Verse Talks
Discussing the latest news in digital art with Leyla Fakhr and Jamie Gourlay.
Verse Talks
Simon Hudson and Justin Gilanyi: cultural architecture, patronage and Art Basel Hong Kong
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00:30 - Welcome Simon Hudson and Justin Gilanyi
05:32 - Building cultural architecture
06:46 - How Justin and Simon met
10:33 - Art Basel Hong Kong group dynamics
11:55 - A collaborative mindset
12:47 - Comparing the energy in Miami and Hong Kong
14:58 - Botto installation lessons
18:54 - Pre-sales and fair prep
20:55 - New gallery models working with fairs
24:00 - Exposure costs and thinking long-term
29:26 - Focusing on patronage and support
31:20 - Adapting to the Art Basel environment
35:49 - New collectors, immersive work and tiered entry points
37:31 - The art world's multiple centres
39:25 - Jack Butcher's Work, Luck, Play
42:43 - Balancing online and physical worlds
44:44 - Fair economics and infrastructure
46:50 - Botto, CNN, and moving beyond the crypto space
51:30 - The Botto token and novel patronage models
53:25 - Strategy for future fairs
Justin Gilanyi: https://x.com/justingilanyi
Simon Hudson: https://x.com/hudsonsims