About Art: Why did a banana taped to a wall cost $6.2 million?

If you could hang a podcast in The Louvre, then this might just be that podcast. Why did a banana taped to a wall cost $6.2 million? What is the point of the Mona Lisa? What actually is 'art'? These are some of the many questions that we put to Dr. James Hicks, who is art historian and one of the most knowledgable people we've ever met. This episode makes us to some unexpected places (Tracey Emin's Bed meets Joe Marler anyone?) and we're very much here for it. To sign up for one of James' art history classes, click here: https://www.startarthistory.com/ To listen to his podcast all about art history, click here: https://doctorjhicks.podbean.com/ To go and buy your Christmas Curious Case from Noble Green Wines, click here: https://noblegreenwines.co.uk/ To get in touch with us, email [email protected] If you would like to be a guest on the show, click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rfSo3PVJgtBRZHCCAZndem-iyy2EdvGcEYDqycsM2aQ/viewform To get ad-free and longer episodes on Apple, hit the 'grow the show' button or click: https://apple.co/3sAX0xR On Spotify you can subscribe for £1 a week by clicking this link: https://anchor.fm/thingspeopledo To become an official sponsor, go to Patreon.com/thingspeopledo To grow the show on socials, look for @thingspeoplepod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok If you'd like to enquire about commercial partnerships with our podcast, email Ryan Bailey [email protected] Music courtesy of BMG Production Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices