About Art
Podcast

About Art

Heidi Zuckerman

237 episodes

Arts

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.

What this show covers

art criticismbeauty and tastelooking and judgmentretirementRoberta Smith

What listeners will find here

Roberta Smith on looking harder, judging honestly, and letting art change your mind
Art criticism takes center stage as Heidi Zuckerman talks with Roberta Smith in an extended, wide-ranging conversation about judgment, beauty, pleasure, and a life spent looking at art. It also opens into retirement, marriage, public writing, and the challenge of staying open to surprise.

Episodes

Episode 238: You Have to Be Willing to Be Betrayed by Your Own Taste | Roberta Smith | About Art Special
Episode 238: You Have to Be Willing to Be Betrayed by Your Own Taste | Roberta Smith | About Art Special
3 Nov 2026 · 1h 29m
Episode 237: The Life That We Create | Hunter Biden
Episode 237: The Life That We Create | Hunter Biden
27 Oct 2026 · 41 min
Episode 236: Nature Is Their AI | Refik Anadol
Episode 236: Nature Is Their AI | Refik Anadol
20 Oct 2026 · 52 min
Episode 235: Weird and Wonderful | Ryan Stanier
Episode 235: Weird and Wonderful | Ryan Stanier
13 Oct 2026 · 53 min
Episode 234: How Do You Learn to Love? | Rashid Johnson
Episode 234: How Do You Learn to Love? | Rashid Johnson
6 Oct 2026 · 1h 2m
Episode 233: Something Will Be Revealed | Chloë Catán
Episode 233: Something Will Be Revealed | Chloë Catán
29 Sept 2026 · 56 min
Episode 232: I Just Wanted to Paint Something Beautiful | Danielle McKinney
Episode 232: I Just Wanted to Paint Something Beautiful | Danielle McKinney
22 Sept 2026 · 37 min
Episode 231: It's More Than Just Art | Zanele Muholi
Episode 231: It's More Than Just Art | Zanele Muholi
15 Sept 2026 · 1h 1m
Episode 230: The Invisible World | Mariko Mori
Episode 230: The Invisible World | Mariko Mori
8 Sept 2026 · 45 min
Episode 229: We Are Here | Lita Albuquerque
Episode 229: We Are Here | Lita Albuquerque
1 Sept 2026 · 1h 0m
Episode 228: Art Is a Receipt of Human Experience | Patrick Martinez
Episode 228: Art Is a Receipt of Human Experience | Patrick Martinez
25 Aug 2026 · 53 min
Episode 227: A Future Good Ancestor | Ronald Rael
Episode 227: A Future Good Ancestor | Ronald Rael
18 Aug 2026 · 51 min
Episode 226: The Seriousness of Joy | Lily van der Stokker
Episode 226: The Seriousness of Joy | Lily van der Stokker
11 Aug 2026 · 52 min
Episode 225: Food Should Be Joyful | Sabrina Rudin
Episode 225: Food Should Be Joyful | Sabrina Rudin
4 Aug 2026 · 55 min
Episode 224: Curiosity Is an Expression of Freedom | Tavares Strachan
Episode 224: Curiosity Is an Expression of Freedom | Tavares Strachan
28 Jul 2026 · 46 min
Episode 223: Art Raises the Questions, Not the Answers | Bart van der Heide
Episode 223: Art Raises the Questions, Not the Answers | Bart van der Heide
21 Jul 2026 · 43 min
Episode 222: Art Actively Gives Meaning to the Toil of Existence | Lisa Edelstein & Robert Russell
Episode 222: Art Actively Gives Meaning to the Toil of Existence | Lisa Edelstein & Robert Russell
14 Jul 2026 · 54 min
Episode 221: Who Protects an Artist’s Legacy? | Daisy Murray Holman
Episode 221: Who Protects an Artist’s Legacy? | Daisy Murray Holman
7 Jul 2026 · 51 min
Episode 220: Within My Language in These Paintings, There's a Lifetime to Work Out - with Jennifer Guidi
Episode 220: Within My Language in These Paintings, There's a Lifetime to Work Out - with Jennifer Guidi
30 Jun 2026 · 53 min
Episode 219: Art Changes Everything - with Diane Brown, RxArt Founder
Episode 219: Art Changes Everything - with Diane Brown, RxArt Founder
23 Jun 2026 · 49 min
Episode 218: "Nothing We Do Is Quick” - with Gemini G.E.L.
Episode 218: "Nothing We Do Is Quick” - with Gemini G.E.L.
16 Jun 2026 · 59 min
Episode 217: Transformational, Not Transactional - with Susan Taylor
Episode 217: Transformational, Not Transactional - with Susan Taylor
9 Jun 2026 · 53 min
Episode 216: “The Knowledge Is Waiting for Us” - with Anna-Maria von Bonsdorff
Episode 216: “The Knowledge Is Waiting for Us” - with Anna-Maria von Bonsdorff
