February 11, 2022

Collector Spotlight: Famed Art Collector Adam Lindemann on Bridging Art Worlds

Investor, writer, and art collector Adam Lindemann chats with Kevin about his early social life with icons such as Andy Warhol and the modern traditional art world. Here, Adam shares his exciting perspectives on the similarit...

Investor, writer, and art collector Adam Lindemann chats with Kevin about his early social life with icons such as Andy Warhol and the modern traditional art world. Here, Adam shares his exciting perspectives on the similarities and differences between traditional and NFT art, and shares the details of his gallery's Chromie Squiggles exhibition.

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  • Who is Adam Lindemann? [00:50]
  • How did Adam get involved in the NYC art world during the wild Warhol years, and how did his collecting instincts evolve over time? [02:22]
  • What's happened since Adam first dipped his toes in the NFT world. [04:57]
  • How does Adam separate the wheat from the chaff when he's looking for NFTs to add to his collection? [05:31]
  • Does the current state of the NFT world compare to any other period in art history, or is this entirely unchartered territory? Adam offers his thoughts on the transfer of IP that's happening with the purchase of some NFTs -- such as Bored Apes. [11:21]
  • What determines the fluctuating value of an art piece or project? [15:26]
  • What could Tom Sachs' Rocket Factory launch mean for NFTs? [17:27]
  • In Adam's estimation, what will Lucien Smith's Seeds project need to really take off? [20:43]
  • Kevin's take on the experimental nature of the 2022 NFT landscape. [21:43]
  • Kevin and Adam can't get enough of those delicious Chromie Squiggles. Adam and the pure, ever-charitable gent Erick Snowfro are even collaborating on an exhibit for them. [23:54]
  • How the medium of NFTs is more like music than traditional art. [33:39]
  • What compels some hardcore technologists to collect NFTs? [38:13]
  • Are NFTs the gateway for tomorrow's traditional art collectors? [39:57]
  • Details about the Chromie Squiggles exhibition at Adam's gallery, and predicting the future of the Chromie Squiggles floor. [42:47]
  • Parting thoughts. [48:10]

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