Baroque B*tches - An Art History Gossip Podcast

Katsushika Hokusai: This Old Man MAD About ART!

いらっしゃいませ, Irasshaimase, WELCOME to our HOKUSAI epic-sode! We FUCKING LOVE this guy and are so excited to share his life story with YOU ALL. Our most beloved friends and listeners. This one has it all... ghost stories, fellatio performing squid, and more! Come join us as we go through the long life of our dear Hokusai. There will be sake, there will be badly pronounced Japanese words, and there will be SYPHILIS! As always with love...The Baroque B*tches***DISCLAIMER*** This episode does contain stories of violence. Please be mindful when and where and with whom you listen, and please if these themes are at all triggering for you skip this one, take care of yourself, and know that we LOVE YOU! <3

Diego Velazquez: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Ooooooo welcome to another week of juicy hot goss about your fav high brow art. Come join us as we get into all the low brow happenings behind this famous high brow court painter! There are a lot of petty b*tches in this episode, and we are HERE FOR IT! Come find out what Kendrick Lamar and Diego Valazquez have in common, why Quentin Tarantino is the Person at the Party, and all about what not to do when it comes to breeding! Why? BECAUSE IT'S SO MUCH FUN JAN! 
As always, with love...
The Baroque BB's

Leonardo Da Vinci: The Blood, the Bodies, and the Beauty!

Well, well, well... we FINALLY made it around to this old guy... What better way to celebrate PRIDE than with shouting from the rooftops, I'M LEONARDO DA VINCI AND I LOVE DRAWING WIENERS!!!!.... well okay so that never happened... the shouting part. The wiener drawings totally happened and like... a lot. 
Anyway come join us as we get into the tea on this steeping hot gossipy Aries. 
We love you all and thank you for joining us and for the support! 
Xoxo,
The Baroque BB's
DISCLAIMER: This one does include stories of violent nature as well as stories of suicide. If these themes are at all triggering for you, please proceed with caution and know that we love you. <3

Ana Mendieta Part Two ft. Evelyn Bird: What's All This Shit Doing on the Ground? A MURDER, not a mystery... and also FUCK CARL ANDRE!

Welcome back to another week going through the life of our beloved Ana. Gone too soon at the hands of a total asshole, and we are here to put the rumors to rest with the TRUTH that everyone already knew... join us as we confuse Michigan and Massachusetts, quote Lonely Island, and have an all around good time with our good friend, art conservator extraordinaire... Evelyn Bird! 
We love you!
Xoxo,
The Baroque B's
DISCLAIMER: This episode contains discussion of violence, suicide, and domestic abuse. Please be mindful of who can hear when listening and if these themes are at all triggering for you. We love you.  

Ana Mendieta Part One: Love, The Earth, and THE TRUTH!

Okay, Baroque BB's... this one is intense. I never thought I could love earth art so much until maybe now. Come join us as we get into why we HATE the Spiral Jetty, what is earth art, and how the hell you are supposed to look at this stuff! We will get into it all as we honor the interesting and impactful work of Ana Mendieta... sans murder for part 1. 
Disclaimer: This episode does have stories of violence. The work in itself is violent, involves sexual assault, rape, and violence against women and marginalized groups. Please skip this one if these themes are at all triggering for you and know that, we love you! 
XOXO,
The Baroque B's

Marcel Duchamp: SORRY YOU DON'T GET IT!

OOOOOoooo boy! This alt guy gives AVANT GARDE a whole new meaning! Come get weird with it as we dive into the WEIRD BRAIN of good old Marcy... or was he weird? Or maybe was he just a normal dude? You decide and let us know! We're all ears. 
Thanks for listening. We love you!
Xoxo,
The Baroque B's

Louise Vigee Le Brun: Every Rose Has It's Thorn!!! Featuring Ezriel from Ezriel Arts

OMG the DRAMA is realer than our favorite 2007 reality television show! Yes, Brett Michael's has NOTHING on our girl Louise and the hot steeping TEA that surrounded her during the French Revolution! Come this week as we are joined by EZRIEL aka IZZY aka EZRIEL ARTS aka MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE aka PLANT LADY aka ARTIST aka ART CATALOGUER aka OUR NEW BEST FRIEND! We had a blast going into the long life of this feminist artist with Izzy and we know you're going to love her too! 
Be warned because heads will roll...! 
We love you! Thanks for listening. 
Xoxo
The Baroque B*tches

Edvard Munch: Daddy Vibes!

OOooooo the tea is SPICY in this weeks episode. Come join us as we travel through the tragic, drunken, exciting life of our boy Eddy! Yes, this week has some "when partying goes wrong" stories, and we're here to divulge all the hot goss! So come and see why this guy is considered the DADDY of Expressionism!As always, with love!
The Baroque B's

Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Titanic Wasn't Supposed to Sink!

Welcome to another TANTALIZING week of your favorite art history DRAMA! In this weeks episode we go through the impactful and amazing life of this gone-too-soon REVOLUTIONARY artist. Yes Basquiat's work is a WHOLE ASS VIBE in itself, and we'll get into the TEA of how graffiti becomes FINE ASS ART! Get gritty with us! There will be drugs, there will be famous ladies throughout history, there will be cute bro-mances, and there will be lovely Keith Haring quotes. 
Xoxo,
The Baroque B*tches

Henri Toulouse Lautrec: Height is JUST a Number After All!

Awwww, this hawty with a shorty body! We are so excited to share the EXCITEMENT that was the life of Comte Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse Lautrec Monfa! Yes, though this short KING also lead a short life, that doesn't mean he wasn't hot and his life was not impactful. Come find out why he is considered the father of commercial print, the poster boy ;) of the bohemian lifestyle in late 19th century France! There will be daddy issues, there will be sex work, there will be mommy issues too! But like... we do make it fun!
Thank you for listening! As always, with love!
The Baroque B's
DISCLAIMER!: This is another episode that does mention self harm/suicide. If these themes are at all triggering for you, it may be best to skip this one. Please know, we love you <3.