Art Sense

01:06 - Anne Bracegirdle discusses navigating the waters between the legacy art world and the crypto art world. Anne spent a decade at Christie’s where she spearheaded the auction house’s Art+Tech initiative, before diving headfirst into arttech at Superblue and co-founding the Art & Antiquities Blockchain Consortium. She is a frequent speaker about the confluence of art and technology and now serves as the VP of Business Development for Metaversal.

28:11 - The week's top art headlines.

01:11 - Raymond Pettibon discusses his life and work. Pettibon rose to prominence in the 1970s by being the visual force behind South Bay punk scions like Black Flag and the Minutemen. Known for his characteristic paintings which employ mark making more closely akin to drawing and printmaking combined with handwritten prose, he explores themes as diverse as literature, art history, philosophy, religion, politics, sport, and sexuality. His work can be found in every major institution and he is represented in New York by David Zwirner.

28:49 - The week's top art headlines.

01:07 - Anna Bottinelli, President of the Monuments Men Foundation, discusses her organization’s tireless pursuit to recover and return artwork stolen by the Nazis in continental Europe during World War II. The foundation, which maintains the legacy of the legendary Monuments Men, operates a tip line that is continually leading to the recovery of artwork even as we approach the eighth decade since the end of the war.

30:04 - A look at the week's top art headlines.

01:04 - Micol from VerticalCrypto Art discusses her organization’s view of the crypto art space. VerticalCrypto art provides curation, content creation, NFT consultancy, and event production. In addition, the group runs a first of its kind residency for talented artists looking to move into the crypto art space.

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0:57 - Digital artist Robness discusses his journey through the world of crypto art. Robness is a Los Angeles-based crypto artist who has been part of the movement from the beginning. He was part of the group that brought us the Rare Pepes and was the founder of what has become known as trash art.

30:08 - A look at some of the week’s top art headlines.

01:16 - Sarah Zucker discusses her journey through the world of crypto art. Sarah, who uses the handle “thesarahshow” on social media and NFT platforms, is among the handful of digital artists that blazed the trail for crypto art before headlines and high prices. Her work, which utilizes humor and psychedelia while merging cutting edge and outmoded technologies, was part of the landmark NFT auctions "Natively Digital" at Sotheby's and "CryptOGs: The Pioneers of NFT Art" from Bonhams & SuperRare.

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1:05 - Artist and activist SWOON about her life, her work and her passions. Born Caledonia Curry, the artist has moved from pasting art on the streets of New York to acclaimed gallery and museum shows that feature her large-scale woodblock prints and cut paper collages. She is passionate about social change and has been active in supporting community redevelopment nationwide, as well as in Haiti.

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01:11 - We speak with artist Sandow Birk about his large and diverse body of work that utilizes art history and classical techniques to examine contemporary themes of social and political consequence. Birk has completed a host of public art projects across California and his work is included in the collections of institutions such as The Metropolitan Museum of Art, SFMOMA, the Getty, LACMA, and the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.

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In this week’s episode we consider the future of museums.
1:03 - Art Technologist Jason Bailey discusses the continued evolution of the crypto art space, particularly the growing trend among museums to pursue digital deaccessioning and the risks that might pose to an institution.
29:30 - Museum of Crypto Art Founder Colburn Bell discusses the history of the organization, the current state of the crypto art market and the challenges that lie ahead.
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01:02 - A conversation with photographer Mona Kuhn. Kuhn is an internationally recognized art photographer known for her sublime study of the human form. Her work can be found in collections such as LACMA, the Hammer and the Getty, where she serves as an independent scholar. Our discussion touches on a number of topics around her past, her motivations and her methodology.

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