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In this special roundtable edition of The M.O. Podcast, co-hosts Joey Flores and Jonathan Neil are joined by journalist and cultural critic Jane Coaston to explore four provocative articles that span the realms of art, technology, politics, and digital culture. The trio dives deep into the shifting role of content creation in contemporary art through the lens of Joshua Citarella and Brad Troemel's practices, the ethical and market implications of a meme coin linked to Maurizio Cattelan’s duct-taped banana artwork, and the impact of a Sotheby’s insider. They also unpack the gendering and anthropomorphization of AI in the art world with a million-dollar AI-created portrait of Alan Turing, and reflect on the cultural significance of Staten Island's Wu-Tang Clan District street signs being replicated and sold. This conversation unravels the intersections of commodification, irony, authenticity, and performative masculinity, inviting listeners to reflect on art's complex role in an era of digital excess and market spectacle.
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