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by Heidi Zuckerman
Heidi Zuckerman is a globally recognized voice in contemporary art and a passionate believer in how art can make life more better. On her podcast About Art, she has real, inspiring conversations with people she finds interesting—artists, collectors, creatives, and more—about their lives, their values, and why art matters. It’s about living artfully, seeing differently, and finding joy and connection through art—wherever you are on your art journey.
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- Today59 min
Episode 218: "Nothing We Do Is Quick” - with Gemini G.E.L.
Ann Grinstein and Suzanne Felsen are co-directors and co-owners of Gemini G.E.L., one of the most influential artists’ workshops and publishers in the world.Founded in Los Angeles in 1966 by Stanley Grinstein, Sidney Felsen, and master printer Ken Tyler, Gemini G.E.L. has collaborated with generations of artists including Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Richard Serra, David Hockney, Ellsworth Kelly, and many others, helping expand the possibilities of printmaking, editioned works, and artistic experimentation.In this conversation with Heidi Zuckerman, they discuss collaboration, craftsmanship, innovation, family legacy, risk-taking, and the unique relationships that develop between artists and master printers over decades of working together.They also explore the history of Gemini, the evolution of printmaking, artistic freedom, the role of experimentation, collecting, and what it means to sustain a creative institution for sixty years.A fascinating conversation about process, patience, trust, and the often-unseen collaborations behind some of the most important works of contemporary art.
- 1 weeks ago53 min
Episode 217: Transformational, Not Transactional - with Susan Taylor
This week on About Art, Heidi Zuckerman speaks with Susan Taylor, Director of the New Orleans Museum of Art.Since 2010, Susan has led NOMA through a period of transformation, growth, and institutional reflection, expanding the museum’s engagement with artists, audiences, education, and community while helping shape conversations around what museums can and should be today.In this conversation, they discuss leadership, cultural stewardship, community, resilience, contemporary art, public trust, education, New Orleans, nature, and the evolving role of museums in contemporary society.Together they explore the balance between tradition and innovation, the importance of local culture within global conversations, intergenerational engagement, the relationship between art and public space, and the idea that museums should be transformational rather than transactional.The conversation also touches on Hurricane Katrina, COVID, the NOMA sculpture garden, creative aging, spirit photography, Louisiana landscape painting, and the ways institutions can create spaces for connection, reflection, and belonging.A thoughtful and expansive conversation about museums, leadership, and the role art plays in shaping civic and cultural life.
- 2 weeks ago50 min
Episode 216: “The Knowledge Is Waiting for Us” - with Anna-Maria von Bonsdorff
Anna-Maria is the Director of the Ateneum Art Museum in Helsinki, part of the Finnish National Gallery and one of the leading institutions dedicated to Finnish art from the 19th century to today. Previously the museum’s chief curator, she has organized major international exhibitions and is known for her scholarship on Nordic art, women artists, symbolism, and cultural history.In this conversation, they discuss museums, scholarship, curatorial practice, silence, attention, accessibility, and the evolving role of cultural institutions. Together they explore how art history is shaped, who gets remembered, the importance of networks and mentorship, and the responsibility museums have in creating meaningful dialogue between historical works and contemporary audiences.The conversation also touches on Helen Schjerfbeck, exhibition making, Nordic identity, women artists, esotericism, and the ways art connects knowledge with something more intuitive, emotional, and human.A thoughtful and expansive conversation about art, perception, and cultural memory.
- 3 weeks ago31 min
Episode 215: About Art: Your Questions Answered
This week on About Art, Heidi Zuckerman answers questions submitted by listeners.Together, the questions became a conversation about creativity, collecting, burnout, beauty, confidence, museums, meaning, and how to live a more artful life.Some questions are practical. Some are philosophical. Some are deeply personal.This episode reflects the curiosity, thoughtfulness, and emotional intelligence of the About Art community — and the many ways art shapes how we see, feel, connect, and move through the world.
- 4 weeks ago41 min
Episode 214: Art, Survival, and Choosing Joy - with Hank Willis Thomas
What does it mean to live a meaningful life—and how do we know what truly matters?In this episode of About Art, Heidi Zuckerman is joined by artist Hank Willis Thomas and curator Rujeko Hockley for a deeply personal and expansive conversation about attention, time, and the choices that shape a life.Beginning from a place of reflection—on family, career, illness, and change—they explore how priorities shift over time, what it means to be present, and how we learn to identify what is essential. The conversation moves fluidly between the personal and the universal: parenting, partnership, creative work, and the quiet but profound question of how we want to live.Hank speaks candidly about his recent experience with cancer and how it reshaped his thinking, while Rujeko reflects on turning 40, motherhood, and the evolving balance between ambition and fulfillment.At its core, this is a conversation about perspective—about joy, gratitude, and the possibility of choosing how we move through the world.In this episode, they explore:how life events reshape priorities and perspectivethe relationship between attention and meaningparenting, partnership, and evolving identityart as a reflection of how we livewhy joy may be the most essential form of privilege
- May 5, 202656 min
Episode 213: Art, Healing, and Following the Truth Within - with Jewel
Jewel is a multi-platinum singer-songwriter, poet, and visual artist whose work has reached millions. Over the course of her career, she has continually expanded her creative practice—moving between music, writing, and visual art, with a focus on authenticity, emotional truth, and self-expression.In this conversation, we move beyond any single medium. We talk about what it means to make something honestly—and what happens when you follow that impulse without needing it to make sense.We discuss creativity as a form of inquiry, art as a way of holding and processing experience, and how personal expression can become something shared. We also talk about intuition, storytelling, motherhood, and the role of art as a tool for healing.For Jewel, art began as—and continues to be—something personal, something necessary.This is a conversation about listening closely: to yourself, to your instincts, and to what wants to be made.
- Apr 28, 202654 min
Episode 212: What the Art World Reveals About Us - with James Cahill
What does it mean to write about the art world from the inside?In this episode of About Art, Heidi Zuckerman is joined by writer and critic James Cahill to discuss his novel The Violet Hour and the psychological complexity of the contemporary art world.Drawing on his experience as both an art historian and gallery insider, Cahill reflects on the strange paradox of the art world—where even those at its center can feel on the periphery. The conversation explores how fiction can illuminate what criticism cannot, allowing for a deeper exploration of character, memory, and emotional truth.They discuss the ways art functions in our lives: as an escape, a mirror, and sometimes a veil. Through stories of artists, collectors, and curators, this episode considers how meaning is constructed—and why it often resists clarity. At its core, this is a conversation about ambiguity, perception, and the enduring power of art to hold complexity.About Art is available wherever you listen to podcasts.
- Apr 21, 20261h 1m
Episode 211: Identity, Perception, and the Art World - with Sarah Hoover
What does it mean to be seen—and to see yourself clearly?In this episode of About Art, Heidi Zuckerman speaks with Sarah Hoover about identity, perception, and the space between how we understand ourselves and how others experience us.Their conversation moves fluidly between art and life, exploring visibility, expectation, and the emotional complexity of navigating the art world. Together, they consider what it means to belong, how perception shapes identity, and how moments of reflection can bring clarity.This is a candid and nuanced conversation about the inner life of the art world—and the ways we make meaning within it.
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Heidi Zuckerman is a globally recognized voice in contemporary art and a passionate believer in how art can make life more better. On her podcast About Art, she has real, inspiring conversations with people she finds interesting—artists, collectors, creatives, and more—about their lives, their values, and why art matters. It’s about living artfully, seeing differently, and finding joy and connection through art—wherever you are on your art journey.
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