Podcast
NOTA BENE: This Week in the Art World
NOTA BENE is the podcast version of a boozy lunch at Sant Ambroeus in which adviser Benjamin Godsill and Vanity Fair art columnist Nate Freeman dish fresh art world gossip from Dimes Square to Mayfair, peel back the curtain on auctions, galleries and fairs—and, critically, tell you where to eat and drink in every museum-stuffed port of call. Plus there’s a special guest each week, and we’ll roast them good regardless of how much clout they carry on the circuit. It’s NOTA BENE. Don’t close the deal until you tune in.
- Visual Arts chart
- #187
- Episodes
- 200
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Typical length
- 42 min
- On air since
- 2021
- Latest episode
- 1 week ago
Episodes
200 episodes, newest first
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39 min
Sous les pavés, la plage!” (“Under the cobblestones, the beach!)
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Benjamin and James are BACK with reporting from Frieze London and the Amtrak Corridor and Protest filled Paris at the opening of ArtBasel Paris.
All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST.
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54 min
The Fairs and the American Hartland
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James and Benjamin are back. Recorded a week ago this somewhat stale episode recounts the fairs that were in NYC as well as Jame's tour around the fly-over states.
All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST
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55 min
Back To School: The Simulacrum of Connoisseurship
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Benjamin and James are BACK! As promised (if not a few days late). In this episode we get into the first round of September gallery openings in NYC as well as the taste-slopification of the artworld via instagram, and the loss of artist and downtown legend Lucien Smith.
All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST!
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57 min
Summer Jet Set Report
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Reporting on events of the summer that was including events in Menorca, Provence, Aspen and the Hamptons Benjamin and James dish on the people, the parties and the art.
All this AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST.
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30 min
There's Only One Basel
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We are back.
James and Benjamin discuss their time in the lovely city on the Rhein and the ONLY FAIR THAT MATTERS. From sausages to parties to art we cover (almost) all of it. PLUS some disturbing rumors about the future of the fair.
All that AND MORE. on THE ONLY ART PODCAST.
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37 min
Drowning in PDFs
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Benjamin and James discuss all the news that is not fit to print in the world of art. And preview the upcoming swiss fairs.
All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST
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42 min
Post Fair Blues
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Benjamin is joined by James Michael Shaeffer, Jr. to tell him all about the art fairs in NYC last week. We also touch briefly on Banksy and other sundry items of note.
All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST.
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1 hr 54 min
May Auction Preview with Special Guest Lock Kresler
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And we are BACK. Nate and Benjamin are joined by everyone's favorite auction specialist, the ever erudite wiz himself, Lock Anderson Kresler.
We break down all the top auction lots at the three houses as well as discuss local art fair, museum and restaurant news.
We know how much you all look forward to this episode and you are gonna make sure your headphones are fully charged and you have a good route around the park lined up for this TWO HOUR super episode.
You won't wan to bid without listening to it.
All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST
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54 min
Report From Venice (and Stockholm and Berlin and NY)
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Benjamin Godsill is joined by co-host James Michael Shaeffer, Jr. to discuss all the recent art events in Venice, Berlin, Stockholm and NYC.
All that, And MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST!
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24 min
Coast 2 Coast
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And... we are back. Benjamin is in NY and Nate is (still) in LA discussing all the haps in the artworld AND Nate's COVER STORY in Vanity Fair plus Larry's big Oscars Week Opening in LA.
ALL that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST
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41 min
Californication: LA Frieze 2026
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Nate and Benjamin are Joined by James Michael Shaeffer, Jr. to talk about everything going down during Frieze LA, 2026. Galleries, Museums, Meals and yes fairs. The good the bad and the UGLY.
All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST.
and happy birthday nate
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42 min
Welcome to Twenty Twenty Six
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Nate is BACK from paternity leave and Nota Bene is back wherever you get your podcasts.
We cover openings and events in a frigid NYC as well as recent LA happenings and preview Mexico City, Doha.
All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST
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37 min
Rising from the Ruins of the Raleigh: ART BASEL Miami Beach 2025
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We are back, live from Miami after the two VIP preview days of the preeminent art fair in America: Art Basel Miami Beach.
Nate and Benjamin report all the gossip from the convention center, the satellite fairs and all the parties. You won't want to miss this one.
All that, AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST.
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1 hr 43 min
Auctions on LOCK with Special Guest Lock Kressler
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Just ahead of a MASSIVE week in New York we are joined by the go-to auction expert and our friendLock Kressler.
Recorded in the iconic Hotel Chelsea Nate and I get the lowdown on all the key lots in this insane November Season. Stay tuned to find out how the new BABBO is...
All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST.
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1 hr 6 min
La Vibes: Paris with Special Guest Jason Farago
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Nate and Benjamin are back reporting on ArtBasel Paris with a very special guest: New York Times Critic-at-Large Jason Farago.
We discuss the great (and not so great) Museum and Gallery shows in the City of Lights this week as well as ArtBasel Paris.
Of course we can't help discussing the food and La Vibes in one of the great cities of the world.
All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST.
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36 min
Wearing Brown in London Town
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Can in be true? Are we back? It appears so.
Join Nate and Benjamin breaking down PARIS.
Only here on the ONLY ART PODCAST.
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47 min
Sag Harboring
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And we are BACK!
Live (to tape) from Chum's Crib Nate and Benjamin catch each other up on all the summer haps. Galleries closing, tennis playing and all the rest.
All that and so much more on THE ONLY ART PODCAST.
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36 min
PAPAL SOCKS: Special ROME episode with James Michael Cardoso Shaeffer
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We are BACK with a special BONUS EPISODE recorded in the Eternal City. Benjamin is joined by guest host andsuper-gem James Michael Cardoso Shaeffer.
We wrap up the dregs of Basel including our experience in Jordan Wolfson's Little Room at the Beyeler.
Then it's onto Rome where we discuss Caravaggio, Pasta, Hotels, Socks, Frocks and Gavin Brown.
All that and More on THE ONLY ART PODCAST!
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49 min
Grateful to be here: Basel Recap with James Michael Cardoso Schaeffer
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Oh baby finally back and in BASEL.
With Nate absent due to the Tariffs Benjamin is joined by art advisor and chief GEM james michael cardoso schaeffer to discuss all they did and saw inside and outside the fair.
All that AND MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST
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43 min
I'm Dead but I'm Alive - Auction Season Wrap-up with Zachary Small and Tim Schneider
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We are back. Benjamin is joined byZachary Small andTim Schneider who ledthis season's auction reporting for the NY Times.
Zachary and Tim report out what the hell just happened and what it all (might mean).
All that, and MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST.
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