30. Christian Luiten

Christian Luiten is a founder in 2015 of Avant Arte, an online platform for the next generation of collectors, which has 2M followers on Instagram. Their goal is to help make great art radically more accessible for their generation. International media reports refer to Avant Arte as "one of the most influential online art blogs” and Christian was named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list last year. He and Zuckerman discuss finding art through hip-hop, mashing together artists and others, building a business on Instagram, Doug Aitken, and how to make art more popular! References: Avant Arte - https://avantarte.com/ Kanye West album cover collabs - https://garage.vice.com/en_us/article/d3kxxz/a-brief-history-of-kanye-west-album-artwork Jay Z “Picasso Baby” - https://www.universal-music.de/jayz/videos/picasso-baby-a-performance-art-film-326307 Rothko at Kunstmuseum Den Haag - https://www.kunstmuseum.nl/en/exhibitions/mark-rothko Nate Lowman- http://natelowman.net George Condo - https://www.hauserwirth.com/artists/26942-george-condo Hank Willis Thomas - https://www.hankwillisthomas.com/ The Hanukkah Project - https://thejewishmuseum.org/press/press-release/hanukkah-2010-release The Jewish Museum - https://thejewishmuseum.org Ricky Swallow - https://www.rickyswallow.com/portfolio/work/ Arnolfini Portrait - https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/jan-van-eyck-the-arnolfini-portrait Superblue - https://www.superblue.com/ Kusama infinity rooms - https://hirshhorn.si.edu/kusama/infinity-rooms/ *** This episode is brought to you by Kelly Klee private insurance . Please check out their website: Kellyklee.com/Heidi and they will make a $50 donation to Artadia, an art charity I’ve recommended, per each qualified referral. This episode is brought to you by Best & Co. Please visit www.BestandCoAspen.com and use discount code Heidi2020 to receive 5% off of any item on the Best & Co. website.  If you are interested in creating a custom piece please email [email protected] and mention that you heard about Best & Co. on my podcast to receive the special discount. *** Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please email [email protected] *** If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests.Follow Heidi: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heidizuckerman/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/heidizuckerman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidi-zuckerman-a236b55/