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Michael Bouhanna
Are Art NFTs Here to Stay?
Sotheby’s Vice-President and Head of Digital Art and NFTs Michael Bouhanna joins "First Mover" to discuss the state of non-fungible tokens in the art world and the challenges when it comes to the adoption of digital art. Plus, outlook on the evolution of NFTs in the next decade.

Can Blockchain Impact the History of Art?
Michael Bouhanna, Vice-President and Head of Digital Art and NFTs at Sotheby’s, answers five rapid-fire questions from CoinDesk including how blockchain technology can change the history of art, his NFT genesis story, and the biggest challenge when it comes to the adoption of NFT art.

Sotheby's Auctions Dmitri Cherniak's 'The Goose' NFT for $6.2M
Generative artist Dmitri Cherniak's Ringers #879 non-fungible token (NFT) sold for a full price of $6.2 million on Thursday during a live auction at Sotheby's auction house in New York City that featured artworks seized from bankrupt crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC). Sotheby’s Head of Digital Art and NFTs Michael Bouhanna shares insights into the auction and how Sotheby's is moving into the digital art space.

Sotheby's Head of Digital Art on NFT Royalties, Market Sentiment
Sotheby’s head of digital art and NFTs, Michael Bouhanna, weighs in on the debate surrounding NFT royalties, which are defined as payments to the original creator for every secondary sale of the digital asset. Plus, Bouhanna discusses launching the art auction house's specially curated, peer-to-peer secondary marketplace amid an NFT winter.

Sotheby's Releases On-Chain Secondary NFT Marketplace
Sotheby's is expanding its non-fungible token (NFT) art offerings through the release of a specially curated, peer-to-peer secondary marketplace. The art auction house's head of digital art and NFTs, Michael Bouhanna, discusses Sotheby's expansion into the Web3 space and how they are addressing artist diversity and royalties in the sector.

Platforms of Mass Disruption
Nicole Sales, business director of digital art sales at Christie’s and Michael Bouhanna, co-head of digital art sales at Sotheby's, join Pace Ventures' Principal Ariel Hudes at Consensus 2022 to discuss how Web3 is disrupting traditional industries. Moderator: Eli Tan, CoinDesk reporter

Sotheby’s Exec on How Digital Art Brings More Efficiency to Art Distribution
Sotheby’s Vice President Michael Bouhanna explains how digital art breaks the barriers of art distribution and audience engagement.

Artist Isaac 'Drift' Wright: NFT Helped Me Through Incarceration
Former paratrooper, and now photographer, Isaac "Drift" Wright on how NFTs gave him financial freedom and helped him through incarceration. Plus, Highstreet's Jenny Guo, Bright Moments' Seth Goldstein and Sotheby's Michael Bouhanna share insights into the impact of NFTs on traditional arts, the hurdles that NFT artists face and how blockchain empowers underrepresented artists.

Sotheby's Deep Dive Into NFT Art in the Metaverse
The traditional art market is continuing to capitalize on the booming NFT space. Sotheby's Deputy Director Michael Bouhanna shares insights into the historic art auction house's continued bets in the digital art market following the launch of its first NFT project, Chromie Squiggles. Plus, his take on the impact of crypto volatility on the collectibles art scene and reactions to the ConstitutionDAO sale.
