Verse Talks

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


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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 

Sebastian Sanchez: https://x.com/sebastianss527 

Lowbie: https://x.com/archivepilled 

Thelonious Stokes: https://www.instagram.com/thelonious_art 

Sachcoo The Arty: https://x.com/sachcoo_thearty 

James Bloom: https://x.com/crashblossom1 

Maya Man: https://x.com/mayaonthenet 

Joe Pease: https://x.com/joepease 

William Mapan: https://x.com/williamapan


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