# The Secret Lives of Artists: Barnett Newman | Podcast Episode 5

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Barnett Newman’s paintings might seem like the intellectual epitome of modern abstraction, but he actively sought to engage with the world through his art. And decades earlier, in 1933, he ran for mayor of New York City. MoMA Marie-Josée and Henry Kravis Chief Curator of Painting and Sculpture Ann Temkin, author Amy Newman, and host Naeem Douglas examine the connection between the campaign and the canvas, speaking about the artist’s persistent moral vision of improving the lives of fellow citizens.

This is episode 5 of MoMA’s new podcast “The Secret Lives of Artists,” which tells the stories you don’t know about the artists you think you do. Each concise episode explores the secret talents and obsessive pursuits of some of our favorite modern artists. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

0:00 - The Puzzle of Barnett Newman 2:20 - An Artist in the Making 3:55 - The Breakthrough: Onement I 5:50 - Art, Freedom, and Responsibility 7:30 - A New Yorker Through and Through 8:15 - Surviving the Great Depression 10:20 - Barnett Newman for Mayor 12:20 - Radical Vision for New York City 14:25 - The Power of Art to Change Lives 16:45 - Was Newman’s Campaign a Failure?

Artist Barnett Newman poses for a portrait on April 19, 1966 at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, New York. (Photo by David Gahr/Getty Images).

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- Previous episode: [The Secret Lives of Artists: Minnie Evans | Podcast Episode 4](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/rights-holders/PG6lOn3hy4I)
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