Verse Talks

Making markets, creating value and building for the long-term

Episode 42

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Jay, Jamie, Ivan and Leyla sit down together and examine the markets growing optimism, gallery models, transparency and creating value and confidence for both artists and collectors.     

01:00 - Jay's summer break 

05:53 - Twitter toxicity and curating your social feeds 

09:30 - The market's heating up 

15:40 - Speculation vs desire  

18:30 - The confidence speculation can inspire in a collector base 

19:50 The benefits and difficulties of playing in an emergent space 

22:10 - Jay and Jamies' collecting thesis 

27:37 - Financial realities and looking for a return 

29:20 - Advice for new entrants to the space 

33:00 - Balancing business, artist and collector interests 

40:45 - Making the market 

44:03 - What creates confidence and value around an artist 

47:00 - Building market confidence and adopting a Gagosian model 

53:16 - Artifice, transparency and creating real demand 

56:33 - The issues with pursuing a traditional gallery model in the web3 space 

01:02:50 - How important is a program and justifying time spent 

01:08:38 - A difference in approaches between the traditional and web3 spaces 

01:11:33 - The importance of a diversified program 

01:12:45 - Artist Highlights 

01:15:03 - Evolving collector tastes 

01:17:45 - "The subject matter doesn't make the piece" 

01:20:03 - Has the space's aesthetic been calcified? 

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