We explore with Xlvrbk (@xlvrbk), squirterer (@hidetheblade) and Shelly Soneja (@shellysoneja) on how and when they first heard about crypto and crypto art. Why did they take the plunge? What has been their experience in the space thus far?

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Harm van den Dorpel, artist and co-founder of left gallery, shares some of pre-NFT artwork exhibited by his gallery. These digital pieces explored some early blockchain-related concepts that expand the digital artspace today.

The art of fine print has a long history in the Southeast Asian region, dating as far back as pre-colonial times. Contemporary printmakers continue to traverse through its traditional techniques and processes as well as to expand the forms and contexts of this graphic medium. Malaysian printmaker Juhari Said proposes the session title “Expanded Printmaking”, a trajectory which he and colleagues in the region have pursued for over a decade. Together with Filipino printmaker Ambie Abaño, they will discuss how artists have expanded the ways in which printing techniques or the printed image are employed in visual art practice.

While 2020 will forever be remembered as the year of COVID-19, it was also witness to the rise of cryptocurrency and a popularised, mass-cultural form of the scarcity-based art market. This international panel-discussion will focus on the recent hype surrounding nonfungible tokens (NFTs), or cryptocurrency’s answer to the unique art object, and assess what it means for the practice of art around the world. Tracking the impact of NFTs on economic, technological, societal and practical levels, the panel will look at the rise of the NFT from the point of view of artists, collectors and critics. Are NFTs just a passing fad for a global artworld that’s currently grounded? A means by which to consume energy now that global travel is (largely) off the cards? How might they change the practice, collection and distribution of art around the globe? To what extent are NFTs a sign of the revenge of popular culture against the elite cultures, gatekeepers and tastemakers of traditional fine arts? Might paintings be phased out in favour of JPEGS? And, more basically, how do NFTs function as artworks and are they any good?

Katya Guerrero (Founder), Lara de Los Reyes (Digitization and Photo Restoration), Miguel Gomez II (Post-Processing and File Management), Louis de Mesa (Printing and Framing) with special guest JPaul Manzanilla (Independent Researcher) will give annotations about Philippine photography as the Luzviminda team discuss their challenges

A panel discussion with the five residency program hosts to inaugurate the newly-launched section of the fair, ArtFairPH/Residencies.

Sam Hart is a strategist, organizer and publisher working across the decentralized web. His energies are currently directed toward the Interchain Foundation, Other Internet, and various crypto art projects.

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Cebuano artists, Russ Ligtas, Kolown, Ivy Marie Apa, and Ronyel Compra will discuss their creative practices that expand their local geographical connection, explore unusual artistic forms, and engage relevant societal issues.

Moderated by Fr. Jason Dy, S.J.

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A talk by UK-based Painting Conservator and Art Historian Angelica Pediconi. Moderated by Boots Herrera.

Luis Buenaventura, a blockchain entrepreneur and crypto artist conducts a ‘how to NFT’ session directed towards everyone that wants to participate in the cryptoart ecosystem.

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Narra Gallery co-founder, Colin Goltra, sits down with one of the most prominent crypto artists in the space to discuss all things NFTs and some thoughts looking into its future.

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Join us as our panel share reminiscences and personal stories of the artist.

With Ambeth Ocampo, Andy Locsin, Tina Bonoan, and Malu Gamboa.

Moderated by Boots Herrera.

#ArtFairPH/Talks is presented in partnership with the Ateneo Art Gallery, Museum Foundation of the Philippines, and the international publication, Art Review.

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Image courtesy of Ambeth Ocampo (Arturo Luz in his studio, 2014)