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Yayoi Shionoiri

Yayoi Shionoiri
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Yayoi Shionoiri is an art lawyer and advocate for communities involved in Web3. A Legal Advisor to KLKTN and Outside Board Director to Startbahn, she cultivates connections between artists and their supporters through NFTs. Shionoiri serves as the Executive Director overseeing the Estate of Chris Burden and the Studio of Nancy Rubins, and has previously acted as General Counsel to Artsy, Associate General Counsel of the Guggenheim Museum, and Legal Advisor to Takashi Murakami.

What is the name by which blockchainart and cryptocollectibles community knows you?

Yayoi Shionoiri.

What is your professional background and career?

Art lawyer.

Please give a short statement about yourself, your work, your art, your aesthetics, your vision, and everything else you want people to know about you as a person active in the blockchainart and cryptocollectibles space.

Provides legal expertise and operational experience in the art x tech, web3, and art ecosystems. Passionate about empowering creative clients with legal protections.

What lead you to the blockchain?

The possibility for artists to receive gains for their work.

Since when have you been active in the crypto space?

2019.

What is your contribution to the blockchainart, cryptocollectibles and NFT field? (artworks, services, dapps, projects, podcasts, etc.)

Legal support for artists and projects navigating the space.

Described as a force of nature, B.A.D. was delighted when Yayoi agreed to discuss her goals in art+technology, safeguarding creative expression and artists to benefit from their work. Thank you very much for your time! ☻

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