The onset of Covid-19 saw art galleries, fairs, museums and auction houses sprint to adopt augmented reality ("AR") for online-only sales, virtual viewing rooms and exhibitions (note the bizarre success of a Sotheby's cyber auction which sold Michael Jordan's old Air J'z for $560,000 despite a global health crisis). A significant number of beta stage art tech companies are now…
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Blockchain x Art: More Tech Start-Ups Disrupting The Art Market
This piece is the second in a two-part series that explores the potential art-world impact of blockchain. Read Part I to find out what blockchain is, what NFC is and why art market participants should care. LEGAL COMPLIANCE Legal compliance may also incentivize art businesses to utilize blockchain platforms. In a 2019 article titled ‘Fine Art Certificates of Authenticity: Are…
