1 00:00:08,008 --> 00:00:10,468 -We're going to kick things off with artist, curator 2 00:00:10,468 --> 00:00:13,596 and arts entrepreneur, the man responsible 3 00:00:13,596 --> 00:00:15,306 for Museum of Museums. 4 00:00:15,306 --> 00:00:16,599 Mr. Greg Lundgren. 5 00:00:16,599 --> 00:00:19,144 Hi. -Hi, Nancy. 6 00:00:19,185 --> 00:00:19,853 -It's great to have you here. -Thanks for coming. 7 00:00:19,853 --> 00:00:22,731 -And we're digging this place, man. It is fantastic. 8 00:00:22,731 --> 00:00:23,648 -It's getting closer. 9 00:00:23,648 --> 00:00:24,607 -It’s getting closer. 10 00:00:24,607 --> 00:00:27,777 Now before diving in to Museum of Museums, a.k.a. 11 00:00:27,777 --> 00:00:30,822 Mom, I want to give some context for you, 12 00:00:31,072 --> 00:00:31,823 for our audience 13 00:00:31,823 --> 00:00:32,490 to kind of know 14 00:00:32,490 --> 00:00:34,325 what you're about because you do a lot of things. 15 00:00:34,325 --> 00:00:38,830 So in 1995, you sounded Vital 5 Productions. 16 00:00:38,830 --> 00:00:39,539 -Yes. -Is that correct? Okay. 17 00:00:39,539 --> 00:00:43,251 And that's kind of an umbrella organization for your myriad 18 00:00:43,918 --> 00:00:45,045 of projects. -Yes 19 00:00:45,045 --> 00:00:48,131 -Which include Vito's, which is. 20 00:00:48,757 --> 00:00:52,093 -Vito's is a 1953 Italian restaurant 21 00:00:52,093 --> 00:00:54,637 and jazz club on First Hill. -Yep. 22 00:00:55,096 --> 00:00:58,391 -And rebuilt, renovated ten years ago and. 23 00:00:58,641 --> 00:00:59,851 -You brought back to life. 24 00:00:59,851 --> 00:01:01,519 That's a wonderful place. 25 00:01:01,519 --> 00:01:03,855 So the hideout, which is kind of a groovy 26 00:01:03,855 --> 00:01:05,231 hole in the wall bar. 27 00:01:05,231 --> 00:01:08,109 -Yeah, it turns 15 on March 18th. -Wow. 28 00:01:08,151 --> 00:01:11,196 -So we're excited that it's been around so long. 29 00:01:11,237 --> 00:01:12,197 -Yeah, that's a long time in Seattle! 30 00:01:12,197 --> 00:01:14,240 -And I think we'll be there for another decade at least. 31 00:01:14,282 --> 00:01:15,325 -Excellent. 32 00:01:15,325 --> 00:01:18,161 Uh, Lundgren monuments, glass headstones. 33 00:01:18,161 --> 00:01:20,955 -I do that, too. Yeah. -Interesting. 34 00:01:21,122 --> 00:01:22,999 And you've written a couple of children's 35 00:01:22,999 --> 00:01:24,167 books about death as well. 36 00:01:24,167 --> 00:01:26,169 I’ve written two children's books about death. Yes. 37 00:01:26,711 --> 00:01:27,837 -You cover a lot of ground. 38 00:01:27,837 --> 00:01:29,714 And finally, during the first three 39 00:01:29,714 --> 00:01:32,592 Seattle art fairs, you curated Out of Sight, 40 00:01:32,634 --> 00:01:33,301 which was kind of 41 00:01:33,301 --> 00:01:36,137 a parallel exhibit of work by local artists. 42 00:01:36,429 --> 00:01:39,432 -Yeah, my concern was it's that regional artists were not 43 00:01:39,432 --> 00:01:42,936 getting the exposure that they should and deserve. 44 00:01:42,936 --> 00:01:43,978 And so I kind of took it 45 00:01:43,978 --> 00:01:46,689 upon myself to create a venue for that. 46 00:01:47,190 --> 00:01:48,817 -Greg Lundgren to the rescue. All right. 47 00:01:48,817 --> 00:01:49,901 So clearly, you're no stranger 48 00:01:49,901 --> 00:01:51,945 to taking on very big challenges, 49 00:01:51,945 --> 00:01:54,405 which brings us to Museum of Museums. 50 00:01:54,656 --> 00:01:56,032 Perhaps your biggest project yet. 51 00:01:56,032 --> 00:01:58,076 So I. Seems maybe so. 52 00:01:58,118 --> 00:02:00,328 What was the impetus for MoM? 53 00:02:00,328 --> 00:02:04,749 -I have been banging the drum and trying to start 54 00:02:04,749 --> 00:02:07,836 an art center in Seattle for a very long time. -Mm. 55 00:02:08,294 --> 00:02:11,506 -And for a large portion of that time 56 00:02:11,798 --> 00:02:15,385 I was looking towards our multibillionaires. 