Episode No. 741 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features curator Ed Schad and critic Gabriella Nugent.
Schad is the curator of “Robert Therrien: This is a Story” at The Broad in Los Angeles. The retrospective presents Therrien’s meditations on scale and material, while revealing Therrien’s repeatedly mined vocabulary of forms and symbols. The exhibition is on view through April 5. The Broad published a fine catalogue to accompany the show. Amazon and Bookshop offer it for $50-55.
Nugent is a London-based art historian and curator who routinely publishes essays in Burlington Contemporary and Art Monthly. She particularly discusses her recent essay “On the problem of artists’ biographies in exhibitions,” which was published in Burlington Contemporary in December 2025.
Instagram: Ed Schad, Gabriella Nugent, Tyler Green.
Air date: January 15, 2026.

Installation view of Robert Therrien, No title (stacked plates, white), 1993.
