Art, Law & Blockchain

Leading our experienced team, Simon Oldfield is an art advisor, curator and lawyer, and an expert on the convergence of art, law and new technology.  We advise a range of clients in this area including Hauser & Wirth and BMW.

We offer confidential advice rooted in market intelligence and extensive experience.  We are known for our breadth of knowledge, strong network and adept understanding of stakeholders in the artworld.  

An expert commentator, Simon regularly gives talks, sharing his insights with recent highlights including the Talk Art podcast, Amazon Prime, BMW Welt, GQ, London School of Economics, Laguna Art Museum, and he will soon be speaking at the Vatican.  

Established as a leading voice on how blockchain and other new technology is impacting the art world, changing the cultural landscape and offering a radically different approach to creating, exhibiting and valuing art, he is an authoritative guide for long-term strategies in this newly evolving space.  Talented at demystifying the complex, fast-changing digital world of blockchain, AI, VR, AR, NFTs and smart contracts, Simon aims to deliver deeper understanding of the risks and opportunutues new technology affords the artworld and artists.  

Underpinned with a curatorial perspective, Simon and his team help place new digital developments in the context of art history, demonstrating how current blockchain and Web3 tecnologies fit into the bigger picture, and how they might evolve.   It is our belief that the world is on the cusp of a technological revolution, undiminished by inevitable market flunctuations and hype-cycles, that has the potential to entirely re-define the boundaries between our physical and digital realities.  

We are here to provide your organisation with strategic and commercial advice, and help you navigate the opportunities and mitigate the risks presented by this new cultural landscape at the intersection of art, law and tech.* 

For more information, please contact us here.

* We are not a law firm.  We provide strategic and commercial advice, and work in tandem with law firms across the globe when specific legal advice and work is required.