Investing in Culture: An Interview With Michael Karnjanaprakorn, Founder of Otis

Companies like Artland (featured below) have started to roll out VR vernissages that cater to novice investors and art collectors. The idea is to try and kickstart communities around specific art styles, regrouping people that do not necessarily have the resources to travel worldwide several times a year to visit art fairs.

Artify was an american company founded around the idea that businesses and individuals could enjoy renting artworks on-demand to display at venues, homes etc. In 2012, it received funding from Peter Thiel in an oversubscribed round and was a great topic for excitement in SV, but was shut down a year later; This sparked me to wonder : why the sudden... See more

As Kevin Abosch, the Irish conceptual artist and pioneer of blockchain art, aptly put it: “The wise artist doesn’t fear emergent technology, but rather asks, ‘How can I use this tool in a meaningful way?’” Asking the question, ‘how might I empower, scale, or otherwise supercharge my creativity by experimenting and engaging with the technology befor... See more