This article is part of “Metaverse Week", written by myself for CoinDesk, published in May 2022. The world of fine art is filled with gatekeepers. A select few – an elite echelon of curators, collectors and tastemakers – have the power to decide which art we should value. Society has largely accepted that imbalance as standard, because for centuries physical and economic constraints have prevented most people from meaningful participation in this ecosystem. The metaverse is a paradigm shift a...

This article is part of “Metaverse Week", written by myself for CoinDesk, published in May 2022. The world of fine art is filled with gatekeepers. A select few – an elite echelon of curators, collectors and tastemakers – have the power to decide which art we should value. Society has largely accepted that imbalance as standard, because for centuries physical and economic constraints have prevented most people from meaningful participation in this ecosystem. The metaverse is a paradigm shift a...