Bonus: The Women on the Scene with Audrey Flack
Artist, musician and writer Audrey Flack shares her firsthand accounts of the downtown New York City art scene in the mid-twentieth-century...
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Death of an Artist
Was the famous sculptor Carl Andre involved in the death of his up-and-coming artist wife Ana Mendieta? For over 35 years, accusations of murder shrouded one of the art world’s most storied...
Episodes
18 episodes
Bonus: Krasner's Way with Eleanor Nairne
Katy speaks with Eleanor Nairne, who first introduced her to Lee Kranser’s work. Back in 2019, Nairne exhibited a groundbreaking retrospecti...
Episode 6: A Phoenix From the Ashes
1956. New York City. After Pollock’s death, Krasner balances her new role as executor of his estate and her ambitions to continue making art...
Episode 5: The Kiss of Death
1955. Upper West Side. Jackson Pollock seeks help from a psychotherapist practicing controversial methods.
Episode 4: Jackson Pollock Inc.
1945. East Hampton. Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock start a new life in a farmhouse 100 miles east of New York City.
Episode 3: The Collector
1942. Midtown. Peggy Guggenheim arrives, opens a gallery and gives hungry artists hope.
Episode 2: Inner Rhythm
1936. Brooklyn. A young Lee Krasner leaves home and starts to create a kind of art America has never seen before.
Episode 1: Crash
1956. Paris. An artist named Lee Krasner learns that her husband is dead.
Death of an Artist Season 2: Krasner and Pollock
On May 17th, Death of an Artist returns with an all new season hosted by Katy Hessel about the woman who made the modern art world: Lee Kras...
An Epilogue: Live from A.I.R. Gallery
A live audience and curator Patricia Margarita Hernandez join Helen at the A.I.R. gallery in this epilogue to the series. The conversation m...
The Numbers
In the wake of the #metoo and Black Lives Matter movements, art museums began publicly touting their dedication to diversity. In this episod...
Episode 6: The Reckoning
Today, Carl Andre lives in the same apartment where Ana fell to her death. Helen investigates and grapples with what his not guilty verdict...
Episode 5: The Silencing
Carl Andre is acquitted. Decades later, the art world remains divided about his innocence. In order to protect Carl, the art world maintaine...
Episode 4: The Genius Problem
Carl stands trial for the murder of Ana Mendieta. His defense ruthlessly attacks Ana, using her artwork against her, and rests heavily on hi...
Episode 3: The Feminist Cabal
Ana’s art engaged with her identity as a Cuban female artist. She worked hard to be recognized in a world dominated by white men. After her...
Episode 2: What the Wall Label Doesn’t Tell You
Following Ana’s death, police take Carl in for questioning. He has scratches on his face. His story is inconsistent, yet he maintains his in...
Episode 1: The Haunting
In 1980s Manhattan, a young Cuban artist named Ana Mendieta made a name for herself as a rising star in the art world. Her turbulent marriag...
Introducing Death of an Artist: The Story of Ana Mendieta and Carl Andre
Coming Sept 23: For more than 35 years, accusations of murder shrouded one of the art world’s most storied couples: Was the famous sculptor...