Baker is a little disappointed about gatekeeping and elitism in the art community and wishes everyone would stop freaking out about NFTs -- and as usual, Mara is the voice of reason who talks him off the ledge. In short, art is for everyone, damnit! We discuss the life of renowned sculptor, Henry Moore, and we pry into his World War I experience and wonder how it may have really influenced his work, and then Baker gets really excited about tank warfare, though to be clear he does not condone war! We share the story of a sleep-deprived roadtrip wherein Mara and Baker hallucinated deer and big horn sheep and then we dive into the latest news which makes us ask the question; do museums even know what they've really lost to art crime? We pause for a Star Wars reference, then it's onto the crime! We're impressed by the speed and precision required to steal and dismantle a two ton sculpture in the middle of the night, and then we wrap things up with Baker's thirst for validation and 5 star reviews on Apple Podcasts Episode References ART Tube Shelter Perspective, by Henry Moore Shelter Scene: Bunks and Sleepers, by Henry Moore Shelterers in the Tube, by Henry Moore Reclining Figure, by Henry Moore Rock Drill, by Jacob Epstein Star Wars Prequel Concept Art Designs, by Doug Chiang NEWS PEOPLE ARE STEALING ART AND TURNING IT INTO NFTS | VICE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON BREAK-IN: 2 SUSPECTS ESCAPE BY BOAT ON BUFFALO BAYOU | KHOU.COM WE DON’T KNOW HOW MUCH ART HAS GONE MISSING FROM MUSEUMS | THE NEW YORK TIMES FRANCE TO RETURN NAZI-LOOTED KLIMT TO RIGHTFUL JEWISH HEIRS | THE JEWISH VOICE THE NATIONAL LIBRARY HID FOR FOUR YEARS THE THEFT OF AN ORIGINAL WORK BY GALILEO | EL PAIS Find Us Instagram: @artcrimepod Twitter: @artcrimepod Show Notes and Blog: ARTCRIME .blog Mara on Instagram: @mjvpaints
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