only losers left alive (love songs for the end of the world), 10 - 31 July 2021. Installation view 2
As this slow-moving Titanic of an industry collided with the racing whirlwind of crypto, there were many other interesting actors in the space besides the auction houses who were quick enough to catch up. It was a year when technology finally became real, used and felt for the art world, beyond new media exhibitions or interactive websites. Artist collectives formed on Discord, art fairs curated NFT sections, galleries added cryptocurrency to their balance sheets. To decentralise the attention on blue-chip NFT sales, we spoke with Audrey Yeo, the owner of a gallery called Yeo Workshop, which was the first in Singapore to include NFT artworks in a two-part group exhibition.