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A podcast with people who create, challenge and innovate in the art world.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>In the first episode of The Part, I chat with Jennifer Braun, The Gen Z Art Critic.</p>
<p>Subscribe and follow for more conversations from the art world. </p>
<p>The Part Podcast is a part of byZaolya Art Club. </p>
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<p>Substack: <a href="https://zalagajser.substack.com/" rel="nofollow">@byzaolya</a> </p>
<p>We talk about:</p>
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<li>00:00 Intro clips </li>
<li>00:32 Who is the Gen Z Art Critic? </li>
<li>03:00 How it started </li>
<li>06:09 How she sees an exhibition </li>
<li>11:15 Studio visits </li>
<li>14:46 Is art criticism dead? </li>
<li>19:53 Her writing process </li>
<li>30:54 Negative reviews and institutions </li>
<li>38:21 Gen Z collectors and buying art </li>
<li>41:07 Rapid fire </li>
<li>47:53 5 artists to discover </li>
<li>51:57 Top exhibitions of 2026 </li>
<li>56:13 Wrap-up</li>
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<p>Books mentioned</p>
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<li>Gilda Williams, How to Write About Contemporary Art</li>
<li>Tino Zimmermann, Developments (artist book, 2024)</li>
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<p>Artists mentioned</p>
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<li>Janet Sobel</li>
<li>Odilon Redon</li>
<li>Jan Hüskes</li>
<li>Anja Rausch</li>
<li>Trisha Donnelly</li>
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<p>Her favourite exhibitions of 2026 </p>
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<li>David Medalla, Exile Gallery, Vienna</li>
<li>Will Stovall, Limping Devil, Drei, Cologne</li>
<li>Li Yi-Fan, Screen Melancholy, Taiwan Pavilion, Venice</li>
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<p>Find Jennifer on</p>
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<li>Substack: <a href="https://jenniferbraun.substack.com/" rel="nofollow">https://jenniferbraun.substack.com</a></li>
<li><a href="https://jenniferbraun.substack.com/" rel="nofollow"></a>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thegenzartcritic" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/thegenzartcritic</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thegenzartcritic" rel="nofollow"></a>Podcast A Bigger Schnack (in German), with Lars Fleischmann: <a href="https://abiggerschnack.substack.com/" rel="nofollow">https://abiggerschnack.substack.com</a></li>
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<p>Credits 💙</p>
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<li>Host: Zala Gajser</li>
<li>Music: Sima</li>
<li>Edit: Nina</li>
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