Ep. 77: Derek Edward Schloss - Digital Art Collector, Co-Founder Collab+Currency, Flamingo Founding Member

12/13/22 • 57 min

A conversation with Web3 art collector, investor and DAO co-founder Derek Edward Schloss. Derek was an early advocate for the economy that has grown around the collecting of digital art. He is the co-founder of Collab+Currency, a crypto-focused venture fund that made early investments in companies like SuperRare, Art Blocks, Async Art, Metaversal, Rarible and PROOF. He is also a founding member of the ultra-exclusive crypto-art-collecting Flamingo DAO, which boasts the world’s most valuable collection of NFTs. In the conversation, Derek discusses the assessment of value, his love of generative art and the inner workings of an art-collecting DAO.
https://www.collabcurrency.com/
https://flamingodao.xyz/
https://twitter.com/derekedws

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Ep. 76: Antoni Tàpies Centenary with Toni Tàpies and Natasha Hébert

An exploration of the life and work of the incredibly influential Spanish artist Antoni Tàpies. 2023 will mark what would have been the artist’s 100th birthday. Tàpies’ son Toni Tàpies and daughter-in-law Natasha Hébert join me to discuss the materiality, philosophy and symbolism that were hallmarks of Tàpies’ work, as well as details about the events planned to honor his centenary in the coming year.
https://www.pacegallery.com/artists/antoni-tapies/
https://www.pacegallery.com/exhibitions/antoni-tapies-transmaterial/
https://fundaciotapies.org/en/

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Ep. 78: Lisa Darms, Executive Director of Hauser & Wirth Institute

A Conversation with Lisa Darms, Executive Director of the Hauser & Wirth Institute. The institute is a non-profit, private foundation dedicated to transforming the field of artists’ archives by nurturing equity and innovation, while also increasing access to archives. HWI provides grants for progressive archival projects and education, fosters networks locally and internationally and organizes public programming that expands conversations around artistic legacies.
https://hauserwirthinstitute.org/
https://www.instagram.com/hauserwirthinstitute/