What You Need to Know about Collecting Virtual-Reality Art
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Rethink the art world’s scarcity economy
“Obsolescence can be interesting”
Conservation as a conversation
Don’t always privilege spectacle
You don’t need to be tech-savvy to love VR
...as the field develops, collectors may want to address other considerations: What can VR accomplish that is unique to this medium? And does that always have to mean flashy, astounding, or visceral interactions? Birnbaum pointed to a work in development that will be unveiled as part of “Electric,” his exhibition at Frieze New York. Undertaken with the mixed-media painter, it’s a VR exploration of Hilma af Klint’s tropes and motifs. “It shows that VR can be used in places where one doesn’t expect it,” he said. “That VR is not only sensational. This will be very subtle—and I hope, not boring. It’s going to be challenging and interesting.”
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