Episode 37 of the Jew and The Lotus features the duo talking about the recent closure of Narwhal Gallery in Canada, LACMA’s team-up with Disney for their snapchat account, the new exhibit “Tattoo” at the Field Museum in Chicago where museum-goers can actually get real tattoos while they visit, the new ICA LA logo by Mark Bradford, John Kilduff’s exhibition at Woodberry University where he painted 100 portraits in 1 minute, and how MFA enrollment is at an all time low. Listeners ask questions about Albert Reyes, JAW Cooper, and more. Eric and Daniel contemplate the best places in Los Angeles to start a new gallery. Intro music on the audio podcast by Goh Nakamura.

Episode 36 of the Jew and The Lotus features the duo talking about an art collector who recently took to Facebook to showcase a fake painting and a Pro-Trump art show in New York. Daniel quizzes Eric about works of art; are they made by a famous artist or a child? Intro music by Goh Nakamura.

Episode 35 of the Jew and The Lotus features the duo talking about kickstarter (how to start one and what to expect), Fox News’ racist segment in chinatown with Watters, and the looks of amateur art. Listen to the Jew and Lotus go from humor to depth in the beat of a drum. Intro music by Goh Nakamura.

Episode 34 of the Jew and The Lotus features special guest, Linnea Strid. Linnea is a hyper-realist painter who lives and works in Sweden. She was visiting Los Angeles and so the duo of Eric Nakamura and Daniel Rolnik interviewed her for the podcast. Topics like the art scene in Sweden and exhibiting work internationally are discussed. There is a hilarity and depth to this episode. Intro music by Goh Nakamura.

Episode 33 of The Jew and The Lotus Podcast features Eric Nakamura and Daniel Rolnik discussing and debating the world of art. The duo discusses the recent closures of Mark Moore and Rosamund Felsen galleries, Johnny Depp’s 12 million dollar estate with Os Gemeos murals for sale, and the defend Boyle Heights movement. Daniel continues his dive into board games and Eric talks about manufacturing artist goods directly in China vs using a well designed middle-man in the USA. Eric asks the question: Do people read anymore? Intro music by Goh Nakamura.

Episode 32 of The Jew and The Lotus Podcast features Eric Nakamura and Daniel Rolnik discussing art and politics. Daniel talks about his new project the Daniel Rolnik Foundation and Eric talks about his upcoming show with Deth P. Sun as well as the show by KozynDan up now at GR2. They bring up the question of Death Culture and discuss it because it was brought by the legendary zine-maker Cometbus in a recent interview between him and Eric. A question at the end is asked: What are you manipulating? Intro music by Goh Nakamura.

Episode 31 of The Jew and The Lotus Podcast features Eric Nakamura and Daniel Rolnik discussing the PAX West Expo in Seattle - a conference and convention about both video and table top games. The Cincinnati Comic Con’s rules to ban people using intellectual property in their art is discussed. Listener questions about the art world are answered, such as what are trends that will be adopted in 2017 and when was the first time we heard of tossing the salad. Intro music by Goh Nakamura.

Episode 30 of The Jew and The Lotus Podcast features Eric Nakamura and Daniel Rolnik discussing art world news. Eric shares a story about an artist who walks away from a portfolio review because his ramen table is ready. The duo then discuss how artists need to step up their game when describing their work to an audience, since their descriptions are often too vague. It’s an early release episode since Eric is off to the PAX conference on video games in Seattle and Daniel is off to see Dave Matthews Band at the Gorge Amphitheater in Washington. Maybe the duo will meet up in Seattle! Intro music by Goh Nakamura.

Episode 29 of The Jew and The Lotus Podcast about art features Eric Nakamura and Daniel Rolnik interviewing special guest Edwin Ushiro. Edwin grew up on the island of Maui in Hawaii. He shares some ghost stories from his childhood and talks about preserving the memory of his homeland before all of it vanishes due to natural and artificial change. The trio also discusses Michael Heizer’s epic “City” installation that is set to open in 2020 in the middle of the Nevada desert. Can you spend 40 years creating one thing? The question is asked and answered. Before Edwin gets in to the studio, Eric and Daniel discuss the new LACMA building, which has a budget of $600 million dollars. Intro music by Goh Nakamura.

Episode 28 of The Jew and The Lotus Podcast about art features Eric Nakamura and Daniel Rolnik interviewing special guest Yoskay Yamamoto. While Yoskay is talking, we joke that James Jean peaks into the window every episode to see what we’re doing. Lo and behold, we see James Jean in the window a few minutes later and he pops in to say hello. About an hour after that, Yoskay tells us a story about how he moved to San Francisco and showed David Choe his art portfolio. Out of nowhere, we see David Choe in the window with the rest of Mangchi Hammer and Money Mark. They come inside and David asks Yoskay a few questions. This is an epic episode! Intro music by Goh Nakamura.