To some, the world of generative art and NFTs appears to have skyrocketed into the mainstream out of nowhere. Connoisseurs know, computer art has been a practice extending much further back than the 21st century. Vera Molnár, a pioneer of computer and generative art, started working with algorithmic paintings in 1968 and is one of the first women to use computers in her practice. Her influence can be seen within generative crypto art today. In this webinar we will speak to Anne and Michael Sp

The phrase “Hic et Nunc” can be directly translated from Latin to mean “here and now,” reflecting the immediacy of the present. Hic et Nunc (abbreviated HEN) then seems an appropriate adoption for the title of the Tezos based NFT marketplace that allows its users to manage decentralised assets without the involvement of an intermediary. Essentially allowing the artwork to be shared in the here and the now. This is just one of the reasons the NFT community loves Hic et Nunc, here we are outlini

Here are 5 museums who have jumped on the NFT trend earlier than their fellow institutions, all in very different ways, providing examples of what NFTs could actually look like for institutions going forward.

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Written By: Ivan Macquisten [ ivan@imacq.com] Museums need to be more business-like in their dealings with collectors if they want to attract the most desirable works for loan or donation, two new reports by Vastari advise. The 2020 Global Collector Trends Report and The Finances Behind Collecting [https://landing.vastari.com/vastari-connect-collector-report-series ] also reveal significant potential for insurance companies and shippers to expand their reach among collectors. The twin studie

How are collectors and museums collaborating during this pandemic? One of Vastari’s members shares their experience with private collector loans during and after lockdown. Vastari helped the Knoxville Museum of Art in Tennessee connect with a collector who owned a relevant work for their 2020 exhibition. The conversation between collector and the museum originally began in April 2019 for their exhibition in February 2020 which is still currently on display until October 2020. Like all museums a

There are multiple headlines at the moment about how the crisis has impacted the leisure industry, from museums to theatres to shopping malls, but the current global situation in 2020 is significantly impacting a subsection of the cultural industry: travelling exhibitions. Museums usually define themselves by their permanent collections; it determines who they are and their area of expertise. When engaging with the public, temporary exhibitions are what drives local audiences to return to a mus

Wondering what your object can offer a museum, or why curators look outside public collections when searching for loans?