Christie’s to sell teenager’s NFT art about gender transition

Image: Still from video, “Year 4, Age 17 ? His Name Is Victor”, by artist FEWOCiOUS, due to be sold as an NFT at Christie’s auction house, is pictured in this handout obtained on June 14, 2021. Courtesy of Christie’s Images Ltd. 2021 / Handout via REUTERS. Article by Elizabeth Howcroft. Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky. Reuters – June 14, 2021.

LONDON, June 14 (Reuters) – Christie’s is to auction artwork by 18-year-old trans artist FEWOCiOUS in the form of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) it said on Monday, as the world’s major auction houses ramp up their sales of NFTs.

An NFT is a form of crypto asset, which records ownership of a digital object such as an image, video or text. While anyone can view the item, only the buyer of an NFT has the official status of being the owner. […]

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