57 00:02:15,385 --> 00:02:18,638 I was looking towards people with big money to subsidize 58 00:02:18,638 --> 00:02:22,392 what I think Seattle deserves and needs to improve 59 00:02:22,725 --> 00:02:25,186 and grow our arts ecosystem. -Mhm. 60 00:02:25,186 --> 00:02:27,480 And after a while, and after all the letters 61 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:31,401 that you write and projects that you start, you either 62 00:02:32,026 --> 00:02:35,196 give up or you design in the art center 63 00:02:35,196 --> 00:02:36,489 that you can afford to do 64 00:02:36,489 --> 00:02:38,199 instead of waiting for the art center 65 00:02:38,199 --> 00:02:40,118 because you can't afford to do. -Yeah. 66 00:02:40,118 --> 00:02:42,203 -So MoM reflects 67 00:02:42,203 --> 00:02:45,248 the art center that I can barely afford to do. 68 00:02:45,790 --> 00:02:46,666 -Just right there. 69 00:02:46,666 --> 00:02:50,336 -Just, yeah, to the dollar. -The name Museum of Museums. 70 00:02:50,712 --> 00:02:52,088 Why that name? 71 00:02:52,088 --> 00:02:54,841 I think that there's a couple of different true 72 00:02:54,841 --> 00:02:55,508 answers to it. 73 00:02:55,508 --> 00:02:57,635 I wish there were just one could be easier. -Yeah. 74 00:02:57,635 --> 00:03:00,346 -But I think that there is a very literal term behind it. 75 00:03:00,346 --> 00:03:02,473 And that Museum of Museums 76 00:03:02,473 --> 00:03:06,269 does give shelter to other smaller museums. 77 00:03:06,561 --> 00:03:10,565 So we are harboring the Shaun Kardinal Art Museum. 78 00:03:10,815 --> 00:03:12,483 We are harboring 79 00:03:12,483 --> 00:03:14,736 the Supperfield Museum of Contemporary Art 80 00:03:15,111 --> 00:03:19,365 and MoMoM or Museum of the Museum of Museums (laughter) 81 00:03:20,283 --> 00:03:22,785 and a few other moments throughout the space. 82 00:03:22,785 --> 00:03:24,412 -So the building, like you said, it's um, 83 00:03:24,412 --> 00:03:27,165 it was it's owned still by Swedish Hospital. 84 00:03:27,248 --> 00:03:29,375 What was it before you got it? 85 00:03:29,876 --> 00:03:34,088 -For the last decade, it's been kind of a squatters hotel. 86 00:03:34,797 --> 00:03:36,216 -Mm. -The windows were boarded up. 87 00:03:36,216 --> 00:03:40,887 There was five tons of trash that was left behind 88 00:03:40,887 --> 00:03:43,014 by people who were living in the building. 89 00:03:43,806 --> 00:03:46,517 -Right. -So it was in very rough shape. 90 00:03:46,517 --> 00:03:46,851 -Yeah. 91 00:03:46,851 --> 00:03:49,479 -I think it has a great kind of architectural history, 92 00:03:50,146 --> 00:03:52,357 but the 21st century was not kind to it. 93 00:03:52,941 --> 00:03:54,108 During the the demo. 94 00:03:54,108 --> 00:03:55,902 Was there any point during the process 95 00:03:55,902 --> 00:03:58,863 or how many times did you want to run away screaming? 96 00:03:59,864 --> 00:04:02,992 -I enjoy renovation. -Ah! 97 00:04:03,368 --> 00:04:06,079 -I looked at this building almost like a stray dog 98 00:04:06,079 --> 00:04:06,871 that you found. 99 00:04:06,871 --> 00:04:10,416 You know, it was covered in fleas and hadn't had a bath. 100 00:04:10,708 --> 00:04:13,211 And so, like, that process of renovation 101 00:04:13,419 --> 00:04:17,048 is like taking in something that really deserves 102 00:04:17,048 --> 00:04:19,884 to be cared for and kind of grooming it. 103 00:04:20,176 --> 00:04:21,678 -Yeah. -And so that part felt good. 104 00:04:21,678 --> 00:04:22,303 I think that's 105 00:04:22,303 --> 00:04:24,222 that was like the relationship that you have with 106 00:04:24,222 --> 00:04:26,099 a building is like fixing 107 00:04:26,099 --> 00:04:29,978 all the things that are derelict and miskept. 