Scott Baker

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Explorations and conversations about Technology and the Arts. See also: Art Crime Podcast co-host, writer, artist, coffee enthusiast, nice enough, taller than most.
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Due to underwhelming demand, I’m thrilled share some of my recent art with you, thank you for attending my solo show here on Mastodon. ✌️❤️🎨
I was 13 when Ferris Bueller’s Day Off arrived in theaters. I was extra tall for my age, late-blooming, and too sensitive. I think you get the picture. That museum scene is less than 2 minutes long, but it transported me, it lit me up. I felt equal parts exhilarated and exposed.
#arthistory #ferrisbueller #artinstituteofchicago #serault #museums
https://artcrimepodcast.wordpress.com/2021/01/30/the-ferris-buellers-day-off-scene-that-introduced-a-new-generation-to-art-appreciation/
The Ferris Bueller’s Day Off scene that introduced a generation to art appreciation

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Everyone knows Steve Martin is an avid collector and lifelong champion of the arts, but did you know his first purchase of art was a $125 print of Ed Ruscha’s Hollywood sign?
#artcollector #stevemartin #edruscha #hollywood
https://artcrimepodcast.wordpress.com/2021/02/10/the-ed-ruscha-print-steve-martin-sold-when-he-angrily-left-l-a/
The Ed Ruscha print Steve Martin sold when he “angrily left L.A.”

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Although famous for his 1994 recovery of Munch’s The Scream, retired art crime detective Charles Hill said, “My greatest thrill was finding Vermeer’s Lady Writing a Letter with her Maid, which was stolen from Russborough House in 1986…”
#artcrime #arthistory #charleshill #EdvardMunch #vermeer #russboroughhouse
https://artcrimepodcast.wordpress.com/2021/02/25/celebrating-the-life-of-charles-hill-legendary-art-recovery-detective/
Celebrating the Life of Charles Hill, Legendary Art Recovery Detective

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