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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-GB">we are very happy to announce the launch of the English translation of
<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-GB">Domenico Quaranta</span>'s book: </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="4"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI">Surfing
with Satoshi<span></span></span></b></font></p><font size="4">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI"><font size="4">Art,
Blockchain and NFTs</font><span></span></span></b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI"><a href="http://www.aksioma.org/surfing.with.satoshi" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline">aksioma.org/surfing.with.satoshi</a><span></span></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI">Release
date: 25 May 2022 <span></span></span></font></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI"><span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-GB">Limited </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI">edition of 300 copies</span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI">The
craze for Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) that erupted in early 2021 thrust the art
world</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI">into the debate on the blockchain, the
decentralised public ledger that holds these tokens, as well as
cryptocurrencies, and promises to make “verifiable digital scarcity” a reality.
Born out of the 2008 financial crisis and seen by many as the cornerstone of a
new, more private, more secure Web3, the blockchain has changed the global
economy and is now reshaping the digital environment in which art is
increasingly being created, distributed and exchanged.<span></span></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI">Written
by art critic and curator <b>Domenico Quaranta</b> amidst an explosion of
technological hype and a speculative frenzy, and originally published in
Italian by Postmedia Books,</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI"><i>Surfing
with Satoshi </i>sets the promise of the NFT market in a historical context,
investigating the technologies it is based on, the role of certificates and
contracts in contemporary art, and the evolution of the media art market over
the last thirty years.<span></span></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI">Riding
the wave of the ongoing debate, the book tackles a series of as yet open
questions, including:</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI"><span></span></span></font></p>
<ul><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI">What
does art have to do with the blockchain?<span></span></span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI">Does it
make sense to talk about “Crypto Art”, and if so what can be said to define it,
apart from the way it is traded?<span></span></span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI">Is
speculation the be-all and end-all of this trend?<span></span></span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI">How on
earth can an infinitely reproducible digital file be deemed “unique”?<span></span></span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI">Will
the blockchain’s promise of disintermediation destroy the art world as we know
it?<span></span></span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI">How is
the art world reacting to the situation?<span></span></span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI">Are
NFTs an opportunity for artists or a scam perpetrated against them?<span></span></span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI">Who are
the collectors willing to pay millions for a certificate of authenticity? Why
are they doing it?<span></span></span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI">Why do
the visual arts seem to have acquired such a central role in the crypto
economy?<span></span></span></font></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI">Author:</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI">Domenico Quaranta<span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI">Editor:</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI">Janez Fakin Janša<span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI">Translator:</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI">Anna Carruthers<span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI">Design
and layout:</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI">Federico Antonini, Alessio D'Ellena<span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI">Format:
10.5 x 16.7 cm<span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI">Pages:
376<span></span></span></font></p>
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and B/W images<span></span></span></font></p>
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EN<span></span></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI">ISBN:
978-961-7173-12-3<span></span></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI"><b>Published
by:</b><span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI">Aksioma
– Institute for Contemporary Art, Ljubljana<span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI">Represented
by: Marcela Okretič<span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI"><a href="www.aksioma.org" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline">www.aksioma.org</a><span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI"><a href="mailto:aksioma@aksioma.org" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline">aksioma@aksioma.org</a><span></span></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI"><b>Supported
by:</b><span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="en-SI">The
Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia, the City of Ljubljana<span></span></span></font></p>
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