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Episode 001: Attacks on Art ft. Van Gogh, Da Vinci, & a village idiot

Episode 001: Attacks on Art ft. Van Gogh, Da Vinci, & a village idiot

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Here we kick off "The Art of Hating"! Today we discuss some attacks on art through history.

The pieces referenced are:

  • Sunflowers by Vincent Van Gogh
  • Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci
  • Portrait of Lord Balfour, 1914 by Philip Alexius de László
  • Pietà (1498) by Michaelangelo
  • Who’s Afraid of Red, Yellow, and Blue? III (1967) by Barnett Newman
  • Ivan the Terrible and His Son, Ivan, on November 16 1581 (painted in 1885) by Ilya Repin
  • Bamiyan Buddha statues in Bamiyan, Afghanistan

“Stendhal Syndrome (or Florence syndrome) is a psychosomatic condition involving rapid heartbeat, confusion, hallucinations, and even fainting, allegedly occurring when individuals become exposed to objects, artworks, or phenomena of great beauty.”

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