On this SOLO SHOT episode of Artini 🍸🎨, host Kim Ratliff jumps into the glittery, chaotic, sometimes head-scratching world of NFTs 🤯🖼️—inspired by Netflix’s documentary Minted 📺💥. From overnight crypto-fame 🚀 to the dramatic NFT cooldown ❄️📉, Kim spills the tea on how digital tokens flipped the art world upside down. She chats about big wins for artists 🌍✨, blockchain mysteries 🧩⛓️, and the not-so-fun stuff like authenticity drama 🕵️‍♀️ , “wait…what just happened?” moments, where NFTs stand now 🧐⏳ and whether they’re a revolutionary chapter in art history—or just a very expensive screenshot 🖱️😂. Cheers to art, tech, and a little digital chaos! 🥂💻🎉

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This episode is a Solo Shot with Kim Ratliff 🥃, diving into the endlessly fascinating life of Yayoi Kusama — the artist who turned childhood hallucinations, mental illness, and relentless obsession into one of the most recognizable visual languages in contemporary art. 🔴

From her traumatic upbringing in Japan, to her rise (and erasure) in 1960s New York, to her radical nude performances, anti-war protests, and deeply intimate relationship with artist Joseph Cornell, Kusama’s story is equal parts brilliance and survival.

I talk about:

• Her lifelong experiences with schizophrenia
• The Infinity Net paintings and obsession as therapy
• Why she left NYC and voluntarily lives in a psychiatric hospital today
• How she outlasted the art world that tried to ignore her

All while connecting the dots (yes, those dots 🔴) between art, control, and staying alive.

📺 Watch the documentary discussed in this episode:
Kusama: Infinity (2018) — available on Amazon Prime Video
👉 https://www.amazon.com/Kusama-Infinity-Yayoi/dp/B07C7K7V8F

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Buckle up, buttercup—we’re diving into the wild, surreal world of Salvador Dalí, the man who turned melting clocks into a lifestyle choice. From his eccentric childhood to his explosive rise in the Surrealist movement, we unpack the art, the ego, the mustache… and the muse who ruled his life, Gala. Expect dreams, drama, and a little delicious Dalí-level weirdness. 🥸✨

Whether he’s collaborating with Disney, stirring up Surrealist scandals, or painting the subconscious like it owes him money, Dalí delivers. And we’re here for every flamboyant second. 🌪️🍭

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** He was also asked to do a sequence for Hichcock! We left that part out! Sooorryy! xoxo