Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Colborn Bell is currently the co-founder and curator of the Museum of Crypto Art (M○C△), an immersive digital art center in virtual reality. Unconstrained by the limitations of physical reality, the aim of this project is to create bridges to Metaverse spaces and usher in a creative renaissance that empowers digital artists and reawakens the imaginations of its participants. He is a long-time blockchain and venture investor.

Guest Interviewer: Jesse Draxler

Show Notes:
00:15:00 - Colborn’s background
00:20:54 - The Museum of Crypto Art
00:22:57 - What Colborn specifically looks for in NFT Artwork
00:25:10 - The gift of an existential crisis
00:31:25 - The ecological effects of crypto currency
00:40:40 - Crypto art breaking down traditional barriers
00:44:27 - Preserving the pure nature of art / societal shifts
00:52:15 - What a good day looks like for Jesse and Colborn
00:55:17 - The future of NFT’s
00:58:57 - M.O.C.A’s Artist Residency & M.O.C.A’s Genesis Collection
1:04:15 - Advice to artists
1:08:30 - Humanitarianism
1:10:42 - Wrap up

Colborn Bell’s Twitter: twitter.com/co1born
Museum of Crypto Art: museumofcryptoart.com
Artist Decoded Patreon: patreon.com/artistdecoded

Originally Posted 11.18.2021