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ArtCurious Podcast

Episode #48: Shock Art: Eakins' The Gross Clinic (Season 5, Episode 2)

ArtCurious Podcast

ArtCurious

Arts, History, Visual Arts

4.8847 Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2019

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Works that we take for granted today as masterpieces, or as epitomes of the finest of fine art, could also have been considered ugly, of poor quality, or just bad when they were first made. With the passage of time comes a calm and an acceptance. But that doesn’t change the fact that there are many works peppered throughout art history that were straight-up shocking to the public when they were first presented decades, or even hundreds of years ago. Today's work of "shock art:" Eakins' The Gross Clinic Please  SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts! Twitter / Facebook/ Instagram   SPONSORS The Great Courses AllModern (use promo code ARTCURIOUS for 10% off your first purchase) Soraa Radiant (use promo code ARTCURIOUS for 15% any purchase over $50) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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please visit Anchorlightrolly.com. I've mentioned a few times before on this podcast that I sometimes

0:47.9

like the weird and funky side of things, and that really holds true for me when it comes to art history.

0:53.7

I mean, come on. There's a reason I call

0:55.9

this show Art Curious and not something else like Art Beautiful or whatever. And that was the

1:01.3

whole inspiration for these past two seasons, to look at works of art that are strange or shocking

1:06.8

or terrifying. But I've got to admit that this fascination for me really only holds true in a

1:12.6

format like painting or sculpture. Because if you're showing me something in real life, like a photo

1:17.7

of something disastrous or a video of a medical procedure, most of the time I'm out. It's not for

1:23.4

me. I'm not totally squeamish. It's just not my thing. But if you put it on canvas,

1:29.9

I want to know more, more, more. That's odd, right?

1:40.9

Some people think that visual art is dry, boring, lifeless.

1:46.0

But the stories behind of those paintings, sculptures, drawings, and photographs are

1:51.0

weirder, crazier, or more fun than you can imagine.

1:55.0

Today, by popular demand, we are continuing our Season 5 exploration of shock art,

2:00.0

where we will be dissecting single works

2:01.7

of art that shook their contemporary worlds, covering another painting that caused waves.

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