108 00:04:30,436 --> 00:04:32,272 -Mhm, and bringing it back. -And bringing it back. 109 00:04:32,272 --> 00:04:33,022 -So there's 110 00:04:33,022 --> 00:04:35,984 obviously still work to do, but you're getting close 111 00:04:35,984 --> 00:04:40,071 and soon every corner of MoM is going to be art activated. 112 00:04:40,071 --> 00:04:41,698 So let's get to that. 113 00:04:41,698 --> 00:04:43,032 Just walk us through the space. 114 00:04:43,032 --> 00:04:46,035 -Yeah, I think first off, that MoM is an admission 115 00:04:46,035 --> 00:04:48,788 based model. So we don't sell artwork here. 116 00:04:48,955 --> 00:04:52,375 We sell the experience of curating 117 00:04:53,167 --> 00:04:55,378 mostly noncommercial work. 118 00:04:55,378 --> 00:04:57,046 So there's a lot of different moments. 119 00:04:57,046 --> 00:04:58,256 There's a lot different spaces. 120 00:04:58,256 --> 00:05:00,091 The thing about this building is that 121 00:05:00,091 --> 00:05:03,177 there is like a labyrinth of rooms and hallways. 122 00:05:03,845 --> 00:05:05,096 -Oh yeah. -There's something around every corner. 123 00:05:05,096 --> 00:05:07,890 -Yes. the top floor is called the True Space, 124 00:05:08,308 --> 00:05:10,685 which is designated for immersive installation 125 00:05:10,977 --> 00:05:12,854 and large scale sculpture. 126 00:05:12,854 --> 00:05:15,940 It's 2000 square feet and it's dedicated to doing 127 00:05:15,940 --> 00:05:18,735 really ambitious, involved installations. 128 00:05:19,569 --> 00:05:21,821 -Mhm. -Below that is the Malone Gallery, 129 00:05:22,030 --> 00:05:23,656 which is the same square footage 130 00:05:23,656 --> 00:05:25,867 but designed for more traditional exhibition. 131 00:05:26,492 --> 00:05:28,870 Also three main exhibitions a year. 132 00:05:29,787 --> 00:05:32,206 Across from that is what we call the Lobby, 133 00:05:32,457 --> 00:05:35,209 which contains four main moments. 134 00:05:35,626 --> 00:05:37,253 The Emergence Room, 135 00:05:37,253 --> 00:05:38,087 which is designated 136 00:05:38,087 --> 00:05:41,966 for showcasing art from kids age six to 16. 137 00:05:42,550 --> 00:05:43,634 I think it's very important 138 00:05:43,634 --> 00:05:46,012 to have a conversation about arts education 139 00:05:46,387 --> 00:05:47,180 and you don't create 140 00:05:47,180 --> 00:05:49,474 great adult artists unless you're giving kids 141 00:05:49,474 --> 00:05:51,851 an opportunity and inspiration. -Absolutely. 142 00:05:52,185 --> 00:05:55,146 -We also have the Shaun Kardinal Art Museum there. 143 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:57,857 We have the Margaret Supperfield Museum there. 144 00:05:58,107 --> 00:06:00,360 We have MoMoM there. 145 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:01,277 -Which is a bathroom. 146 00:06:01,277 --> 00:06:03,279 -Which is a bathroom. -And installations. 147 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:06,366 -Yes, it seems like a joke, but MoMoM is the Museum 148 00:06:06,366 --> 00:06:07,992 of Museum of Museums. 149 00:06:07,992 --> 00:06:10,620 Or the Museum of MoM, and it showcases artwork 150 00:06:10,620 --> 00:06:13,122 that is made in around or about the museum. 151 00:06:13,122 --> 00:06:15,375 -Oh, gotcha. Okay. -But it's also the bathroom. 152 00:06:15,375 --> 00:06:16,876 -Also the bathroom. Yeah. Yeah. 153 00:06:16,876 --> 00:06:19,504 Double. Double meaning. -Why just leave it a normal bathroom? 