Death of an Artist - Podcast Rankings and reviews

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.

Season 1 was phenomenal and I was so excited to see that there was a season 2 especially seen as it was dedicated to the influence of Lee Krasner. I’m at the last episode I just have to say that it really is disappointing. The production is not great, it all feels very generic and does not do Lee much justice. The episodes are so short, the music feels like it came out of a list of stock tracks, and the narrator sounds very AI-esque. Robotic almost. I feel bad about leaving such a harsh review but I suppose it’s because I care so deeply about the story and potential of this show…
You’re better off just listening to Ninth Street Women on Audible.

Helen Molesworth is the perfect narrator for this true story. She is also considerate and defines all the art “lingo”. Thank you for making this podcast to tell Ana Mandieta’s story and what it means in the larger picture.

Brings her life and times and places alive. I’m captivated. A gem to share 💎

What a garbage approach to telling a story. A third of the running time is advertising, then add in the preview bits of what you’re about to hear later, and the recapping of where you left off last episode. The actual content of this entire season could have been cut into a single 45min standalone episode. I’ve never heard this high of a ratio of advertising to content in any podcast in the entire history of the medium. I was excited to hear about Lee Krasner but disappointed with the experience at hand.

A murder mystery set within a substantive analysis of art world dynamics. Be prepared to go for a paid subscription because the frequent, loud, and intrusive ads will annoy the heck out if you and detract from an otherwise high quality experience.