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Dialogues: The David Zwirner Podcast

Dialogues: The David Zwirner Podcast

Written by: David Zwirner
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 What we talk about when we talk about art. Exceptional makers and thinkers across art, literature, film, fashion, music, and more come together to talk about what it means to make things today. Art Social Sciences
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  • The Unknown da Vinci

    The Unknown da Vinci
    Feb 4 2026
    Every era has its own version of Leonardo da Vinci, according to art historian Stephen J. Campbell. Campbell joins Helen Molesworth to unpack the 21st century myth of the tech genius that surrounds the Renaissance artist. Stephen J. Campbell is the Henry and Elizabeth Wiesenfeld Professor in the Department of the History of Art at Johns Hopkins University. His books include Andrea Mantegna: Humanist Aesthetics, Faith, and the Force of Images and The Endless Periphery: Toward a Geopolitics of Art in Lorenzo Lotto’s Italy.
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    35 mins
  • How Museums are Funded, and Why They’re Vulnerable

    How Museums are Funded, and Why They’re Vulnerable
    Jan 15 2026
    Last week the Trump administration sharply escalated its impossible demands on the Smithsonian Institution. It's hard not to wonder when, rather than if this administration will come for the rest of our museums. With this in mind, Helen Molesworth invited Jill Medvedow, the former director of the ICA/Boston, for an explainer on how museums are funded, with the hopes of arming listeners with a deeper understanding of how it all works. Jill Medvedow is director emerita at the ICA/Boston and a fellow at the Harvard Divinity School.
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    27 mins
  • The Best Art Exhibitions of 2025

    The Best Art Exhibitions of 2025
    Dec 10 2025
    Helen Molesworth and Steve Locke sort through the many exhibitions of the last year to highlight their favorites, from Jack Whitten at MoMA and Stanley Whitney at the ICA/Boston, to Bo Bartlett and Lisa Yuskavage.
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    30 mins
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