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This Is The Deal

Plaster Magazine

You may have heard of the artists, the artworks, and the museums, but behind every masterpiece is an exchange conducted out of sight. This Is the Deal, is a new narrative podcast from Plaster Magazine that gives listeners a rare glimpse behind the scenes of the art world. These tales, often stranger, more dramatic and funnier than fiction, are waiting to be discovered.
Hosted by art critic and writer Matthew Holman, the first three-part instalment of This Is the Deal uncovers the sale of one of modern art's most important works, Lavender Mist by Jackson Pollock.

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  • S1 · E3
    July 22 · 12 min

    Episode Three: "The Final Move"

    Part Three of This Is the Deal follows Thomas Gibson as he orchestrates the private sale of Jackson Pollock's Lavender Mist, through a cast of influential collectors, museum figures and patrons, we uncover the strategy, timing and relationships behind one of the defining art deals of the 20th century. Editorial note: This episode includes first-hand recollections from Thomas Gibson. Some details relating to the acquisition of Jackson Pollock's Lavender Mist differ from published National Gallery of Art records. The episode presents Gibson's account alongside the wider historical record.

  • July 13 · 16 min

    Part Two: “The Beast of Bond Street goes to New York”

    Part Two of This Is the Deal introduces English art dealer Thomas Gibson as he navigates high society in 1970’s New York. There, he meets Alfonso Ossorio – collector, painter, patron of Jackson Pollock, and owner of Lavender Mist. A relationship that ultimately transforms Gibson’s career through his orchestration of the painting’s sale.

  • S1 · E1
    July 6 · 15 min

    Episode One: “Lavender Mist”

    In Part One of This Is the Deal, we are introduced to the leading figure of Action Painting and pioneer of the now-famous drip technique, Jackson Pollock. We examine his meteoric rise to fame and how it led him to create one of his most seminal works, Lavender Mist.

  • S1 · E1
    July 6 · 15 min

    Part One:  “Lavender Mist”

    In Part One of This Is the Deal, we are introduced to the leading figure of Action Painting and pioneer of the now-famous drip technique, Jackson Pollock. We examine his meteoric rise to fame and how it led him to create one of his most seminal works, Lavender Mist.

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