In the time-honored fashion of art lovers, Trump added "wow, that's sorta cute, that might sell, that might sell.' They thought it would sell in six months, it sold in six hours."
"Because of Beeple, we got a front row seat at what was being built technologically," new global head of Christie's Ventures, Devang Thakkar, told ARTnews.
"They are pioneering in a way that is similar to how I was pushing boundaries in the '70s with my performance art. Everyone called me crazy," the famed artist said.