Draft:Pablo Rodriguez-Fraile

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Pablo Rodriguez-Fraile
Born1988
Miami, Florida, USA
NationalitySpanish-American
EducationColumbia College, Columbia Business School
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, investor, [[art collector}}
Years active2010-Present
Organization(s)RF.C Collection, Aorist
Known forFounder & Chairman of Aorist, RFC Art Collection
SpouseDesiree Casoni
Websiterfc.art

Pablo Rodriguez-Fraile is a Spanish-American entrepreneur, investor, art collector and patron of the arts, known for his digital art collection and contributions to contemporary digital art and culture.

His personal collection includes works from eminent digital artists such as Beeple, Refik Anadol, Pak, Andres Reisinger, and Quayola, among others. He is also the founder of Aorist, a cultural institution that supports digital artists in creating large-scale, physical artworks at public institutions around the globe.[1]

Early life & education[edit]

Rodriguez-Fraile grew up between Madrid, Spain, and Miami, Florida, USA. He attended Columbia College in New York City, graduating in 2010 with a Bachelor’s in Mathematics and Economics. He returned to study at Columbia Business School and graduated in 2015 with a Master of Business Administration (MBA).[2]

Career[edit]

In 2017, Rodriguez-Fraile, an early investor and consultant in the blockchain and DeFI sector, entered the landscape of digital assets within virtual lands. His investment in the blockchain and DeFI sector was part of the network of creators, collectors, developers, marketplaces and institutions that functioned for digital art and artists ahead of the crypto and NFT boom of 2020-2021.

Aorist[edit]

In 2021, Rodriguez-Fraile founded Aorist, a cultural institution dedicated to digitally-native artists working to extend their work into traditional mediums.[3]

Aorist initiatives include the commission and exhibition of Refik Anadol’s first public project at Miami Art Week 2021, Machine Hallucinations: Coral; Studio Drift’s indoor drone show during the Venice Biennale 2022 (Social Sacrifice); and Random International’s immersive installation Living Room at Miami Art Week 2022.[4][5][6]

RF.C Art Collection[edit]

Rodríguez-Fraile has been an art collector and curator of digital artists such as Beeple, Refik Anadol, PAK, Andres Reisinger, and Quayola since 2017 through organizing exhibitions, donating and loaning works to relevant institutions, and commissioning artist projects.[7]

Relevant exhibitions include the presentation of Refik Anadol’s Unsupervised – Machine Hallucinations – MoMA at MoMA in 2023 and subsequent donation to its permanent collection;[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] the international touring of Beeple’s Human One at Castello di Rivoli in Italy, M+ in Hong Kong, and Crystal Bridges Museum in the US; and the showcase of works by Refik Anadol, Beeple, and Andrés Reisinger at the Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi in Florence, Italy.[16] During Miami Art Week 2023, Rodríguez-Fraile contributed to the first-ever physical installation of Andrés Reisinger’s latest series, Take Over, at Design District Miami.

Rodriguez-Fraile has also collaborated with different arts institutions such as Adam Lindemann’s gallery, Venus Over Manhattan, and the Moco Museum to curate exhibitions featuring works from his personal collection.

Notable acquisitions through his personal collection include:

  • Beeple, Crossroads. Acquisition and sale in 2021 of the first work that Beeple minted; the first million-dollar sale of a tokenized digital work.[7][20][21][22][23]
  • Beeple, HUMAN ONE. Co-acquisition along with collector Ryan Zurrer and others of the artist’s first major work with a sculptural and NFT component, “the first portrait of a human born in the metaverse.”
  • Dmitri Cherniak, Self Portrait #1. Record-breaking sale at Sotheby’s first metaverse auction for $2.68 million.
  • Acquisition of important works by Pak (The Cube, Fade) and Andrés Reisinger (Arcadia) by Sotheby’s and Christie’s.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Aorist | Collect". collect.aorist.art. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  2. ^ "Pablo Rodriguez-Fraile - Founder & Chairman at Anterdit". THE ORG. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  3. ^ "Miami-Based Contemporary Art Collectors To Be on Your Radar This Week". Larry's List. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  4. ^ Fontaine, Pearl (2022-12-02). "Aorist Embraces Technology with Random International and Quayola at Miami Art Week". Whitewall. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  5. ^ "Random International's newest work combines an immersive experience with NFTs". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  6. ^ "Podcast Ep #32 Digital Art: The New Frontier | Barnebys Magazine". Barnebys.com. 2023-03-10. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  7. ^ a b "Pablo Rodriguez-Fraile | Apollo 40 Under 40 Art & Tech | The Patrons & Advocates". Apollo Magazine. 2021-09-20. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  8. ^ "Refik Anadol: Unsupervised — Machine Hallucinations — MoMA". MoMA.
  9. ^ "MOMA ACQUIRES REFIK ANADOL'S AI-POWERED UNSUPERVISED". Artforum. 2023-10-11. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  10. ^ "Refik Anadol's Machine Hallucinations generative AI piece acquired by MoMA". Archinect. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  11. ^ Yadlos, Lidia. "Digital Virtuoso Refik Anadol's 'Unsupervised' Joins MoMA". blockster.com. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  12. ^ "MoMA adds 1st NFT art 'Unsupervised' by Refik Anadol to its permanent collection". Daily Sabah. 2023-10-11. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  13. ^ Lutz, Decrypt / Sander (2023-10-11). "Despite AI Pushback, MoMA Acquires First Generative AI Artwork". Decrypt. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  14. ^ Natalee (2023-10-10). "MoMA Adds Refik Anadol's AI-Powered Masterpiece 'Unsupervised' to its Collection | NFT CULTURE | NFT News | Web3 Culture | NFTs & Crypto Art". NFT CULTURE. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  15. ^ Lee, Erika (2023-10-23). "MoMA Acquires Refik Anadol's "Unsupervised" in Historic First". NFT Now.
  16. ^ "Presentation of the catalogue of the exhibition Let's Get Digital!". Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  17. ^ Haig, Samuel (2020-08-09). "Crypto Artists and Investors Trusts NFTs to Transform the Art Industry". CoinTelegraph.
  18. ^ Haig, Samuel (2020-08-06). "Artist Whose NFT Broke Auction Records 'Dismissed' NFTs Initially". CoinTelegraph.
  19. ^ Gottsegen, Will (2020-12-08). "This 'Picasso' NFT Just Sold for 26X Original Price on Nifty". Decrypt. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  20. ^ GESTIÓN, NOTICIAS (2021-03-21). "Pablo Rodríguez-Fraile | Cómo se vendió por US$ 6.6 millones un videoclip de 10 segundos que se puede ver gratis | nndc | MUNDO". Gestión (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  21. ^ Andreu, Abraham (2021-03-02). "El incipiente mercado del arte digital: un coleccionista gana 5,5 millones por un vídeo de 10 segundos que compró inicialmente por 55.800 euros". Business Insider España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  22. ^ "This Miami art collector just sold a free video clip for $6.6 million. It's all crypto". Miami Herald. 2022-06-24.
  23. ^ "How a 10-second video clip sold for $6.6 million". CNBC. 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2024-02-01.

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