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The story of NFTs : artists, technology, and democracy
- 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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- 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 museumgoers 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
- 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.
- ISBN
- 9780847899364
- 0847899365
- OCLC
- on1371131288
- 1371131288
- SCSB-14506842
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries