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For this week's newsletter I follow up @esherick's amazing critique on generative art in NFTs.

A Checkpoint on Generative Art (in NFTs):

For this week's newsletter I follow up @esherick's amazing critique on generative art in NFTs.

A Checkpoint on Generative Art (in NFTs): 
https://sceneswithsimon.com/p/a-checkpoint-on-generative-art-in

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What I always have found very interesting in generative art, especially when it’s abstract, which most is, is that the collector in order to establish the price to flip a piece really has to open up themselves to the work. They have to compare all the works to find which one is best. Quite an exercise and great spiritual training. Of course there are shortcuts through finding something recognizable, like a goose. From there it gets quickly less interesting.

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you could also argue the collector becomes a participant in the creation or final selection of the art work, making the work more democratic and participatory  

of course the incentive is questionable, but since most collectors have had no previous art training, you could see it as a way to pull people into something a lot still find difficult to enjoy and read; abstract art. 

something modern art museums have tried for years but mostly failed. some collectors, initially degen, really fall in love with art beyond the financial, which might be a win for culture as a whole.

Interesting point. It allows you to more easily engage with the art because it's immediately in context with the rest of the collection.