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The art market has been experiencing a significant downturn, particularly affecting young artists who previously benefited from a speculative boom during the early pandemic. This downturn has seen a calamitous decline in the market, with collectors withdrawing their support. The speculative nature of the art market, characterized by buying frenzies followed by crashes, has been mirrored in the CryptoArt market, where the decline has been more rapid and severe due to the influence of social media and the attention economy. Young artists, who once enjoyed six-figure sales and the promise of stardom, have faced sudden career challenges as the market for their work has collapsed.
Bright young artists share how they splashed the cash after the price of their work rocketed... only for their careers to take a sudden and unpleasant turn https://t.co/zweOjgUqBL https://t.co/Va1qMlZI9Z
“Speculation is characteristic of the art market’s long history of buying frenzies that later crash in disillusionment.” This has obviously carried over to CryptoArt but faster and harsher due to the attention economy many cater to in social media. As the artist said, you are… https://t.co/j6d3LwK7Ja
Young artists rode the boom years, with six-figure sales and promises of stardom. But then came the calamitous decline in the market, and collectors bolted. https://t.co/3bFRo9xiDR