2 Jun 2026 · 50 min
Episode 215: About Art: Your Questions Answered
Episode 215: About Art: Your Questions Answered
26 May 2026 · 31 min
Episode 214: Art, Survival, and Choosing Joy - with Hank Willis Thomas
Episode 214: Art, Survival, and Choosing Joy - with Hank Willis Thomas
19 May 2026 · 41 min
Episode 213: Art, Healing, and Following the Truth Within - with Jewel
Episode 213: Art, Healing, and Following the Truth Within - with Jewel
5 May 2026 · 56 min
Episode 212: What the Art World Reveals About Us - with James Cahill
Episode 212: What the Art World Reveals About Us - with James Cahill
28 Apr 2026 · 54 min
Episode 211: Identity, Perception, and the Art World - with Sarah Hoover
Episode 211: Identity, Perception, and the Art World - with Sarah Hoover
21 Apr 2026 · 1h 1m
Episode 210: Why Design Belongs to Everyone - with Ben Uyeda
Episode 210: Why Design Belongs to Everyone - with Ben Uyeda
14 Apr 2026 · 1h 1m
Episode 209: The Public Makes the Work Better - with Jeremy Deller
Episode 209: The Public Makes the Work Better - with Jeremy Deller
7 Apr 2026 · 55 min
Episode 208: Feminism, Power, and Why Not All Art Matters - with Judy Chicago
Episode 208: Feminism, Power, and Why Not All Art Matters - with Judy Chicago
31 Mar 2026 · 47 min
Episode 207: Listening to Art - with Tamar Avishai
Episode 207: Listening to Art - with Tamar Avishai
24 Mar 2026 · 50 min
Episode 206: Buildings Are Not Neutral: How Cultural Spaces Shape Our Lives - with David van der Leer
Episode 206: Buildings Are Not Neutral: How Cultural Spaces Shape Our Lives - with David van der Leer
17 Mar 2026 · 56 min
Episode 205: Monuments to Memory - with Molly Gochman
Episode 205: Monuments to Memory - with Molly Gochman
10 Mar 2026 · 1h 3m
Episode 204: Unseen Power of Art to Build Community and Cultivate Civility Today - with Leslie Jackson Chihuly
Episode 204: Unseen Power of Art to Build Community and Cultivate Civility Today - with Leslie Jackson Chihuly
3 Mar 2026 · 1h 2m
Episode 203: Great Art Explained and Making Art Accessible - with James Payne
Episode 203: Great Art Explained and Making Art Accessible - with James Payne
24 Feb 2026 · 57 min
Episode 202: Why Film Matters: How Elisa Nuyten Is Rewriting the Rules of Art Philanthropy
Episode 202: Why Film Matters: How Elisa Nuyten Is Rewriting the Rules of Art Philanthropy
17 Feb 2026 · 1h 2m
Episode 201: How Pacsun Stays Relevant: Brieane Olson on Gen Z, Culture, and Purpose
Episode 201: How Pacsun Stays Relevant: Brieane Olson on Gen Z, Culture, and Purpose
10 Feb 2026 · 1h 2m
Episode 200: Building Hope: Art and Activism - with Mike Zuckerman
Episode 200: Building Hope: Art and Activism - with Mike Zuckerman
3 Feb 2026 · 58 min
Episode 199: The Art of Reinvention - with Lora Jakobsen
Episode 199: The Art of Reinvention - with Lora Jakobsen
27 Jan 2026 · 1h 3m
Episode 198: Art makes us feel less alone— with Josh Zuckerman
Episode 198: Art makes us feel less alone— with Josh Zuckerman
20 Jan 2026 · 55 min
Episode 197: Art Gives Comfort - with Joel Lubin
Episode 197: Art Gives Comfort - with Joel Lubin
13 Jan 2026 · 1h 0m
Episode 196: Art is Life - with Derek Fordjour
Episode 196: Art is Life - with Derek Fordjour
6 Jan 2026 · 54 min
Episode 195: What It Means to Paint a Life — with Katherine Bradford
Episode 195: What It Means to Paint a Life — with Katherine Bradford
30 Dec 2025 · 53 min
Episode 194: How Cultural Ecosystems Shape the Future of Art — with Tokini Peterside-Schwebig
Episode 194: How Cultural Ecosystems Shape the Future of Art — with Tokini Peterside-Schwebig
23 Dec 2025 · 52 min
Episode 193: How Fashion Becomes Resistance — with Carla Fernández
Episode 193: How Fashion Becomes Resistance — with Carla Fernández
16 Dec 2025 · 1h 0m
192. Aindrea Emelife
192. Aindrea Emelife
9 Dec 2025 · 50 min
191. Kami Gahiga
191. Kami Gahiga
2 Dec 2025 · 51 min
190. Spencer Lewis
190. Spencer Lewis
25 Nov 2025 · 57 min
189. Alia Al-Senussi
189. Alia Al-Senussi
18 Nov 2025 · 54 min

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