Maybe you’ve heard: In the past month or so, the art market for NFTs — that is, purely digital images or videos, with none of the tangible existence of traditional artwork — has exploded.

Selections include 13 virtual installations as part of the Art Gallery and 15 research advancements within the Art Papers program, including two award-winning juried projects.

For example, the digital “Mars House” recently sold for $500K, there’s a Digital real estate twitter page that is selling virtual properties, and digital real estate is actively being bought ...