Particle

Particle divides high-value artworks into tradable shares. A painting is mapped onto a 100×100 grid producing 10,000 NFTs, each tied to a specific area of the canvas, while a non-profit foundation holds and conserves the physical work and holders vote on where it is shown, loan arrangements and whether to accept purchase offers.

The platform first completes acquisition and title registration, then maps economic rights onto on-chain shares; later works give shares full legal and economic title rather than a governance stake. Holders join curatorial votes on exhibitions and receive artwork-related physical benefits at certain events. Storage, shipping and insurance sit with the foundation rather than individual holders. The first work was a street-art canvas purchased for about USD 12.9 million, which toured European venues in 2023.