Eli Scheinman: digital art coming to Art Basel Miami

14/11/2025 1h 23min
Eli Scheinman: digital art coming to Art Basel Miami

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00:28 - Welcome (back!) Eli01:10 – Preparing for Miami Beach01:40 – Marfa and Las Vegas: Yuga Labs, collectors and community on the road5:50 – The digital council: advising on the digital art ecosystem7:08 – Leaning into digital art in a post-hype moment7:50 – 1,000 m² space at Art Basel Miami Beach + global initiative9:50 – Cultivating a new audience vs “just more sales”18:20 – How Zero 10 sits outside the usual Art Basel sector selection process24:00 – Eli’s curatorial brief26:56 – Why Beeple Studios and Visualize Value are showing as “exhibitors”35:50 – Stigma, mainstream recognition and why Eli doesn’t want to sanitise crypto culture44:50 – Onboarding flows, interactive installations, and how to make it “stick”49:00 – Market conditions and thin liquidity49:50 – Pricing, supply, and finding the right stewards vs chasing all-time-highs01:10:53 – SOLOS without a permanent space01:15:52 – Node’s role in expanding the collector base01:18:30 – Eli: From operator to patron and making this his life’s work01:21:00 – Collective spirit vs competition