Next up on the Friday Heaters Podcast🔥 we sit down with art advisor Alex Rojas to break down what art advising really looks like behind the scenes. From navigating the market to building meaningful, long-term collections, Alex walks us through the strategy, nuance, and instincts it takes to be great at this job. She’s young, sharp, savvy and already making serious moves in the art world. If you’ve ever wondered what an art advisor does—or questioned whether you need one—this episode will make you a believer. It definitely did for us🔥

Welcome to the very first episode of the Friday Heaters Podcast, and we’re coming out of the gate hot🔥 For our debut, we sit down with the incomparable Max Hooper Schneider—an artist whose work and worldview refuse to fit neatly into any box.

Max’s practice collides landscape architecture with death metal energy, melting Barbies, copper-plated lasagna, and eerie underwater sea creatures. It’s raw, strange, playful, and deeply intentional—much like Max himself. He’s not trying to relate to anybody, not chasing trends, and not watering anything down. He’s doing it his way, full stop.

In this episode, we dig into the forces that shaped him: family influences, daily health routines, and the habits that keep his mind and body sharp. Max also shares his unfiltered take on the contemporary art scene—what excites him, what doesn't, and why authenticity still matters more than ever.

Max Hooper Schneider is truly a one-of-a-kind human being, and this conversation is anything but ordinary. Buckle up—it’s a wild ride with an eccentric creative mastermind, and the perfect way to kick off the Friday Heaters Podcast🔥