Ep. 38: Art Basel Miami Edition Pt. 2

12/30/18 • 80 min

Welcome to Not Real Art, Siri’s favorite creative culture podcast! Today’s episode is another holiday edition special, where we dive into everything from family traditions, favorite Christmas time memories, how Sourdough first got his nickname, and more stories about our time at Art Basal. The conversation touches on our different feelings and experiences at Wynwood, Untitled, and SCOPE, and the disconnect that is so apparent between the art fair versus Wynwood crowds. We also share our favorite and most outstanding pieces that we’ve seen throughout all the art events, and some of the incredible galleries taking risks and really killing it on the art scene. Finally, we dig into the concept of corporatization of the art and what it will mean for the future of artists and the art industry as a whole. For all this and an incredible conversation, stay tuned to today’s episode! For more information about artists, links and resources from this episode, please visit https://notrealart.com/2018-art-basel-miami-recap-pt-2/

Key Points From This Episode:

The Man One Family holiday traditions.
Understanding how art has become a mainstream trend.
Recap of the shows we attended at Art Basel Miami.
Overviewing the art that was within the Art Basal Fair.
The contrasting feelings between Art Basel, Scope, etc
Why Wynwood Walls makes us feel generally angry.
Understanding the concept of “new money art”.
Pieces that stood out; unique and refreshing.
Why the ultimate failure of an artist is to stop growing.
The disconnect between Wynwood and the art fair scene.
Recognizing all the artist stories that aren’t being told.
The corporatization of art and what it means for the industry.
And much more!

Key Points From This Episode:

The Man One Family holiday traditions.
Understanding how art has become a mainstream trend.
Recap of the shows we attended at Art Basel Miami.
Overviewing the art that was within the Art Basal Fair.
The contrasting feelings between Art Basel, Scope, etc
Why Wynwood Walls makes us feel generally angry.
Understanding the concept of “new money art”.
Pieces that stood out; unique and refreshing.
Why the ultimate failure of an artist is to stop growing.
The disconnect between Wynwood and the art fair scene.
Recognizing all the artist stories that aren’t being told.
The corporatization of art and what it means for the industry.
And much more!

Previous Episode

Ep. 37: Art Basel Miami Edition Pt. 1

Welcome back to the Not Real Art Podcast for this special holiday episode! Today on the show we start off with a little recap of what we’ve been up to lately, our recent projects, and new endeavors that we’ve taken on. We then jump into discussing Man One’s new breakthroughs in the Latino Artist space, the crazy culture of the non-stop life in Miami, missed flights, and the experience of staying in Little Havana. The conversation takes us through our time at Art Basel in Miami exploring the culture, attending some interesting events, and learning what it takes to be relevant in this day and age. We end it off by analyzing the impact social media has truly had on the authenticity of mainstream events, and how product marketing has shifted with the change in technology. Finally, we share some wild ride stories that will give you a good laugh and an overview of what our Miami experience was all about. For all this and more, stay tuned to today’s episode. For more information about artists, links and resources from this episode, please visit https://notrealart.com/art-basel-miami-recap-pt-1/

Key Points From This Episode:

An update of our recent and new projects.
Criteria for doing pro bono work as an artist.
How Man One landed an interview on Telemundo.
The fast-paced life at Art Basel in Miami
How Sourdough ended up missing his flight.
Little Havana adventures, smoking cigars, breaking phones
The evidently "thick" culture of Miami.
Staying relevant; is it worth it?
Seeing a mother twerking on her child.
How social media has influenced sacred cultural moments.
Stories about using Uber in Miami.

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Ep. 40: Protecting Your Art with Ilya Kushnirsky, IP Attorney

Today on the show we are joined by our friend, Ilya Kushnirsky, who is an intellectual property attorney. His firm, KG Law in New York City, services artists and creatives almost exclusively, having helped many grateful individuals with issues of IP theft and infringement over the years! Ilya is a speaker at our upcoming Not Real Art Conference and this little discussion serves as an introduction to some of his forthcoming presentation. We chat about copyrights, trademarks and all things art law. Ilya shares his ideas on staying affordable for people who are not traditionally rolling in money, how to protection yourself against the epidemic of infringement and ways to move the legal needle in your direction. Remember to get you tickets for the conference and join us for this very important conversation today! For more information about artists, links and resources from this episode, please visit https://notrealart.com/art-lawyer-nra-conference-speaker-ilya-kushnirsky-drops-knowledge/

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