian contemporary art gallerist is facing a jail time, corporal punishment, and confiscation of their asset

Pussy, Drugs, and Jeff Koons

Today Eric and Ando blaze through 4 topics. Pussy Riot seeks asylum in Sweden, and the Guggenheim offers Donald Trump a golden toilet by Maurizio Cattelan. Topics become

So Baroque That You Have No Monet

Is the Contemporary art world growing or shrinking? Are there more or less opportunities for artists today than in past decades? What is the future gallery model? In this

A da Vinci & the Flaming Bag of Dog Poop

How could we not talk about this most recent Christie's contemporary art auction? The record breaking painting "by" Leonardo da Vinci titled Salvator Mundi sold for $450,

All About My Selfie

It finally has come to Eric and Ando talking about Instagram. Take about 5 minutes to watch the video clip in the links below to get a better understanding of what we are

Theater of the Protest

Pressure from outside the art world, threats of violence, and an online petition nearing a million people have compelled the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York to r

Money

Well dOCUMENTA happened to pop up again in the news for this episode. Ando actually heard about this story too!   One of the most prestigious art exhibitions, dOCUMENTA (

Death

A bit of change up on this episode of By The Way, as Eric and Ando talk about Sam Durant's sculpture titled Scaffold. Originally created by Sam Durant for dOCUMENTA (13)

Thievery

On the inaugural episode of By The Way Eric presents Ando with 2 news stories. The first story is about the craft store giant Hobby Lobby smuggling Middle Eastern artifac