Collecting Beyond Speculation—On Art In The Era Of Financial Engineering
Financial systems may shape visibility, but they cannot entirely manufacture artistic permanence.
Topic
Provenance
A collection of 3 issues
Territory, Risk & the Making of Cultural Value
In late-1980s Los Angeles, graffiti operated as a peer-regulated cultural system where visibility, risk, and territorial placement produced reputational value. Cultural legitimacy emerged through repeated public inscription long before institutional recognition or archival preservation.
Archival Infrastructure & Cultural Record Permanence
This article examines the Erik Brunetti Foundation for the Arts' Zenodo repository as a model of timestamped cultural record preservation, arguing that DOI-based version control and open-access archiving stabilize narratives that might otherwise drift in digital circulation.