Conversations | Navigating the NFT Art Market

Hailed as a shift in the relationship between artists and the traditional gatekeepers of the art market, few events have disrupted the status quo like the astronomical prices reached at auctions for NFTs. Virtually overnight questions arose around the longevity of the NFT market, the art historical importance of NFTs, and what role, if any, galleries should play in the future of the market. How can galleries best help artists in this new terrain? Our panel will explore what NFTs are, how galleries already working with NFT artists plan to work with them, whether all NFT artists need commercial galleries, and how the relationship between galleries and platforms who mint NFTs can be productive.

Conversations take place in the Auditorium (Grand Ballroom). They are free and open to the public on a first come first serve basis, no booking required. Doors will open 10 min before the event.
All conversations will also be livestreamed with subtitles on our Facebook page.

A recording will be available on our youtube channel after the event.
Headsets for hearing aids are available on request in the auditorium. Please check the Convention Center information page for visitor access details.

Harm van den Dorpel, artist and co-founder, left Gallery, Berlin
Saskia Draxler, founder Nagel Draxler, Berlin, Cologne
Mark Soares, Chief Marketing Officer and Founder, Blokhaus Inc.
Moderator: Amy Whitaker, Author, Economics of Visual Art and NFT researcher at NYU

Mark Soares
Harm van den Dorpel, artist and co-founder, left Gallery, Berlin
Saskia Draxler, gallerist, Nagel Draxler, Berlin/Cologne
Mark Soares, Chief Marketing Officer and Founder, Blokhaus Inc.
Moderator: Amy Whitaker, Author, Economics of Visual Art and NFT researcher at NYU

Hailed as a shift in the relationship between artists and the traditional gatekeepers of the art market, few events have disrupted the status quo like the astronomical prices reached at auctions for NFTs. Virtually overnight questions arose around the longevity of the NFT market, the art historical importance of NFTs, and what role, if any, galleries should play in the future of the market. How can galleries best help artists in this new terrain? Our panel will explore what NFTs are, how galleries already working with NFT artists plan to work with them, whether all NFT artists need commercial galleries, and how the relationship between galleries and platforms who mint NFTs can be productive.

Conversations take place in the Auditorium (Grand Ballroom). They are free and open to the public on a first come first serve basis, no booking required. Doors will open 10 min before the event.
All conversations will also be livestreamed with subtitles on our Facebook page.
A recording will be available on our youtube channel after the event.
Headsets for hearing aids are available on request in the auditorium. Please check the Convention Center information page for visitor access details.

Thu 02 Dec

5pm - 6pm (Miami Beach)

Art Basel
1901 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach
United States

More information here.

Publication date: 30 Nov '21