Sebastian Sanchez: digital art at Christie's, auction models, and the power of relational dynamics

00:45 - Welcome Sebastian Sanchez
08:55 - A journey into digital art
11:05 - Christie's 3.0 and joining the team
17:44 - Developing a commercial mindset
20:40 - Finding the right market fit
22:30 - Nurturing artist and collector relationships
25:05 - Highlights across the last three years
26:58 - Curatorial vs commercial perspectives
30:18 - The effect of an open market on institutional Web3 adoption
32:12 - The closure of Christie's digital art department
35:05 - The implications of digital work in the evening sale
38:42 - Winning collections and building the narrative
43:40 - Dynamics between primary and secondary markets
45:55 - Institutional vs. market credibility
48:00 - The reality of a nascent space
52:04 - A changing collector base
54:26 - A moment of future historical importance
56:19 - Sebastian's artist highlights
57:40 - The emergence of a merged market
01:00:28 - Verse roundtable
01:02:00 - V001: In Real Time recap
01:08:27 - The power of relational dynamics and mixed lots
01:14:26 - Marketing, strategies and themed lots
01:25:25 - Upcoming in-person events and gallery shows
01:27:45 - $PNKSTR
01:30:47 - Traditional art market decline
01:36:30 - Jack Butcher's Gas Wars
01:38:48 - Eric De Giuli and Zero (Broken Symmetry)
01:47:00 - Artist highlights
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Sachcoo The Arty: x.com/sachcoo_thearty?s=21&t=Y0qIYiBAAsy4e…
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Maya Man: x.com/mayaonthenet?s=21&t=Y0qIYiBAAsy4ea-t…
Joe Pease: x.com/joepease?s=21&t=Y0qIYiBAAsy4ea-t-FfRQw
William Mapan: x.com/williamapan?s=21&t=Y0qIYiBAAsy4ea-t-…