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Highbrow Honey

di Art Historian Celia Bugno

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Stagione 4

The Beesness #113: Magritte Masterwork Murdered by Pinecone!

New headlines are on the way, Honeys! In this week's edition, we will guide you through the most notable news (in an art historian's opinion) from around the world from the last calendar week: June 7--13th 2026, And here's a sneak peek to pique your interest: our stories today include a last-minute Knicks and Spurs game arts wager by the two cities, Italian arts workers announcing a nationwide strike, a new study found that nearly half of mid-career women are thinking of leaving the art world, and an update on the Drents museum gold thieves' new prison sentences. Enjoy the buzz! Source Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Rlp2C3mxbXiu2kQzOHNttmhQX8lleO9ZWj4KgCPwkjQ/edit?usp=sharing Our show includes promotions from sponsors whose support we rely on to keep providing you with the best possible arts content. If you'd like to directly support us and go without the ad breaks, check out our Patreon!

The Beesness #112: The Bayeux Battle Builds

More buzz awaits here! Check out our arts news coverage of May 31st through June 6th and all the most important headlines therein: the Pope will inaugurate Antoni Gaudí’s Sagrada Família after 144 years of construction, Pace made deep cuts to its artist roster and staff citing its "unfixable” mega-gallery model, Colorado's governor has signed the first Artist Corporation bill into state law, Brazilian police say they believe they've ID'd the mastermind of last year's Matisse theft at Biblioteca Mário de Andrade, the Floating Art Hotel made its maiden voyage in Monaco, and more! Source Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zmOFd_Ph0FxtzT1e_Q0qmaoKKv46BneR9PIiT1bg568/edit?usp=sharing Our show includes promotions from sponsors whose support we rely on to keep providing you with the best possible arts content. If you'd like to directly support us and go without the ad breaks, check out our Patreon!

The Beesness #111: The 'Trumphal' Debate Rages

This week's art news recap is a spicy one, Honeys. We've got discoveries, an arts auction game-changer, lots of political arts debates, and even more. A taste of this week's stories: the Venice Biennale’s Kazakh Pavilion was marked by controversy after an artwork failed to make it on view, a Miami politician admitted to hiring the billboard trucks targeting pro-Palestinian protesters at this year's local Art Basel, Patagonia is suing drag queen “Pattie Gonia” for trademark infringement, AND the reaction to the new appointment of a Spanish art center director drew international attention! Enjoy the buzz. Source Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16aN4tu-isPl-eKhUe83wzZ-qjWKNcmd7mxrEb-5m-5o/edit?usp=sharing Our show includes promotions from sponsors who make our business possible! We rely on their support to keep providing you with the best possible arts content. If you'd like to directly support us and go without the ad breaks, check out our Patreon!

The Beesness #110: No Museum of Her Own

Brand new week = brand new Beesness! This last week of May 2026 gave us lots to report to you all, so tune in to catch the 411 on why the Smithsonian and its museums were once again in the headlines, the result of the murder case against ex-husband of art dealer Brent Sikkema, who is now calling for Ohio State's Wexner Center to be renamed over its moniker's Epstein ties, and what eleven historical sites in US the National Trust for Historic Preservation considers most endangered according to this year's list. Enjoy the buzz! Source Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Zf_0l9lSxPtAR9F7Fn8M22Fws7Xr0FlL5-p_T65VEUA/edit?usp=sharing Our show includes promotions from sponsors who make our business possible! We rely on their support to keep providing you with the best possible arts content. If you'd like to directly support us and go without the ad breaks, check out our Patreon!

The Beesness #109: A Brand Neue Metropolitan

Look no further for your arts news updates, Honeys. This Tuesday Beesness, we look back at May 10th --16th and tell you all about a tax program that has funneled $270 M. towards arts and culture in Cleveland since 2007, the MFA Boston’s historic restitution, some high-profile firings and resignations, the TWO paintings whose provenances were found to have Nazi connections, a new study that proves engaging with art as is as effective as exercise in one area, and more! Source Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WdwjDaHaW7-E_4K7gfoB7yMOLpQlxZEBna8UQ-qhEQI/edit?usp=sharing Our show includes promotions from sponsors whose support we rely on to keep providing you with the best possible arts content. If you'd like to directly support us and go without the ad breaks, check out our Patreon!

