Research Catalog

Title

The story of NFTs : artists, technology, and democracy / Amy Whitaker & Nora Burnett Abrams.

Author

Whitaker, Amy

Publication

• New York, NY : Rizzoli Electa ; Denver, CO : MCA Denver, 2023.
• ©2023

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Additional Authors

• Abrams, Nora Burnett
• Rizzoli editore, publisher.
• Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver.

Description

127 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 29 cm

Summary

"Since the NFT phenomenon took over the art world, useful information that isn't too reductive is in short supply. Artists, collectors, arts professionals, art lovers, and museum goers are still trying to understand what NFTs are, how to benefit from or engage with them, and what they mean for the art world in the future. This book is precisely for this audience. The authors take the reader through the basic concepts of NFTs and the underlying technology of blockchain, including their origins, their surprising connections to the history of artmaking and art collecting, and their potential to radically reshape the art world. The book invites the reader to engage with this new technology, to understand its connections to the longer arc of art history, and to help shape its future. The volume is structured around four key chapters: Origin Stories (where NFTs come from), Artists + Making (how artists are currently engaging with the technology and minting NFTs logistically and conceptually), Collectors + Buying (what does it mean to collect an NFT and other advice for current and soon-to-be collectors), and Future States (how NFTs will upend and democratize the arts). In addition to the authors' extensive knowledge, the book draws on a wide range of interviews with leading contributors to the NFT story."--Inside jacket flap.

Alternative Title

Story of Non-Fungible Tokens

Subject

• NFTs (Tokens)
• Art > Economic aspects
• Art

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Origin stories. The intersecting stories of blockchain -- The knowledge story -- The technology story -- The money story -- The democracy story -- The art story -- Artist stories -- Artists + making -- Collectors + buying -- Future states.

Call Number

JQF 24-439

ISBN

• 9780847899364
• 0847899365

OCLC

1371131288

Author

Whitaker, Amy, author. Author

Title

The story of NFTs : artists, technology, and democracy / Amy Whitaker & Nora Burnett Abrams.

Publisher

New York, NY : Rizzoli Electa ; Denver, CO : MCA Denver, 2023.

Copyright Date

©2023

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Added Author

Abrams, Nora Burnett, author.

Rizzoli editore, publisher.

Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver.

Research Call Number

JQF 24-439