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Inside (2023): The Art of Willem Dafoe

Heyyyy, long time no see! Sorry for the unexpected absence. We decided to do this stupid thing where we got really busy and then moved across the country. But now we’re back with a new episode! Our entertainment correspondent Chris Scott (of Layers and Lairs) joins us to take a look at the 2023 art heist film “Inside”, starring Willem Dafoe, and only Willem Dafoe. coldcrit.art [coldcrit.art] patreon.com/coldcrit [patreon.com/coldcrit]

Adrien Brody: The Art of Being Famous

Some of y'all are being really mean to Adrien Brody about his art! The Oscar-winning actor is getting absolutely roasted for his glittery Marilyn Monroe painting that sold for half a million at a Cannes charity auction, so we decided to learn more about Brody's decade-long art career. Follow us from his debut at a non-Lululemon-sponsored Art Basel Miami show to his present-day solo exhbition at NYC's Eden Gallery. Join us on Patreon [/2dff60c13c0a4bdaa7a36d87330a95da?pvs=25]for access to bonus content, show notes, and a PDF Gallery Guide featuring all the art we discuss throughout the episode. Find us online at coldcrit.art [http://www.coldcrit.art] Our theme music by Layers in Lairs [https://www.instagram.com/layersinlairs/]

Open Studios: PreconSTEVEd Notions

This episode is super late because we went on a spontaneous road trip across about half of the United States, which it turns out is a big country!But anyway, it’s time for another open studios! We report "LIVE" (two months ago) from EXPO — Chicago’s biggest art fair. Plus, we follow up on the aftermath of some art-related disasters, check in on Justin Sun after Trump’s crypto dinner, and more! Support us on Patreon [/2dff60c13c0a4bdaa7a36d87330a95da?pvs=25]Find us online at www.untitledpod.art [https://www.untitledpod.art/]Theme music by Layers in Lairs [https://www.instagram.com/layersinlairs/] Links Article | Kangxi Chinese Vases: Recovery from Disaster from The Fitzwilliam Museum [https://stories.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/kangxi-vases-conservation/] Web Page | Jesse Krimes: Corrections [https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/jesse-krimes-corrections] from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Web Page | Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature [https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/caspar-david-friedrich-the-soul-of-nature] from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Web Page | Woven Histories Textiles and Modern Abstraction [https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/5733] from MoMA Article | Who Won a Seat at Trump’s Crypto Dinner? [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/us/politics/trump-crypto-dinner-attendees.html] from The New York Times Commercial | “Dining Alfiasco” :30 | What AI Was Meant to Be with Matthew McConaughey [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4JNLL7U8H8] from Salesforce

Trump's Attacks on the NEA | The Art of Killing the Arts

Ah crap, Donald Trump is back in office and things aren't looking so great for the arts in the good ol' USA—that is, unless you're a figurative sculpture artist or your primary mode of inquiry is about the Declaration of Independence. In that case, this could be a golden age for your career and you should definitely come be a guest on the show! This week we're focusing on the gutting of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for Humanities (NEH), and how it might affect everything from your local children's museum to the fate of A Prairie Home Companion (which we’re not that torn up about, tbh). There’s no gallery guide for this episode, but be sure to check out the beautiful rendering of the National Garden of American Heroes on the Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/c/coldcrit]! Our theme music by ⁠Layers in Lairs⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/layersinlairs/] Find us online at coldcrit.art [http://coldcrit.art/] Join us on ⁠Patreon⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/c/coldcrit] for access to exclusive episodes, show notes, and a PDF Gallery Guide featuring all of the art we discuss throughout the episode.

Open Studios: Introducing bonus content! [TEASER]

To hear the rest of this episode join us for free on our Patreon. [https://www.patreon.com/coldcrit/redeem/740E0] We've got a new segment! Welcome to Open Studios! In these research-light, subscriber-only episodes, we're covering updates, corrections/omissions, and things we've been researching/thinking/talking about, reading, and looking at. Our theme music is by Layers in Lairs. [https://layersinlairs.bandcamp.com/album/mantles]