154 00:06:19,504 --> 00:06:21,547 -Why, why would you do that? Now, what about the mail? 155 00:06:22,298 --> 00:06:24,467 The mail? -Oh, and then, yes. 156 00:06:24,467 --> 00:06:25,968 I Mail MoM is a mail program 157 00:06:25,968 --> 00:06:26,469 that we're doing 158 00:06:26,469 --> 00:06:29,889 with Robert Zverina and Amy-Ellen F. Trefsger. 159 00:06:29,889 --> 00:06:32,809 They are enamored by the postal box. 160 00:06:32,809 --> 00:06:34,560 That’s right in front of our building. -Uhuh. 161 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:36,896 -And so they're setting up a mail program. 162 00:06:36,979 --> 00:06:38,523 There's pencils and 163 00:06:39,482 --> 00:06:41,317 postcards that are stamped, 164 00:06:41,317 --> 00:06:44,987 and there's some prompt that might be write a postcard 165 00:06:44,987 --> 00:06:49,325 to Edith, who's having surgery at Swedish Hospital. 166 00:06:49,325 --> 00:06:50,993 -Not necessarily someone they know. 167 00:06:50,993 --> 00:06:52,370 -No, it's mostly to strangers. -Gotcha. 168 00:06:52,370 --> 00:06:54,580 -And that's like people that are incarcerated. 169 00:06:55,289 --> 00:06:58,126 People that that kind of could just. 170 00:06:58,584 --> 00:07:01,879 Could use a friend or use some engagement. 171 00:07:01,879 --> 00:07:03,631 So I'm really excited about that program. 172 00:07:03,631 --> 00:07:04,715 -Oh that’s, that's wonderful. 173 00:07:04,715 --> 00:07:08,052 Now let's go to next next area down. 174 00:07:08,428 --> 00:07:09,345 So next area. 175 00:07:09,345 --> 00:07:11,556 So then there's a few things. 176 00:07:11,556 --> 00:07:13,266 I mean, there's outdoor sculpture. 177 00:07:13,266 --> 00:07:14,684 Yeah. -There's Dylan Neuwirth, 178 00:07:14,684 --> 00:07:17,979 that has a neon sculpture on our Broadway entrance. 179 00:07:17,979 --> 00:07:20,565 And Gracelee Lawrence, who were about to install 180 00:07:20,565 --> 00:07:23,693 a large scale 3D printed sculpture of hers 181 00:07:23,693 --> 00:07:25,319 that's on our Boylston entrance. 182 00:07:25,319 --> 00:07:27,822 There is Nikita Ares who painted our front door. 183 00:07:28,239 --> 00:07:30,825 There's Rick Araluce who created the installation 184 00:07:31,117 --> 00:07:32,952 in the entry on Boylston as well. 185 00:07:32,952 --> 00:07:35,872 -That little box kind of set in. -Little recessed diorama. 186 00:07:36,205 --> 00:07:37,790 -Mhm. -And then as we work our way down, 187 00:07:37,790 --> 00:07:40,168 we go to the first floor, which is where we are now. 188 00:07:40,877 --> 00:07:43,838 -Yep. -And on the south side is our 189 00:07:44,088 --> 00:07:45,965 -Which is where we are. -Where we are now. 190 00:07:45,965 --> 00:07:47,091 The gift shop has some of 191 00:07:47,091 --> 00:07:51,012 the traditional normal things like our MoM swag. 192 00:07:51,012 --> 00:07:53,806 So you can buy a coffee mug or a T-shirt or tote bag, 193 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:57,894 but it's grounded in this collection of 63 objects. 194 00:07:58,478 --> 00:08:01,063 And these 63 objects are presented on these tables 195 00:08:01,063 --> 00:08:04,150 that are almost like what you'd be in, like a swap meet. 196 00:08:04,150 --> 00:08:04,484 Yeah. 197 00:08:04,484 --> 00:08:08,946 And the common denominator between all 63 objects 198 00:08:09,030 --> 00:08:10,364 is that they're all designed 199 00:08:10,364 --> 00:08:14,452 to bring joy to somebody who is staying in the hospital. 