A.r.t. Artists Real Talk

 Ari Simon is one of those guys that runs shit behind the scenes in Downtown LA. He knows a hell of a lot about said scenes, and he has had a hand in a few different areas of local government. He is best known for his events and survey of the neighborhood, Get Downtown – a map and print publication that also has a heavy online presence and killer newsletter.      0:35 - What is GET DOWN TOWN?    • Tower Theater’s first talkie http://www.getdowntown.la/ http://www.towertheatrela.com/history-of-broadway   6:15 - Ari’s involvement in DTLA - A2B    10:15 - Working with the Historic Core BID    ● What is the BID? http://historiccore.bid/about-the-bid/   15:35 - DTLA Perspective - The differences between then and now    ○ 6th St - The most underrated street in DTLA   23:25 - The DTLA Cultural Stakeholders Group    ○ The Broad comes to Los Angeles http://www.thebroad.org/   25:07 - An Accidental Call to Action - Bringing venues together    26:53 - Eli Broad - One of the biggest art collections in the world  www.hig

Sinziana Velicescu, best known for her much-hyped Instagram profile @casualtimetravel and curatorial efforts at Standard Vision, is an old friend and a great photographer who has truly built a career on her own terms. She also has a very real and loving relationship with her home in Los Angeles. If you are an Angeleno through and through, this is the episode for you. If you're looking for some words of wisdom on maintaining your practice in a city as big as this one, you'll also find plenty of them here.    5:30 - City of dreams - http://standardvision.com/projects/city-of-dreams-macau/   6:40 - What is your role at Standard Vision?   7:22 - Can you name some notable artists who have shown on the screens? Video Artist: Pascual Sisto  http://standardvision.com/teams/artists/pascual-sisto/ Animators: Robert Seidel- http://standardvision.com/teams/artists/robert-seidel/ Casey Reas- http://standardvision.com/teams/artists/casey-reas/ Andreas Fischer- http://standardvision.com/teams/artists/andreas-nicolas-fischer

Shelley Holcomb may be the best person to listen to if you’re deciding what to do with your time. For her day job she helps run the SCI-Arc brand and public program, and spends the rest of her time curating a sex show (Whits n Giggles), creating her own art and experiences for places like MOCA, and running the definitive voice in event curation across Los Angeles (Curate LA). We talk to her about the challenges of running so much dope shit, and the merits of curation in general.   Show Notes, Shelley Holcomb Real Talk Podcast   Find Shelley and her various brands here: http://instagram.com/shelleyhol http://instagram.com/whitsngiggles http://instagram.com/curate.la http://curate.la http://shelleyholcomb.com   3:00 – Intro to Shelley Holcomb   5:37 – What is Curate LA? Things that do not fit into Curate.LA platform   http://curate.la   6:23 – What is Whits n Giggles? Sex radio show on 1630 AM in Chinatown   http://instagram.com/whitsngiggles   9:36 – Take Me Home L.A. installations by Whits n Giggles and Think

Sarah Penna is one of our most successful and insightful friends, and her newfound motherhood has provided even more insight. She tells us about the challenges of being acquired by Dreamworks and becoming a mother at the same damn time, and drops some priceless knowledge on the reality of online content and marketing. Sarah KILLS it. Don’t sleep on this episode.   3:25 Jacob and Sarah’s relationship       Philip DeFranco 5:13 Big Frame launched       http://www.bigfra.me/ 9:24 Pioneering a business in YouTubers      “Let me take on the nitty gritty… you focus on creative” 10:19 Partnering with Steve Raymond       Digitour - http://www.thedigitour.com/ 12:55 1st YouTuber lost to shooting       A loss of innocence      http://mashable.com/2016/06/11/christina-grimmie-shot-dead-florida/#EqfmbJquzaqG 16:30 “Hey Guys”       Supercuts      https://youtu.be/wtd5J0QPFCo 20:22 Early days of Current      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Current_TV  21:24 Managing Snooki and Jwoww’s YouTube accounts       Yung Mommy      h

We don't know anyone that can sell things better than our friend Mark Schustrin. He can sell anything, really, but art is his passion. We talk to Mark about his auction company Bid27, how to get into art sales, sales techniques, and much more.    05:45 - Gertrude Stein's 27 Rue de Fleurus  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27_rue_de_Fleurus Midnight in Paris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NoGpkSTK8k https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006AN78XS   08:29 - Primary vs. Secondary Market   9:35 - Mark's backstory, auction school and culture   11:30 - Rome was auctioned off http://www.mikeanderson.biz/2012/02/day-roman-empire-was-auctioned-march-28.html   14:05 - 2012 Championship for Auctioneers, rednecks in Sacramento, how to win auction competition http://www.texasauctionacademy.com/taa-graduate-mark-schustrin-takes-california-rookie-title/   16:30 - Bid Calling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U4d7nFKgNk   17:35 - Rap freestyling = bid calling   18:43 - Filler Phrases/bid calling example   19:43 - Reading people, Where

There are few in this world that can teach you more and in a more accessible way than our longtime friend Eric Kim. Personal stories, street photography techniques, lifestyle improvements... the list goes on in this jam-packed and giant podcast with the biggest street photography blogger in the world.    11:09 Eric’s Photography of his own wedding  http://erickimphotography.com/blog/2013/05/29/groom-slash-wedding-photographer-my-experience-shooting-my-own-wedding/   12:46 Thoughts on whether photography gets “in the way of the moment?”   13:07 Project Grandfather   15:34 Eric Kim’s Background Story/ Bio   28:18 You are Here: Think Tank’s First Ever Show http://www.thinktankgallery.org/tbt-the-think-tanks-first-exhibit-you-are-   29:17 Alex Coghe   http://www.alexcoghe.com/my-street-photography/   32:19 Kim’s definition  of Street Photography & How to approach subjects on the street for permission to be in photo   34:18 what makes a great street photograph   37:21 Lessons of the day   38:06 Horror Stories

For the very first episode we have recorded as we figure out how to run a podcast, Think Tank Gallery welcomes Matt Dorado of Drunken Devil Productions as he plans his next event this Halloween. This podcast has more of an interview feel than the others but there is plenty to pick up if you're planning to start hosting your own events.    06:18 - Show with Super Chief: L’Enfer: An Infernal Discotheque at Superchief Gallery in DTLA. Super Chief Gallery   http://superchiefgallery.com/   06:38 - Website for The Drunken Devil Co. http://thedrunkendevil.com/   07:10 - Description of The Drunken Devil   08:14 - Disco Party backstory/ Matts Beginnings with Event Production   11:44 - Hueman http://www.huemannature.com/walls/   11:49 - Grant Yoshino Artist Decoded http://www.artistdecoded.com/   12:46 - Background of Matts first event   16:03 - Noah Proscenium/ no proscenium podcast http://www.noproscenium.com/   16:46 - Experiential/ immersive art   17:24 - Goal of Drunken Devil   18:23 - Experience with Alone   18

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