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.

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