Bitcoin Magazine A Defining Moment for Bitcoin Art at Sotheby’s: Tad Smith on Bitcoin Culture and Robert Alice’s Block 1

This month, a remarkable Bitcoin-focused artwork will grace one of the art world’s most prestigious stages. Block 1 from Robert Alice’s Portraits of a Mind series is set to be auctioned in Sotheby’s Now & Contemporary Evening Sale on November 18, carrying an estimate of $600,000 to $800,000.

Robert Alice, Portraits of a Mind, 2019. Credit: Theo Cristelis

This event is where marquee works by renowned artists like Yves Klein or Jean-Michel Basquiat appear, so the inclusion of Block 1 signals an important moment for Bitcoin’s cultural presence. The auction will be held at The Breuer Building — once the home of the Whitney Museum of American Art and now Sotheby’s new worl

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