NFT Notes 5: Mitchell F. Chan on Conceptualizing the Blockchain

In this episode, Mitchell F. Chan, a prominent conceptual artist, describes his experiences creating conceptual art on the blockchain and reflects on why it is such a perfect medium for a conceptual art practice. Chan begins by explaining how he made the transition from creating works of conceptual art as large-scale installations into creating them on the blockchain. He describes how he decided in 2017 to translate Yves Klein's pioneering work of conceptual art "Zones of Immaterial Pictorial Sensibility" into an entirely new work that existed as a function of the blockchain and commentary on the relation between the art experience and art object: "Digital Zones of Immaterial Pictorial Sensibility." He reflects on the initial reception of that work, and how it came to be seen as a pioneering work of blockchain art. Among other things, he discusses his "Blue Paper" essay explaining the work. He also reflects on his more recent work, and on the future of NFTs. Chan is on Twitter at @mitchellfchan.This episode was hosted by Brian L. Frye, Spears-Gilbert Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law. Frye is on Twitter at @brianlfrye. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ipse Dixit is a podcast on legal scholarship. Each episode of Ipse Dixit features a different guest discussing their scholarship. The podcast also features several special series."From the Archives" consists historical recordings potentially of interest to legal scholars and lawyers."The Homicide Squad" consists of investigations of the true stories behind different murder ballads, as well as examples of how different musicians have interpreted the song over time."The Day Antitrust Died?" is co-hosted with Ramsi Woodcock, Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law, and consists of oral histories of the 1974 Airlie House Conference on antitrust law, a pivotal moment in the history of antitrust theory and policy.The hosts of Ipse Dixit are:Brian L. Frye, Spears-Gilbert Associate Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of LawLuce Nguyen, a student at Oberlin College and the co-founder of the Oberlin Policy Research Institute, an undergraduate public policy organization based at Oberlin CollegeMaybell Romero, Assistant Professor of Law at Northern Illinois University College of LawAntonia Eliason, Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Mississippi School of LawSaurabh Vishnubhakat, Associate Professor of Law at Texas A&M School of LawJohn Culhane, Professor of Law at Widener University Delaware Law SchoolBenjamin Edwards, Associate Professor of Law at the UNLV William S. Boyd School of LawMatthew Bruckner, Associate Professor of Law at Howard University School of LawComments and suggestions are always welcome at brianlfrye@gmail.com. You can follow the Ipse Dixit on Twitter at @IpseDixitPod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.