Early Conversations on Crypto Art, Digital Ownership, and NFT Value Systems (Part Two)
- JY&A New York
- Jun 25, 2021
- 2 min read
June 25, 2021
In 2021, discussions surrounding NFTs, crypto art, and digital ownership rapidly expanded beyond niche online communities into the broader contemporary art market.
Questions concerning authorship, ownership structures, valuation standards, copyright, and long-term stewardship emerged alongside the rapid commercialization of blockchain-based digital assets.
This panel conversation was organized as part of an early effort to examine these issues from artistic, legal, curatorial, and market perspectives.
The Future of Cryptocurrency and NFTs in the Financial Market, Art Collection, Estate and Wealth Planning
Time, June 25, 2021, 12-1:30PM
Co-presented by:
Juliette Yuan & Associates LLC (New York)
Jaclise International – Family Enterprise | Strategy & Innovation (New York)
This panel discussion explored the early intersection between digital art, NFTs, collecting, law, and wealth planning during a pivotal moment in the development of the crypto art market in 2021.
The conversation brought together perspectives from the art market, collecting community, legal profession, and family enterprise advisory sector, examining how blockchain-based ownership and digital collecting were beginning to challenge traditional ideas surrounding value, cultural legitimacy, estate planning, and long-term asset stewardship.
Participants included:
Alain Servais — Collector and Founder of the Servais Family Collection (Belgium)
Michael Bouhanna — Co-Head of Digital Art & NFTs, Sotheby’s London
Kenneth J. Falcon — Managing Partner, Falcon Rappaport & Berkman PLLC
Marc J. Halsema — Jaclise International, Family Enterprise | Strategy & Innovation
Moderated by: Juliette Yuan and Marc J. Halsema.
Looking back, this conversation also marked an early stage in Juliette Yuan’s ongoing interest in the relationship between art valuation, cross-border collecting, and estate-related cultural assets.
Related Conversation
Panel discussion hosted by Juliette Yuan & Associates LLC and Falcon Rappaport & Berkman PLLC, June 11, 2021.
Topics included:
distinctions between crypto art and digital art
NFTs and blockchain-based ownership
artistic legitimacy and cultural value in digital media
collecting and presenting software-based art
intellectual property and emerging legal frameworks
the relationship between technology, aesthetics, and artistic authorship
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