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Performance art enters the meme-coin casino

Performance art enters the meme-coin casino

Unraveling the art business impact of the ‘William Banks Jail Saga’

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Tim Schneider
Mar 28, 2025
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One thing that most art-world novices and die-hards agree on is that the “purest” artworks are the most difficult ones to monetize (and vice versa). This dogma explains why performance-based artists operate in rare air. What could be a more potent distillation of the creative mindset—and a worse business proposition—than intangible work that also asks t…

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