Episode 192: Did the CIA invent modern art?

SKIP TO 11:11 TO GET TO THIS WEEK’S STORY! How did modern art take off in a world where everyone assumed they could make something better themselves? In this controversial episode, Nat walks Aly through the timeline that reveals the CIA had a heavy hand in helping modern art become what we know it as today! Join us for a fun historical romp through the legacy of modern art! TIME STAMPS 00:00:00 - INTRO 00:11:11 - APOSTROPHE AD 00:13:34 - THE NEW YORK SCHOOL 00:24:32 - HOROSCOPE WEEKLY AD 00:25:35 - PRIMAL IMAGES & CARL JUNG 00:35:17 - FUM AD 00:37:55 - ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM V.S. SOCIALIST REALISM 00:45:49 - MIRACLE MADE AD 00:47:57 - THE CIA AND MOMA 01:08:47 - THEORIES 01:23:41 - DONOR SHOUTOUTS THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED!! Find out more about this week’s advertisers below! APOSTROPHE - To get started, just go to Apostrophe.com/LETSGETHAUNTED and click “Get Started”, then use our code LETSGETHAUNTED at sign up and you’ll get your first visit for only five dollars! HOROSCOPE WEEKLY - Listen to Aliza Kelly on Horoscope Weekly every Monday wherever you listen to podcasts! FUM- Head to https://www.tryfum.com/HAUNTED to get a free gift with your Journey Pack! MIRACLE MADE - Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to www.TryMiracle.com/HAUNTED to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% off! Other Important Stuff: Join the Patreon today! https://patreon.com/letsgethaunted LGH Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/letsgethaunted Buy Our Merch: https://www.letsgethaunted.com Check out the photo dump for this week’s episode: https://www.instagram.com/letsgethaunted Send us fan mail: PO BOX 1658 Camarillo, CA 93011 Send us your listener stories: LetsGetHauntedPod@gmail.com —— SOURCES [1]https://daily.jstor.org/was-modern-art-really-a-cia-psy-op/ [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCeM4NOoegs [3]https://joannecarrubba.wordpress.com/2017/03/22/abstract-expressionism-and-art-after-world-war-ii/ [4]https://courses.lumenlearning.com/masteryart1/chapter/reading-the-origins-of-abstract-expressionism/#:~:text=Given%20the%20atrocities%20of%20World,of%20the%20artist's%20creative%20process. [5]https://www.thecollector.com/carl-jung-influence-jackson-pollock/ VIDEOS [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGCo5Tva39s MUSIC: [1]The Scary Werewolf Game Menu Theme Music - No Copyright [2] LGH Creepy Doll Mix & LGH Dark Piano Mix by Michael Byrnes. KEYWORDS: Conspiracy, Space Race, Cold War, NASA, Soviets, CIA, Modern art, The New York School, MOMA, George Orwell, Animal Farm, Free Enterprise Art, Jackson Pollack, Congress for Cultural Freedom, Encounter, Advancing American Art, Truman, Abstract Expressionism, Carl Jung, Conspiracy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices