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Art of the digital era, new media, and the platforms selling it.
DigitalThirty-four lots, an 82% sell-through, a $277,200 Refik Anadol at the top, and nearly 4,000 artists signing an open letter to stop it. The protest and the result are both worth reading, and only one of them changes what happens next.
Digital$9.2 billion, down to a 15% share. The channel that was supposed to make the fair circuit optional had its worst year in six, at exactly the moment attendance across the circuit hit its highs.
DigitalThe December Miami edition launched a global initiative for art of the digital era, with sold-out Beeple editions and a roster running through Tyler Hobbs, Kim Asendorf, Joe Pease and XCOPY. The timing is the interesting part.