3 chapters across the catalog
Tony Podesta is identified as a major art tastemaker in Washington D.C. with a controversial collection. The hosts discuss his interest in the photography of Katy Grannan, specifically noting the presence of realistic portraits and images of naked teenagers in his residence. They describe Grannan's style as a form of hyper-realism that focuses on intense detail.
The hosts discuss a private art collection in Amsterdam featuring rare prints by Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. The collection includes seven of the eight Warhol prints of Mick Jagger, with the eighth reportedly owned by Jagger himself. They marvel at the multi-million dollar valuations of these pieces, including Lichtenstein's comic-book-style works and Warhol's iconic soup cans.
Missing UK Government Art, Swiss Collections, Art Theft
An audit of the UK Government Art Collection revealed that 50 paintings are missing and unaccounted for, with many presumed stolen. The hosts discuss how stolen masterpieces often end up in private Swiss collections because they are too famous to be sold on the open market. Dvorak notes that many museums only display a small fraction of their total holdings at any given time.
