The past week witnessed a number of more exciting news. The project is now officially supported by renowned collectors and blue-chip artists from the United States, Switzerland, China, Germany, and UAE, openly acclaimed by founder of Ethereum and director of Bitcoin foundation, and maintaining its record at the top of the art category on all ICO review websites.
https://medium.com/fresco-network/fres-weekly-03-11-2018-3bd8afa5f15bHow is FRESCO gaining recognition?
In the art industry, FRESCO is expanding its world-class advisory team: Sylvain Levy, the top French collector who holds the DSL Collection, the largest collection of contemporary Chinese art, joined the FRESCO team as the chief art advisor; We also welcomed Joseph Scheer, founder of Institute of Electronic Arts at Alfred University, Benjamin Herndon, professor at Rhode Island School of Design, Ho Jae Kim, New Museum’s star artist, Afra al Dhaheri, Abu Dhabi-based artist and professor at Zayed University as art advisors.
In the blockchain industry, Bitcoin Foundation director Brock Pierce retweeted FRESCO on Twitter and commented that “It will be revolutionized for the benefits of artists.” Charles Hoskinson, one of the founders of Ethereum and chairman of IOHK, also retweeted FRESCO and saying he “would love to see more innovations in the art industry.” Moreover, Dr. Jin Di, a computer science expert at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is now on board as technical advisor and will be responsible for supervising the technical team.
In the financial industry, Wendy Li, managing director of China Renaissance, joined as financial advisor. She will advise on the financial issues based on her 10 years of experience in investment and art collection.
Who are behind FRESCO?
FRESCO, the world’s first ecosystem serving art collectors, practitioners, and institutions, breaks the boundaries of technology, finance, and art.
FRESCO’s operational and advisory team combines solid expertise and exclusive resources. The team is composed of top talents from the blockchain industry and world-renowned artists, collectors, curators, and scholars. Its technical team has extensive experience in developing blockchain projects, with educational backgrounds from top institutions in the realm of science and engineering.
The art world has always been lagged behind in terms of technological innovations.