Gen C: Navigating the Intersection of Creativity and Commercialization With Adam Levine, Director and CEO of the Toledo Museum of Art

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🗓️ 8 April 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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In this episode of ‘Gen C’, Avery and Sam explore the rise of meme culture and are joined by guest Adam Levine, Director and CEO of the Toledo Museum of Art to discuss the financialization of art and his approach to collecting and exhibiting digital art. In this episode, hosts Sam and Avery discuss the over-financialization of culture and the impact on the art world, particularly in the realm of digital and crypto art. They are joined by this week’s guest Adam Levine, the director and CEO of the Toledo Museum of Art, who discusses the museum's criteria for evaluating quality in art, the importance of diversity and representation and the role of financialization in the art ecosystem. The conversation provides a thought-provoking perspective on the evolving landscape of the art industry. Links mentioned from the podcast: Biden and Trump-Themed Meme Coins Take Center Stage on Solana GameScent Wants You to Smell the Gunfire While You Play Video Games Toledo Museum of Art Website Watch this episode on video: YouTube CoinDesk Follow us on Twitter: Sam Ewen, Avery Akkineni, CoinDesk, Vayner3 - Consensus is where experts convene to talk about the ideas shaping our digital future. Join developers, investors, founders, brands, policymakers and more in Austin, Texas from May 29-31. The tenth annual Consensus is curated by CoinDesk to feature the industry’s most sought-after speakers, unparalleled networking opportunities and unforgettable experiences. Take 15% off registration with the code GENC15. Register now at consensus.coindesk.com. - "Gen C" features hosts Sam Ewen and Avery Akkineni. Executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced by Uyen Truong. Our theme music is "1882” by omgkirby x Channel Tres with editing by Doc Blust. Artwork by Nicole Marie Rincon. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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1:07.0	Not only going to talk about meme coins, Avery, but we're really going to just talk about
1:11.1	meme culture because, you know, a lot of podcasts over the weekend, we're talking about how this
1:16.7	new true social DJT, Donald Trump's stock is basically like a meme stock on steroids. And it did
1:24.2	make me think that between that and all of these artists that have been releasing meme coins recently, that we're at like peak meme money. And I just don't know if it's a good
1:32.2	thing. So I wanted to get your thoughts first. What goes up must come down is one saying. And it's
1:37.9	probably the apt saying for 99% of what's happening over the past few weeks with some of these
1:43.0	crazy meme coins, I have
1:44.3	gotten a lot of them air dropped me, which always worries me because then I have to deal with it on my
1:48.9	taxes. And I then have to figure out how to like sell, you know, either sell them, offload them,
1:53.9	never touched that wallet again. I've noticed a lot of that. Because I personally haven't
1:57.0	been very into it myself, been sort of following along, but I've just noticed these things continually dropped.
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