The Specialist | From Canvas to Canon: Joan Mitchell’s King of Spades, with Courtney Kremers
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Welcome to Intelligence Squared where great minds meet. I'm head of programming, Connor Boyle. Today, something a little different, we're excited to share with you a handpicked episode of a brand new series, The Specialist, produced by Intelligence Squared in partnership with Sotheby's. We've all heard the stories of the record-breaking works, headline-grabbing auctions and moments that shock the art world and beyond. But have you ever wondered what's happening behind the scenes?
what goes into valuing a masterpiece or who the people are really behind the gavel. The specialist brings you art's most extraordinary stories, told by the experts who witness them, in short episodes, perfect for a weekend listen. Now over to the specialist. I love the underdog nature of King of Spades. Certainly it set a record at the time it was sold.
It signaled the ascent of Mitchell as a serious artist. It had come up already twice on the market. It had most recently gone unsold, but then it goes on to set a new record, to redefine a market. It's sort of a story of resilience and quiet ascendance. So when we were thinking about this book, it was like which Joan Mitchell painting deserves this spot?
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