EPISODE · Mar 22, 2026 · 1H 28M
Tabor Robak and Harvey Rayner: from Human Resources to Art Basel Hong Kong
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00:23 - Welcome Harvey Rayner and Tabor Robak01:40 - Human Resources launch and mint-out04:44 - Tabor's thoughts post-mint07:00 - Organic growth, communication and momentum building09:00 - First reactions: risk, confusion and conceptual clarity11:00 - Roleplay, identity and embodying PFPs13:00 - Timing, AI and why the project works now15:00 - The state of PFP culture and shifting expectations17:00 - Market dynamics and collecting behaviour19:00 - Collecting as belief in the artist, not just the asset21:00 - Risk, politics and performing identity online23:00 - Narrative construction and PFPs as creative tools 28:00 - Clowns, anti-status and rejecting “cool” aesthetics33:00 - Mr Happy and corporate ideology34:30 - What's next for Human Resources?35:00 - Tabcorp as an art company and long-term vision37:00 - Expansion, tools and the limits of the ecosystem39:00 - Gender, identity and ethical boundaries42:00 - Harvey on ChatFUKR, PFP fatigue and lessons learned45:00 - Community management, responsibility and burnout47:00 - New collectors and shifting audience dynamics49:00 - Phase two and sustaining long-term value51:00 - Glitches, clones and technical refinement53:00 - Subjective rarity, provenance and long-term meaning56:00 - Maintaining momentum58:00 - Balancing engagement with artistic practice01:00:00 - Institutional context and gallery reception01:01:50 - Harvey on Art Basel Hong Kong and physical work 01:04:30 - Translating digital practice into physical space01:07:00 - Presentation, scale and audience perception01:09:30 - Series mechanics and live minting 01:10:55 - Focusing on accessible art for a more traditional collector base 01:15:40 - The power of the modern print process 01:19:15 - Finding positivity amid market swings 01:22:55 - Social media and the politics of art https://x.com/harvey_rayner https://x.com/taborrobak https://www.taborrobak.com https://rayner.art
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00:23 - Welcome Harvey Rayner and Tabor Robak 01:40 - Human Resources launch and mint-out 04:44 - Tabor's thoughts post-mint 07:00 - Organic growth, communication and momentum building 09:00 - First reactions: risk, confusion and conceptual clarity 11:00 - Roleplay, identity and embodying PFPs 13:00 - Timing, AI and why the project works now 15:00 - The state of PFP culture and shifting expectations 17:00 - Market dynamics and collecting behaviour 19:00 - Collecting as belief in the artist, n...
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