The tech scene is conquering the art market, with NFTs digital works are bet, auctioned and sold. Is this the dawn of a new era?
Some revolutions go unnoticed. In a few years’ time one could speak of spring 2021 as a change of epoch in the art market. Because a new product has been circulating since the beginning of the year, the crypto art. Digital images that can be obtained free of charge on the Internet, but with a digital stamp of ownership, are sold in the millions. In his book “Krypto-Kunst”, the art critic Kolja Reichert gets to the bottom of this mystery.