SHOW THEME Catherine and James discuss the "greatest conspiracy in ancient art" while summarily dismissing Minimalism, Architecture, and Modern Design.

SHOW NOTES - 00:10 - Cohost identifies as chromophobic, but not really?

• 00:48 - The Greatest Conspiracy In Ancient Art

• 01:05 - Breaking news: Ancient monochromatic statues are just faded

• 02:14 - Natural weathering takes a toll

• 02:43 - The "art historian elites" object!

• 03:40 - Restoration erases patina and the passage of time

• 05:05 - Refurbish recoil and "The Archer"

• 06:10 - Nobody paints Baby in a corner!

• 07:15 - "Ancient ancient" color gap

• 11:07 - Going mad with color!

• 12:37 - Clean away the goth (and forget Plato)!

• 13:24 - High Renaissance ghostly minimalism

• 14:05 - Michelangelo was the first Western abstract artist!

• 15:09 - "Hard no" on "nipple tattoo"

• 16:04 - Black, white, and grey = garbage palette

• 18:15 - James has a purple door (but it's actually red)

• 20:25 - "Visual stillness" vs design degradation

• 21:05 - Architectural stasis

• 23:05 - Arcosanti

• 24:38 - "Modern humans are just boring"

• 25:40 - Arcosanti bell loses a dangle

• 26:15 - Christopher shows up and ends the show