# Sebastian Smee

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Arts under attack in Trump's America

Not much has remained untouched in Trump’s second term: the East Wing of the White House torn down, the Kennedy Center board stripped back—the list goes on. Cultural institutions, in particular, have found themselves in the firing line, reshaped by political pressure and an ever-narrowing space for…

Sebastian Smee on being laid off by the Washington Post, plus the secret life of famous author Daniel Defoe

Pulitzer prize-winning art critic Sebastian Smee, recently laid off by Jeff Bezos's Washington Post, looks at the state of the arts in Trump's America., Plus, the story of Daniel Defoe's secret life as a spy, against Scottish independence, in the early 1700s, before he became the author of the famo…

Sex Lives of Poets: Frank O'Hara

All the queens want is boundless love in this episode about the love life of Frank O'Hara. Please Support Breaking Form!Review the show on Apple Podcasts here. Aaron's STOP LYING is available from the Pitt Poetry Series. And BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE is available from Bridwell Press.  James's ROMANTIC COMED…

The Mischievous, Maddening Marcel Duchamp

If you hate contemporary art, everything you dislike about it can be traced back to him. By Sebastian Smee From the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠August 2026 issue⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning …

July 15, 2026 - Sebastian Smee on Trump's Arch, Uli Lorimer on summer watering, and Avery, Gottlieb & Rothko: By the Sea

Pulitzer Prize-winning art critic Sebastian Smee discusses President Trump’s proposed 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery. His Atlantic essay, “Trump’s Arch Is Atrocious. Don’t Build It,” considers how the monument could reshape a landscape devoted to sacrifice and remembrance.…

S8 Ep1221: Sebastian Smee, Part Two: The narrative follows the 1871 Paris Commune and "Bloody Week," where civil war left the city in ruins.

Sebastian Smee, Part Two: The narrative follows the 1871 Paris Commune and "Bloody Week," where civil war left the city in ruins. Amidst this trauma, Berthe Morisot resolved to become a professional artist, developing a radical style focused on domesticity and the "fugitive effects" of light. Smee …

S8 Ep1221: Sebastian Smee, author of Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism, Part One: In 1874, artists staged a revoluti

Sebastian Smee, author of Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism, Part One: In 1874, artists staged a revolutionary independent exhibition in Paris, marking the birth of Impressionism. Smee explores how painters like Monet and Morisot revolted against the rigid Salon hierarchy, s…

Episode 391- OLD NEWS plus Lucien Smith mini-tribute

This episode is a mix of excerpts from OLD NEWS (Jeff Weiss's nightly email blast of art-related content) and a Lucien Smith obituary, including comments from readers of the obit more than the obituary itself. George Stoll, a comment from The Art Daddy, and passages from a long Atlantic article by…