Great presentation and discussion with Max Haiven about his new book at Supermarkt Berlin. We gathered in three workshop groups to explore creative strategies WITHIN, AGAINST and BEYOND financialization. It was a lively discussion...
Why buy art? A new form of ownership powered by the blockchain reaffirms many good reasons for doing it, plus one more: enriching the cultural commons. Rare Digital Art is a relatively new phenomenon and...
What models exist and are evolving to finance the cultural commons? I talk about crowdfunding, patronage, rare digital art collecting and cultural funds, among others, in a panel at ISEA Durban called “Transdisciplinary Collaborative...
The workshop participants at Economia Festival helped define some “magic numbers” in the Warhols currency design, in this way influencing the three economies (Speculation, Creation and Gift) programmed into this experimental digital money. One...
This is the topic of my presentation at the Conference on Social and Complementary Currencies in Salvador. I’m presenting an experience report on three art projects in which the creation of a currency is...
Alternative currencies can be developed as emergency responses to an economic crisis and lack of enough “official” currency, or as proactive initiatives to foster local and underserved economies, but can also be created as...