The Beesness #106: No LOVE For Indiana Art Publisher

We are once again recapping the most important arts world headlines for the Honeys--this time from April 26th through May 2nd! You'll hear all about the New Jersey father-daughter counterfeiting duo facing twenty years in prison, which museum director-slash-Putin ally was sanctioned by European Union, why Mexican cultural workers are denouncing a new sculpture at LACMA, and a new Banksy artwork prompting discussions of patriotism, nationalism, and related concepts. Enjoy the buzz. Source Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FnfoqvQbwrZ_sJ5pZUgexhv_slcFT1GqH1QP1luyme4/edit?usp=sharing Our show includes promotions from sponsors whose support we rely on to keep providing you with the best possible arts content. If you'd like to directly support us and go without the ad breaks, check out our Patreon!

The Beesness #105: Hollywood is Heated Up

Heads up--your headlines have arrived! As always, we are breaking down the who, what, when, where, how, and why-we-care of news from the arts world this last week. A few highlights from our selected features of the day: Ukraine sanctioned Russian culture figures linked to the country’s participation in this year's Venice Biennale, a new study argues that dice are 6,000 years older than previously believed, why Kahlo works are heading home, and the Trump Administration successfully claimed halting $400 M. White House ballroom renovation formed a national security risk. And who else but a Dutch museum would discover an 8-inch ancient Roman phallus in its collections? Get the full scoop here. Source Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mv-ySyz95Bezq1EXcE_B_jYDWN0AzzJbYPnG74if1TU/edit?usp=sharing Our show includes promotions from sponsors who make our business possible! We rely on their support to keep providing you with the best possible arts content. If you'd like to directly support us and go without the ad breaks, check out our Patreon!

The Beesness #104: Colorado Considers Creation of the "A-Corp"

Your updates are here, Honeys! Our newest episode features hand-picked humanities headlines from around the world that affect each of us, however indirectly. Catch our coverage of the launch of an impressive new arts program by Brooklyn’s Barclays Center Arena, China's order for a nationwide museum audit after the recent missing masterpieces scandal, why the artist famed the banana and duct tape artwork is asking hotline users to confess to him, and the reasons for artist Ali Cherri's landmark complaint against the Israeli army, Enjoy the buzz! Source Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BmkA9-HzP7JhsmpJ5AIz2hW8in7VMozPh609FG22JjU/edit?usp=sharing Our show includes promotions from sponsors who make our business possible! We rely on their support to keep providing you with the best possible arts content. If you'd like to directly support us and go without the ad breaks, check out our Patreon!

The Beesness #103: Oops, DHS Did It Again

On this episode highlighting the art world's most notable news, we'll focus on the weird, the wild, the wtf, and the updates on stories past which came to our attention this week. Tune in today for a breakdown of the latest on this year's Venice Biennale controversies, coverage of the end of Sora and its billion-dollar deal with Disney, the announcements of several ambitious projects by US institutions, and why a new Broadway show has audiences talking--in more ways than one. Enjoy the buzz! Source Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18sBVcmvaT7iJhkrimpBE3eyF_JwHZ5K6aQeIJ52_N38/edit?usp=sharing Our show includes promotions from sponsors who make our business possible! We rely on their support to keep providing you with the best possible arts content. If you'd like to directly support us and go without the ad breaks, check out our Patreon!

The Beesness #102: Banksy Unmasked

More buzz awaits here! Check out our hand-curated arts news coverage of March 15th--21st and all the most important headlines therein: an art historian and an artist won an Oscar, a suspect was arrested for $240K in damages to Chihuly glass artworks, artists would be ‘wise’ to be ‘unpolitical’ says founder of art school that received a $2 M. NEH grant, we were reminded that Fort Lauderdale still fighting the removal of rainbow crosswalks, and much more. Source Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jd8zVTKXBaB1wTnNK63nq51YUKZGtxTjYkn7OveG0Lg/edit?usp=sharing Our show includes promotions from sponsors who make our business possible! We rely on their support to keep providing you with the best possible arts content. If you'd like to directly support us and go without the ad breaks, check out our Patreon!

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