FAL WIRE

Nov 14, 20224 min read

NFT's and the Authentication of Fine Art

Art Authentication is an age-old problem and far from an exact science. How can NFTs help with art Authentication. FAL is pioneering the way

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Dec 27, 202112 min read

Looking Under the Hood: Diligencing Non-Fungible Tokens, NFT Metadata and Smart Contracts

It is not always clear what an NFT actually represents, or what is purchased with a Non-Fungible Token. NFT due diligence is essential

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Dec 28, 20203 min read

The Fine Art Ledger's Year-End Roundup: Art, the Gift that Keeps on Giving

Art the gift that keeps on giving. How The Fine Art Ledger uses technology to improve access to fine art and fine art information using art

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Dec 6, 202013 min read

The Fine Art of Auction Consignments: AML and Sanctions Compliance and the Art Owner's Conundrum

The contractual relationship between Fine Art auction houses, art intermediaries and fine art owners: not only sanctions compliance relevant

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May 11, 202012 min read

Fine Art goes online: the (virtual) reality of COVID-19 and the changing face of the fine art market

Deprived of human interaction and beset with almost ubiquitous social distancing rule and regulation, the fine art world is going virtual.

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May 6, 20203 min read

Zoom and the fine art virtual experience; how The Fine Art Ledger adds another dimension

Using the Fine Art Ledger's in-Experience purchase or bid feature, patrons can real-time, purchase or bid on fine art works via Zoom

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Mar 30, 20208 min read

Fine Art Consignment in the time of COVID-19: How safe is your Art?

As COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2 slithers insidiously among us,If a gallery were to fail, who would be entitled to its inventory?

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Mar 24, 20209 min read

When Artists Skyrocket: the Fine Art Sale versus Consignment Conundrum

Outright fine art sale or consignment? When a fine artist becomes a shooting star. The New York Arts and Cultural Affairs Law

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Jul 18, 201910 min read

The End of Fine Art Experts? A Few Lessons Learned From The Recent Agnes Martin Litigation

Expert opinion in the authenticity of works of fine art is a critical component of the fine art markets.Have experts had a change of heart?

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Jul 10, 20194 min read

Warhol, Prince and a Case of Vanity Perhaps Not-So-Fair: Even Fine Art Colossuses Need Inspiration

Warhol vs Goldsmith : the recent Prince copyright infringement litigation decided at Summary Judgment in the Southern District of New York

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May 12, 20192 min read

Asset Based Blockchain: The Fine Art Ledger Releases Fine Art Transfer Functionality

We have posted before about blockchain’s unique ability to allow for direct asset ownership without an intervening asset holding...

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Mar 18, 20194 min read

Fine Art Provenance, the Beauty of Blockchain, and the Legend that is George Michael

If you didn’t know better, you could say that blockchain was built for Fine Art. Although a bold statement, the hyperbole is forgivable....

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Feb 25, 20194 min read

When the Fine Art World Came to Los Angeles: A Day at The Frieze and Felix

This last weekend, The Fine Art Ledger had the pleasure of visiting both Frieze, Los Angeles, and Felix LA ,the inaugural editions of the...

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Jan 7, 20193 min read

A Few Fine Days in Miami: When the Fine Art World Comes to Town: Part Two

We left Part One tired but exhilarated from a day at Art Basel, heading back to our hotel in South Beach, thinking about how magnetic the...

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Dec 24, 20183 min read

At the Untitled Art Fair, Miami Beach, Kara Walker Stands Out

At Miami’s Untitled Art Fair this year, we saw Kara Walker’s 'Loyalists Greeting the Federal Gun-Boats, from the portfolio Harper’s...

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Nov 30, 20184 min read

Caravaggio’s ‘Cardsharps’, Lancelot and the Allegedly Not So Sharp Fine Art Experts**

Everyone loves the story of the garage sale one-in-a-million priceless work of art find, which turns the lucky buyer into an instant...

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Jul 30, 20182 min read

Sorrento, The Parco dei Principi, Gio Ponti and Floating Dreams: Art inspiring Art

Inspiration and the Amalfi Coast are synonymous. So it was no surprise running into New-York based photographer, David Drebin, at work,...

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Jul 23, 20182 min read

Christies' Inaugural Art+Tech Summit: Exploring Fine Art + Blockchain: What Was Said

So, the experts got together at Christies' St. James, London, headquarters at the height of the summer to ask whether the fine art world...

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Jul 2, 20183 min read

Fine Art Blockchain Hits the Mainstream: How We See it

In our previous post, we spoke about Christies's upcoming Art + Tech Summit in July 2018. The summit is a cornerstone event as it...

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Jul 1, 20182 min read

Christies' Art+Tech Summit: Exploring Blockchain — Is the Art World Ready For Consensus?

The Fine Art Ledger is proud to be a part of Auction House Christie's upcoming inaugural Art+Tech Summit taking place at Christies' St....

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