Seems to me less about scarcity than perversity. This may be worth a read: https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/16/something_for_the_weekend/?utm_medium=share&utm_content=article
B B On Mon, 9 May 2022 at 17:45, Brian Holmes <bhcontinentaldr...@gmail.com> wrote: > "Why do the visual arts seem to have acquired such a central role in the > crypto economy?" > > Could it be that impenetrable financial technology needs an artistic > fetish to conquer even more territory? Thus digital art, after playing with > direct democracy for a few decades, has now returned to the time-honored > role of decorator for the elites. > > In case it's not obvious to everyone, "verifiable digital scarcity" is the > exact opposite of what tactical media set out to do. Hopefully all the > get-rich-quick NFT-minters are going to set up commons-based infrastructure > with their haul, I can respect that and will support it when the pump and > dump is over. > > best, BH > > On Mon, May 9, 2022 at 8:08 AM Marcela Okretič <marc...@aksioma.org> > wrote: > >> Dear friends, >> >> >> >> we are very happy to announce the launch of the English translation of >> Domenico >> Quaranta's book: >> >> >> >> *Surfing with Satoshi* >> >> *Art, Blockchain and NFTs* >> >> aksioma.org/surfing.with.satoshi >> <http://www.aksioma.org/surfing.with.satoshi> >> >> >> >> Release date: 25 May 2022 >> >> >> >> *PREVIEW <https://aksioma.org/pdf/SurfingWithSatoshi_excerpt.pdf>* >> >> >> >> Limited edition of 300 copies >> >> *PREORDER **HERE <https://form.jotform.com/211172647049354>! * >> >> *Free shipping for pre-orders until 25 May 2022* >> >> >> >> >> >> The craze for Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) that erupted in early 2021 >> thrust the art world into the debate on the blockchain, the >> decentralised public ledger that holds these tokens, as well as >> cryptocurrencies, and promises to make “verifiable digital scarcity” a >> reality. Born out of the 2008 financial crisis and seen by many as the >> cornerstone of a new, more private, more secure Web3, the blockchain has >> changed the global economy and is now reshaping the digital environment in >> which art is increasingly being created, distributed and exchanged. >> >> >> >> Written by art critic and curator *Domenico Quaranta* amidst an >> explosion of technological hype and a speculative frenzy, and originally >> published in Italian by Postmedia Books, *Surfing with Satoshi *sets the >> promise of the NFT market in a historical context, investigating the >> technologies it is based on, the role of certificates and contracts in >> contemporary art, and the evolution of the media art market over the last >> thirty years. >> >> >> >> Riding the wave of the ongoing debate, the book tackles a series of as >> yet open questions, including: >> >> >> - What does art have to do with the blockchain? >> - Does it make sense to talk about “Crypto Art”, and if so what can >> be said to define it, apart from the way it is traded? >> - Is speculation the be-all and end-all of this trend? >> - How on earth can an infinitely reproducible digital file be deemed >> “unique”? >> - Will the blockchain’s promise of disintermediation destroy the art >> world as we know it? >> - How is the art world reacting to the situation? >> - Are NFTs an opportunity for artists or a scam perpetrated against >> them? >> - Who are the collectors willing to pay millions for a certificate of >> authenticity? Why are they doing it? >> - Why do the visual arts seem to have acquired such a central role in >> the crypto economy? >> >> >> >> >> >> Author: Domenico Quaranta >> >> Editor: Janez Fakin Janša >> >> Translator: Anna Carruthers >> >> Design and layout: Federico Antonini, Alessio D'Ellena >> >> Format: 10.5 x 16.7 cm >> >> Pages: 376 >> >> Colour and B/W images >> >> Language: EN >> >> >> >> ISBN: 978-961-7173-12-3 >> >> >> >> >> >> *Published by:* >> >> Aksioma – Institute for Contemporary Art, Ljubljana >> >> Represented by: Marcela Okretič >> >> www.aksioma.org >> >> aksi...@aksioma.org >> >> >> >> >> >> *Supported by:* >> >> The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia, the City of Ljubljana >> # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission >> # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, >> # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets >> # more info: http://mx.kein.org/mailman/listinfo/nettime-l >> # archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: nett...@kein.org >> # @nettime_bot tweets mail w/ sender unless #ANON is in Subject: > > # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission > # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, > # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets > # more info: http://mx.kein.org/mailman/listinfo/nettime-l > # archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: nett...@kein.org > # @nettime_bot tweets mail w/ sender unless #ANON is in Subject: -- Bronaċ
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