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The Art History Babes

Memento Mori

The Art History Babes

Recorded History Podcast Network

Society & Culture, Visual Arts, History, Education, Arts

4.4852 Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2020

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

There's nothing spookier than thinking about the inevitability of death! The Babes examine reminders of death present in a wide range of art from Dutch vanitas symbolism, to the sugar skulls of Dia de los Muertos, to the formaldehyde-soaked works of Damien Hirst. Life is short, art is long my friends. (Originally Released: October 25th, 2016)/ Patreon: www.patreon.com/arthistorybabes Order the Honest Art Dictionary: https://www.arthistorybabes.com/get-our-book AHB merch: https://www.arthistorybabes.com/merchandise AHB YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheArtHistoryBabes Website: www.arthistorybabes.com ig: @arthistorybabespodcast Email: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hey, Art History Babes listeners, it's Nat here.

1:04.4

Just wanted to introduce this reboot.

1:07.9

It is officially spooky season, so we are re-releasing all of your favorite spooky content

1:13.7

for your listening to pleasure, cleaned up, tightened up versions. Important to note that

1:20.2

this episode was recorded originally in 2016. So it is, you know, not a representation of 2020. I say that because in this episode,

1:33.3

I talk about artist Damien Hurst and a work of his that was really influential for me

1:40.1

when I was younger. Now, Damien Hurst just put out an exhibition with some really insensitive,

1:49.7

with at least one very insensitive object that I do not believe he has the right to use in his art.

1:56.1

You know, that is up to your own opinion, but I just wanted to remind you guys that this is 2016, Natalie,

2:03.2

talking about Damien Hearst, and it's good to pay attention and stay critical and you're

2:09.6

allowed to change your mind and someone can go from being your problematic fave to just plain

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