The Cave of Apelles

The Cave of Apelles


Latest Episodes

An Illegal conversation with Boris Koller
May 15, 2020

Demographics are changing. Old families are dying…

Einar Duenger Bøhn on Aristotle’s Tëchne, Objective Values and the Meaning of Life
March 15, 2020

With Modernism, objective values were thrown over…

Nic Thurman on the Memorosa Group, Edvard Munch's Decline and the Correct Signifiers of Kitsch
February 15, 2020

Why did Edvard Munch bow to Art after successfull…

Eline Dragesund On Her Kitsch Collection, The History Of Clothing And Its Relation To Our Psyche
January 15, 2020

"I feel like it's time to take women a little bit…

How the State Established Fine Art and Why Figurative Painters are Underdogs in the Art World
December 15, 2019

How can one secure the independence of culture? W…

Sebastian Salvo on Composition, the Early Renaissance and the Necessity of Competition
November 15, 2019

What are the objective rules of figurative, narra…

Marcus Paus on the Challenges as a Romantic Composer in a Field of Dogmatic Modernists
October 15, 2019

"I have had mentors as well as tormentors," says …

Joakim Ericsson on the Florence Academy, Odd Nerdrum, and Fantasy Illustrations
September 15, 2019

Watch Jan-Ove Tuv's conversation with the former …

How Aynd Rand's Aesthetics could serve as an Antidote to Kant's Influence
August 15, 2019

Watch Jan-Ove Tuv's conversation with the author …

Cheng Wu on the Situation for Classical Figurative Painting in China, Li Cheng and Daoism
July 15, 2019

Watch Jan-Ove Tuv's conversation with the Chinese…