200 00:08:14,494 --> 00:08:15,286 -I love that. 201 00:08:15,286 --> 00:08:17,038 So that's the gift shop. 202 00:08:17,038 --> 00:08:18,456 And then behind us. 203 00:08:18,456 --> 00:08:20,291 -Behind us is the talk show. 204 00:08:20,291 --> 00:08:23,377 And it's probably a longer story than we have time for. 205 00:08:23,669 --> 00:08:25,296 But the idea is, is that 206 00:08:26,422 --> 00:08:27,673 I was afraid that I wouldn't be able 207 00:08:27,673 --> 00:08:30,510 to get enough volunteers to manage the gift shop 208 00:08:30,510 --> 00:08:33,262 because to start with, it's going to be a volunteer 209 00:08:34,514 --> 00:08:36,641 based operation. 210 00:08:36,641 --> 00:08:37,183 So I thought that 211 00:08:37,183 --> 00:08:39,101 if we could do something that people might raise 212 00:08:39,101 --> 00:08:41,103 their hand to participate in, 213 00:08:41,103 --> 00:08:43,272 that we'd have a better chance of having it staffed. (Laughter) 214 00:08:43,689 --> 00:08:47,193 So we created what's called the gift shop talk show, 215 00:08:47,193 --> 00:08:49,237 and if you are a gift shop 216 00:08:49,237 --> 00:08:51,489 attendant, you're also a talk show host. 217 00:08:51,822 --> 00:08:56,202 And we worked with our new recent friend, Hunter Irving, 218 00:08:56,202 --> 00:08:58,538 who is doing our first video installation here 219 00:08:59,330 --> 00:09:02,583 to rig up a computer that with a press of a button, 220 00:09:02,583 --> 00:09:05,628 we could stream live on Instagram, Facebook 221 00:09:05,628 --> 00:09:06,587 and YouTube. 222 00:09:06,587 --> 00:09:09,131 This whole project is build the stage 223 00:09:09,131 --> 00:09:11,384 and just kind of see who (indistinguishable). -See what happens. 224 00:09:11,634 --> 00:09:12,885 So now let's go. 225 00:09:12,885 --> 00:09:14,804 Over here is the theater. 226 00:09:14,804 --> 00:09:15,263 -So, so yes, 227 00:09:15,263 --> 00:09:19,141 to the north of the gift shop is the Charles Mudede Theater, 228 00:09:19,433 --> 00:09:22,270 which is, this kind of brings me a lot of joy. 229 00:09:22,270 --> 00:09:24,313 It's a four seat theater. (Laughter) 230 00:09:24,313 --> 00:09:27,733 It's largely designed for video projections. 231 00:09:27,733 --> 00:09:30,236 But I do love the idea of doing live theater 232 00:09:30,444 --> 00:09:32,613 for a four person audience. -That’s great. 233 00:09:32,613 --> 00:09:35,199 -And then beyond that is what's called the Kitchen. 234 00:09:35,992 --> 00:09:36,951 -Mhm. -The Kitchen has its own 235 00:09:36,951 --> 00:09:38,119 entrance to Broadway 236 00:09:38,119 --> 00:09:40,288 and is really designed to have different 237 00:09:40,288 --> 00:09:41,914 programing every day of the week. 238 00:09:41,914 --> 00:09:43,916 And then on the weekends we do art pop ups. -Mhm. 239 00:09:43,916 --> 00:09:47,336 -And that ranges from vintage clothing to fine 240 00:09:47,336 --> 00:09:50,381 art to kind of all different kinds of things. 241 00:09:50,464 --> 00:09:51,340 -How about the cabin? 242 00:09:51,340 --> 00:09:53,593 -Yeah, we created a little like 243 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:56,345 a little scene of a cabin, 244 00:09:56,345 --> 00:09:59,140 kind of like your uncle's cabin in the North Cascades. -Oh, yeah. 245 00:09:59,515 --> 00:10:02,268 -And it's just this cozy little place that seats eight. 246 00:10:02,768 --> 00:10:05,771 And then behind it, we program this video 247 00:10:05,771 --> 00:10:07,106 that looks like the- 248 00:10:07,106 --> 00:10:07,690 -Nature! -of the 249 00:10:07,690 --> 00:10:08,232 cabin. 250 00:10:08,232 --> 00:10:09,609 -Yeah. -And it doesn't have to be 251 00:10:09,609 --> 00:10:12,236 nature, but it could be outer space. 252 00:10:12,236 --> 00:10:13,529 It could be underwater. -Sure. 253 00:10:13,529 --> 00:10:15,072 (Unintelligible) kind of set some stage. Set some tone. 254 00:10:15,072 --> 00:10:18,618 I think, that tell all sorts of strange submissions for that. 255 00:10:18,618 --> 00:10:20,578 -And then there-the two bathrooms. 