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Pablo Rodriguez-Fraile | |
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Born | 1988 Spanish-American |
Education | Columbia College, Columbia Business School |
Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, investor, [[art collector}} |
Years active | 2010-Present |
Organization(s) | RF.C Collection, Aorist |
Known for | Founder & Chairman of Aorist, RFC Art Collection |
Spouse | Desiree Casoni |
Website | rfc |
Pablo Rodriguez-Fraile is a
His personal collection includes works from eminent digital artists such as Beeple, Refik Anadol, Pak, Andres Reisinger, and Quayola, among others. He is also the founder of Aorist, a cultural institution that supports digital artists in creating large-scale, physical artworks at public institutions around the globe.[1]
Early life & education
Rodriguez-Fraile grew up between
Career
In 2017, Rodriguez-Fraile, an early investor and consultant in the blockchain and DeFI sector, entered the landscape of digital assets within virtual lands. His investment in the blockchain and DeFI sector was part of the network of creators, collectors, developers, marketplaces and institutions that functioned for digital art and artists ahead of the crypto and NFT boom of 2020-2021.
Aorist
In 2021, Rodriguez-Fraile founded Aorist, a cultural institution dedicated to digitally-native artists working to extend their work into traditional mediums.[3]
Aorist initiatives include the commission and exhibition of Refik Anadol’s first public project at Miami Art Week 2021, Machine Hallucinations: Coral; Studio Drift’s indoor drone show during the Venice Biennale 2022 (Social Sacrifice); and Random International’s immersive installation Living Room at Miami Art Week 2022.[4][5][6]
RF.C Art Collection
Rodríguez-Fraile has been an art collector and curator of digital artists such as Beeple, Refik Anadol, PAK, Andres Reisinger, and Quayola since 2017 through organizing exhibitions, donating and loaning works to relevant institutions, and commissioning artist projects.[7]
Relevant exhibitions include the presentation of Refik Anadol’s Unsupervised – Machine Hallucinations – MoMA at MoMA in 2023 and subsequent donation to its permanent collection;
Rodriguez-Fraile has also collaborated with different arts institutions such as Adam Lindemann’s gallery, Venus Over Manhattan, and the Moco Museum to curate exhibitions featuring works from his personal collection.
Notable acquisitions through his personal collection include:
- Trevor Jones, Bitcoin Bull, the first digital art acquisition that gathered global attention.[17][18][19]
- Beeple, Crossroads. Acquisition and sale in 2021 of the first work that Beeple minted; the first million-dollar sale of a tokenized digital work.[7][20][21][22][23]
- Beeple, HUMAN ONE. Co-acquisition along with collector Ryan Zurrer and others of the artist’s first major work with a sculptural and NFT component, “the first portrait of a human born in the metaverse.”
- Dmitri Cherniak, Self Portrait #1. Record-breaking sale at Sotheby’s first metaverse auction for $2.68 million.
- Acquisition of important works by Pak (The Cube, Fade) and Andrés Reisinger (Arcadia) by Sotheby’s and Christie’s.
References
- ^ "Aorist | Collect". collect.aorist.art. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ "Pablo Rodriguez-Fraile - Founder & Chairman at Anterdit". THE ORG. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ "Miami-Based Contemporary Art Collectors To Be on Your Radar This Week". Larry's List. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ Fontaine, Pearl (2022-12-02). "Aorist Embraces Technology with Random International and Quayola at Miami Art Week". Whitewall. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ "Random International's newest work combines an immersive experience with NFTs". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ "Podcast Ep #32 Digital Art: The New Frontier | Barnebys Magazine". Barnebys.com. 2023-03-10. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ a b "Pablo Rodriguez-Fraile | Apollo 40 Under 40 Art & Tech | The Patrons & Advocates". Apollo Magazine. 2021-09-20. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ "Refik Anadol: Unsupervised — Machine Hallucinations — MoMA". MoMA.
- ^ "MOMA ACQUIRES REFIK ANADOL'S AI-POWERED UNSUPERVISED". Artforum. 2023-10-11. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ "Refik Anadol's Machine Hallucinations generative AI piece acquired by MoMA". Archinect. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ Yadlos, Lidia. "Digital Virtuoso Refik Anadol's 'Unsupervised' Joins MoMA". blockster.com. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ "MoMA adds 1st NFT art 'Unsupervised' by Refik Anadol to its permanent collection". Daily Sabah. 2023-10-11. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ Lutz, Decrypt / Sander (2023-10-11). "Despite AI Pushback, MoMA Acquires First Generative AI Artwork". Decrypt. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ Natalee (2023-10-10). "MoMA Adds Refik Anadol's AI-Powered Masterpiece 'Unsupervised' to its Collection | NFT CULTURE | NFT News | Web3 Culture | NFTs & Crypto Art". NFT CULTURE. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ Lee, Erika (2023-10-23). "MoMA Acquires Refik Anadol's "Unsupervised" in Historic First". NFT Now.
- ^ "Presentation of the catalogue of the exhibition Let's Get Digital!". Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ Haig, Samuel (2020-08-09). "Crypto Artists and Investors Trusts NFTs to Transform the Art Industry". CoinTelegraph.
- ^ Haig, Samuel (2020-08-06). "Artist Whose NFT Broke Auction Records 'Dismissed' NFTs Initially". CoinTelegraph.
- ^ Gottsegen, Will (2020-12-08). "This 'Picasso' NFT Just Sold for 26X Original Price on Nifty". Decrypt. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ GESTIÓN, NOTICIAS (2021-03-21). "Pablo Rodríguez-Fraile | Cómo se vendió por US$ 6.6 millones un videoclip de 10 segundos que se puede ver gratis | nndc | MUNDO". Gestión (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ Andreu, Abraham (2021-03-02). "El incipiente mercado del arte digital: un coleccionista gana 5,5 millones por un vídeo de 10 segundos que compró inicialmente por 55.800 euros". Business Insider España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ "This Miami art collector just sold a free video clip for $6.6 million. It's all crypto". Miami Herald. 2022-06-24.
- ^ "How a 10-second video clip sold for $6.6 million". CNBC. 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2024-02-01.