Nam Le

As I leave Hong Kong, I would like to share some thoughts about Zero 10 and the extraordinary work @eli_schein and the team have done. Zero 10 was not a side show — it was part of the show. I would even argue that it stole the show. The quality of what the artists and galleries put out was top notch. The interest from the public (packed to the point of it being hard to walk around) was exactly what we need. This is good for ALL artists. It is good for all of us who have been trying to move things forward in different ways. The road ahead is still long. We can be rebels, independent, and decentralized, but it makes no sense to deny that we need more collectors. Those collectors are out there, and Zero 10 is a first step to find them and bring them closer to this new wave of contemporary art. Galleries like PlanX (Nick and @_mp9x) have their feet in both the trad and digital worlds, and they bring valuable experience. We need more of that. Because the old model might not be the best one, the one we dreamt of might not be sustainable, but there has to be an in-between that brings together the best of both. Innovation on the way to adoption can always get a bit messy. But we are here, we are pushing, we are moving the needle and opening doors. That is not a small task. Congratulations to all the artists at Zero 10. Thank you to all the galleries (and the DAO!) for pushing in the right direction. I am personally very grateful to be able to experience all of this and be a tiny, tiny part. I am here to keep pushing, to help find new doors, to keep supporting, and to hopefully make a difference in this art renaissance. It’s an extraordinary time to be around.