How Does the Art World Work?

About How Does the Art World Work?

Listen to artist Claudia Doring Baez and gallery directors Matt Nasser (The Empty Circle) and Bartholomew Bland (Lehman College Art Gallery) interview a variety of art professionals in search of the answer to: How does the art world work?

Publisher

Bartholomew Bland, Claudia Doring Baez and Matt Nasser

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Feb 2024

Latest episode

11 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

26 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Aug 2026

   Art in Its Place w/ Luciano Matus

   What happens when an artwork can't simply be picked up and moved? Artist and sculptor Luciano Matus joins How Does the Art World Work? to discuss his journey from architecture to site-specific sculpture, his interventions in historic buildings across Latin America, and his approach to creating work that exists in dialogue with history, landscape, and place. How Does the Art World Work? brings together artists, curators, and gallerists for an honest conversation about the evolving art world.Hosted by Matt Nasser, Claudia Doring Baez, and Bartholomew Bland. Produced by Benett Holgerson.

2. 

   30 Jun 2026

   From Wall Street to the Studio w/ John Volk

   How do you build a career in the art world when your journey starts somewhere completely different? In this episode of How Does the Art World Work?, hosts Matt Nasser, Claudia Doring Baez, and Bartholomew Bland sit down with John Volk, artist and Director of Continuing Studies at the New York Academy of Art, to discuss his remarkable path from stockbroker to painter, educator, and mentor. John shares how one drawing class changed the course of his life, why New York remains one of the best places for emerging artists, and how the Academy helps students bridge the gap between the classroom and the professional art world. Hosted by Matt Nasser, Claudia Doring Baez, and Bartholomew Bland. Produced by Benett Holgerson.

3. 

   9 Jun 2026

   Inside Future Fair, Functional Art & the Future of Collecting

   Live from Future Fair, hosts Matt Nasser, Claudia Baez, and Bartholomew Bland sit down with artist and Good Naked Gallery founder Jacqueline Cedar to explore the rise of expressive painting, the growing overlap between fine art and collectible design, and why functional objects, from chairs to lighting, are becoming an increasingly important part of contemporary artistic practice. How Does the Art World Work? brings together artists, curators, and gallerists for an honest conversation about the evolving art world. Hosted by Matt Nasser, Claudia Baez, and Bartholomew Bland. Produced by Benett Holgerson.

Who has been a guest on How Does the Art World Work?

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Martin Friedrichs
• Bartholomew Bland
• Anssi Vallius

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

3,339

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 35 / 100

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Quality

29

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

32

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