256 00:10:20,578 --> 00:10:22,913 -So there's two large bathrooms on the first floor 257 00:10:23,205 --> 00:10:26,834 and it would have been impossible to ignore them 258 00:10:26,834 --> 00:10:28,878 or to leave them alone is just natural 259 00:10:28,878 --> 00:10:30,212 normal bathrooms. -Of course. 260 00:10:30,212 --> 00:10:30,921 -So they are 261 00:10:30,921 --> 00:10:33,883 rotating art installations and then between them 262 00:10:34,258 --> 00:10:35,468 is a mirror 263 00:10:35,468 --> 00:10:38,012 that also changes every six months. 264 00:10:38,304 --> 00:10:39,305 -Okay, so that those three things 265 00:10:39,305 --> 00:10:40,848 right there change every six months. 266 00:10:40,848 --> 00:10:43,142 Well, you know what drives you 267 00:10:43,142 --> 00:10:45,102 to put so much time, energy and resources 268 00:10:45,102 --> 00:10:48,314 into incredibly cool projects but daunting projects? 269 00:10:48,814 --> 00:10:50,107 -I'm just a huge 270 00:10:50,107 --> 00:10:53,653 supporter and a huge advocate of what Seattle could become. 271 00:10:53,778 --> 00:10:55,738 I feel like we have all of these ingredients here. 272 00:10:55,738 --> 00:10:57,823 We have the community, we have the artists. 273 00:10:58,157 --> 00:10:59,575 We have enormous wealth. 274 00:10:59,575 --> 00:11:01,869 We have the technology. 275 00:11:02,036 --> 00:11:04,997 Like there's so many things that other cities don't have. 276 00:11:05,122 --> 00:11:05,956 But it's frustrating 277 00:11:05,956 --> 00:11:09,168 because we haven't combined them in a way 278 00:11:09,168 --> 00:11:11,337 that activates it the way that we could be. 279 00:11:11,337 --> 00:11:15,216 -Mhm. -So I think that Mom is this experiment 280 00:11:15,216 --> 00:11:17,510 and this attempt to 281 00:11:18,344 --> 00:11:21,347 to harness all of those those things. 282 00:11:21,847 --> 00:11:25,976 I'm not saying that it's a sure thing or guarantee. 283 00:11:26,018 --> 00:11:26,686 -Nothing is. 284 00:11:26,686 --> 00:11:27,395 -Nothing is. 285 00:11:27,395 --> 00:11:32,400 But if I were to propose what part of the remedy would be, 286 00:11:32,650 --> 00:11:34,276 I think it would look a lot like MoM. 287 00:11:35,319 --> 00:11:36,320 -Well, I love it. 288 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:37,530 And I'm just going to say it. 289 00:11:37,530 --> 00:11:40,324 I love you. -Well, I love you. 290 00:11:40,324 --> 00:11:41,367 Everything you do. I absolutely love it. 291 00:11:41,367 --> 00:11:45,913 So Museum of Museums, MoM is slated to open June fourth. 292 00:11:46,205 --> 00:11:47,081 Keep up with all things 293 00:11:47,081 --> 00:11:49,625 MoM on their website and on Instagram. 294 00:11:50,334 --> 00:11:50,876 Thank you so much. 295 00:11:50,876 --> 00:11:52,294 And stay with us because I know 296 00:11:52,294 --> 00:11:54,630 we have more to do with you later in the show. 297 00:11:54,630 --> 00:11:57,717 But up next is a story on Neon Saltwater, 298 00:11:57,967 --> 00:12:00,636 a visionary artist whose work will be featured in 299 00:12:00,636 --> 00:12:04,473 one of MoM's debut exhibit, which is called Energy Drink. 300 00:12:05,182 --> 00:12:06,267 Thank you, sir. 301 00:12:06,559 --> 00:12:08,227 -Thank you. 302 00:12:08,227 --> 00:12:09,311 -Let’s toast. -Let’s toast. 303 00:12:10,062 --> 00:12:10,646 -Voila, to MoM. 304 00:12:10,646 --> 00:12:12,815 -To MoM. -To Greg. 305 00:12:12,815 --> 00:12:13,983 -Drinking our fake- 306 00:12:13,983 --> 00:12:16,902 -There's nothing in this glass.