GetONBoarD Episode 09: Web3 Curators: Gatekeepers or Tastemakers?
Date: July 14, 2022
Hosted by ONBD (Masako Shiba)
Speakers: Pauline Foessel, Founder of Artpool; Kevin Heisner, Artist
About the speakers:
Pauline Foessel is the curator and entrepreneur behind Artpool whose extensive work as director at art institutions, galleries and studios has shaped her understanding of the art landscape globally.
Artpool provides an innovative platform for art professionals and art lovers alike. By tapping into its established social network and through harnessing blockchain technology it provides an innovative way for curators and artists to connect, collaborate and share their work whilst generating revenue through selling art editions as NFTs.
Beyond shaping the art tech space, Foessel’s work as co-director at Underdogs Gallery and her previous directorship of Alexandre Farto’s Vhils Studio placed Lisbon on the global map of contemporary public art while promoting a generation of urban artists. In addition to her work in Lisbon, Foessel, a native of Grenoble, France, has held management and development positions at Galerie Magda Danysz in Paris and Shanghai and at the Hong Kong Contemporary Art (HOCA) Foundation.
Kevin Heisner is a multi-disciplinary artist. Since graduating from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago as an Art & Technology major in the 80s, he has maintained a long-standing interest in merging art, technology, through his varying creation methods connecting physical spaces to the metaverse. Themes of mixed reality & dimensions, web3, singularity, human conditions, the conscious/subconscious, have been a dominant focus of his practice, even in his street works under his pseudonym of Shlumper. Heisner has actively been involved in the NFT art scene with curated presentations and drops during 2022 Expo Chicago and NFT NYC. He is based in Chicago and New York, but his works in private collections and public installations are shown globally.
About the discussion:
What is the role of a curator within the web3 space? Hear it from the trailblazers implementing web3 conceptualism within their programming and practice, as we unpack the mystery of what is expected of a curator and how that would be any different if it involves the implementation of this new technology.
Recording (1h 9m):
