Beaux Arts Magazine Recommends 12 Art Podcasts for Summer Listening
Beaux Arts Magazine has compiled a selection of 12 art podcasts perfect for summer listening, exploring subjects from the Mona Lisa to urban art. Notable entries include "La Joconde sort du silence" (France Culture, 10 episodes), featuring the Mona Lisa sharing her narrative; "Il restera la gravité" (Arte Radio, 30 min) by Adrianna Wallis, which delves into her grandmother's art seized by the Nazis; and "Sophie Taeuber-Arp: Tenir tête" (Centre Pompidou, 4 episodes). Additionally, "Paroles d'artistes femmes" (Aware and Musée d'Orsay, 4 episodes) highlights female artists from the 19th century. Other podcasts in the list are "La Recherche à l'œuvre" (INHA and Beaux Arts Magazine), "Les Voix de l'art" (Cercle d'Art), "La Bonne Aventure" (Slow Galerie), "Urban Art Podcast," "Un hiver avec Matisse" (France Inter), "Les Intranquilles," "Le Photographe inconnu de l'Occupation," and "Trouvaille."
Key facts
- Beaux Arts Magazine recommends 12 art podcasts for summer 2026.
- France Culture's 'La Joconde sort du silence' features the Mona Lisa narrating her own story in 10 episodes.
- Arte Radio's 'Il restera la gravité' by Adrianna Wallis investigates her grandmother Diane Esmond's Nazi-looted art.
- Centre Pompidou launches 'Les Enquêtes' with a season on Sophie Taeuber-Arp.
- Aware and Musée d'Orsay co-produce 'Paroles d'artistes femmes' on four 19th-century women artists.
- INHA and Beaux Arts Magazine release season 5 of 'La Recherche à l'œuvre'.
- Cercle d'Art's 'Les Voix de l'art' offers 5-6 minute biographies of major artists.
- Slow Galerie's 'La Bonne Aventure' interviews illustrators and ends with tarot readings.
- Laura Barbaray hosts 'Urban Art Podcast' featuring street artists from New Delhi to Bogota.
- France Inter's 'Un hiver avec Matisse' by Antoine Compagnon has 44 episodes of 4 minutes.
- Gulbenkian Foundation and Beaux Arts Magazine produce 'Les Intranquilles' on Portuguese artists.
- Le Monde's 'Le Photographe inconnu de l'Occupation' investigates 377 clandestine WWII photos.
- Beau Magazine's 'Trouvaille' by Jérémy Pradier-Jeauneau explores personal stories through objects.
Entities
Artists
- Adrianna Wallis
- Diane Esmond
- Sophie Taeuber-Arp
- Hélène Bertaux
- Rosa Bonheur
- Virginie Demont-Breton
- Marie Bashkirtseff
- Niki de Saint Phalle
- Henri Matisse
- Gerhard Richter
- Vincent van Gogh
- Annette Messager
- Lamia Magliuli
- Sandrine Torredemer
- Hélène Glowinski
- Lili Wood
- Gwladys Morey
- Lek & Sowat
- Seth
- Lady K
- Rouge Hartley
- Laura Barbaray
- Antoine Compagnon
- Paula Rego
- Lourdes Castro
- Francisco Tropa
- Paulo Nozolino
- Helena Almeida
- Anne-Cécile Genre
- Philippe Broussard
- Jérémy Pradier-Jeauneau
- Carine Roitfeld
- Pénélope Bagieu
- Charlie Le Mindu
Institutions
- Beaux Arts Magazine
- France Culture
- Arte Radio
- Centre Pompidou
- Aware
- Musée d'Orsay
- Musée FAMM
- Institut national d'histoire de l'art (INHA)
- Cercle d'Art
- Slow Galerie
- France Inter
- Gulbenkian Foundation
- Le Monde
- Beau Magazine
- Grand Palais
- Éditions du Seuil
- Éditions des Équateurs
Locations
- Paris
- France
- New Delhi
- India
- Bogota
- Colombia
- Los Angeles
- United States
- Athens
- Greece
- Brioude
- Haute-Loire
- Portugal
- Meudon
- New York