Art enriches society through the weaving of relations between the cultures that create it and the cultures that receive it. PCO is a new system that allows artists, communities and holders of art to create structures of shared ownership and value distribution that better reflect those living relationships.
Since November 2022, FAE has shifted towards designing and testing protocols. Partial common ownership (PCO) of art is one such tool. This summer, artists looking to experiment with partial common ownership licences for their work can use an open-source implementation developed in partnership with RadicalxChange and the Aerocene Foundation.
This system builds on the research and findings of FAE3: Art x Decentralised Tech (2022) and Beyond Cultures of Ownership (2023-24), which explore the possibilities of developing new ownership and distribution models by leveraging blockchain technologies and positioning the cultural domain as a critical site for experimentation with such models.
PCOArt is now available for testing on the OP Sepolia testnet.
PCO: A stewardship technology for art
Fairclouds explores the practical and imaginative potential within partial common ownership as a licence for stewardship that builds stronger connections between art and communities who fight for the health of our planet.
Initiated by Tomás Saraceno and his long-term collaborators, the communities of Salinas Grandes in Jujuy, Argentina, an international, distributed community has assembled towards the creation of a collective, intergenerational artwork, Fairclouds.
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 25 July 2024 | Community Call |
| August 2024 | Public Launch of PCO system on testnet |
| 1-4 August 2024 | Presentation at FWB Fest |
| 7-11 August 2024 | Presentation at Dweb Camp |
| November 2024 | Beta testing of Fairclouds |
| November 2024 | Developing artist led PCO deployments |
| November 2024 | Presentation at Project Liberty summit |
| December 2024 | Stories of Stewardship collaboration with Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming |
<aside> ❀ Watch a recording of our Community Call on the 25th July 2024 where we discussed partial common ownership. Passcode: s2LXd+sb
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PCO: A stewardship technology for art
Partial Common Ownership of Art
✽ Beyond Cultures of Ownership
✽ 25 July Community Call Slides
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hZUBXCiSzc&list=PLV_W9wE6WVDi8tkC62MMBtDAg5Gq7te8A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3APtEVzGig&list=PLV_W9wE6WVDj5HEiD_FgDpL1wK0KKRMVL