Sebastian Sanchez: digital art at Christie's, auction models, and the power of relational dynamics

00:45 - Welcome Sebastian Sanchez 08:55 - A journey into digital art 11:05 - Christie's 3.0 and joining the team 17:44 - Developing a commercial mindset 20:40 - Finding the right market fit 22:30 - Nurturing artist and collector relationships 25:05 - Highlights across the last three years 26:58 - Curatorial vs commercial perspectives 30:18 - The effect of an open market on institutional Web3 adoption 32:12 - The closure of Christie's digital art department 35:05 - The implications of digital work in the evening sale  38:42 - Winning collections and building the narrative 43:40 - Dynamics between primary and secondary markets 45:55 - Institutional vs. market credibility 48:00 - The reality of a nascent space 52:04 - A changing collector base 54:26 - A moment of future historical importance 56:19 - Sebastian's artist highlights 57:40 - The emergence of a merged market 01:00:28 - Verse roundtable 01:02:00 - V001: In Real Time recap 01:08:27 - The power of relational dynamics and mixed lots 01:14:26 - Marketing, strategies and themed lots 01:25:25 - Upcoming in-person events and gallery shows 01:27:45 - $PNKSTR 01:30:47 - Traditional art market decline 01:36:30 - Jack Butcher's Gas Wars 01:38:48 - Eric De Giuli and Zero (Broken Symmetry) 01:47:00 - Artist highlights Sebastian Sanchez: https://x.com/sebastianss527 Lowbie: https://x.com/archivepilled Thelonious Stokes: https://www.instagram.com/thelonious_art Sachcoo The Arty: https://x.com/sachcoo_thearty James Bloom: https://x.com/crashblossom1 Maya Man: https://x.com/mayaonthenet Joe Pease: https://x.com/joepease William Mapan: https://x.com/williamapan