Eli Scheinman: building context, courting the traditional collector and working with Art Basel

This week we sat down with seasoned advisor Eli Scheinman to discuss his new role at Art Basel, what’s driving the market’s fresh momentum, how today’s collectors are maturing and how to frame emerging work for a more traditional crowd.
00:50 - Welcome Eli Scheinman
02:39 - Why the market's moving
04:30 - The trickle-down effect of big sales
07:07 - New entrants into the space
09:48 - The flow from collectibles and PFPs into art
14:37 - Eli's role with Art Basel
21:30 - Evolving in the face of a challenging market
23:00 - How to create excitement and understanding among new audiences
24:30 - Context is key
28:49 - World-building, narrative and sponsorship
33:04 - Collections as an identity layer and a discovery tool
34:50 - Friction points when onboarding from the traditional space
40:20 - How things have changed across cycles
46:00 - Lower barriers to participation in the digital space and their effects
49:00 - The maturation of the core collector base
51:10 - Kim Asendorf's PXL DEX, private sales and new points of discovery
56:45 - Artist highlights
01:02:40 - Social media's impact on an artists career
Eli Scheinman: x.com/eli_schein
Karyn Nakamura: instagram.com/frog_spit_simulation
Canek Zapata: x.com/canekzapata
Agoston Nagy: x.com/_stc
Li Yi-Fan: instagram.com/liyifanyifanli