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Jean-Michel Pailhon is the co-founder of Grail Capital, an investment fund that makes it easy, profitable, and safe for investors to collect digital art. He believes digital art is the next $1 trillion asset class. Before Grail Capital, Jean-Michel was an executive at Ledger and co-founded NFT Factory Paris.

In today’s episode, we discuss:

Passion for art and culture (00:02:35) Jean-Michel Pailhon shares his personal journey and passion for art and culture, starting from his early interest in traditional art to his eventual focus on digital art.

Collecting street art (00:06:51) the process of collecting street art, including the creation of specific pieces by artists for collectors and the role of the internet in promoting and trading street art.

The 1 trillion asset class (00:12:11) potential growth of the digital art market, comparing its current size to the contemporary art market and projecting its future value.

Grail Capital's mission and services (00:20:46) Jean-Michel Pailhon explains the mission of Grail Capital, its focus on facilitating and enabling participation in the digital art market for professional and qualified investors, and its broader contributions to education and advisory services.

Advising Institutions on Art Collection (00:27:19) Discussion on the challenges and guiding principles for advising institutions on art collection, especially in the young digital art market.

AI Art Market Growth (00:37:55) Exploration of the potential growth and significance of AI art in the digital art market, along with personal experiences in collecting AI art.

Diversification and Learning (00:47:04) Jean-Michel Pailhon discusses the investment principle of diversification and the importance of learning through collecting and reading.

Artists: Holly Herndon, Mat Dryhurst, Shepard Fairey, Invader, Bansky, Claire Silver, Nice Aunties, Refik Anadol, Roope Rainisto.

Mentioned: Grail Capital, Hypersub, Fellowship, FellowshipAI, Brain Drops, Roman Abramovich, Bernard Arnault, Christie's.

Collections: Life in West America, Infinite Images, AuntieVerse, Genesis.

Until next time,

- Kaloh

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