I'm collecting here a few essays on the net about tokenization in the art world. This list is likely biased and by no means exhaustive.
- Not Another JPG by M Plummer-Fernández (April 09, 2021)
- What does it mean to buy a GIF? by Jack Rusher (March 20, 2021)
- Podcast: Skepticism & Optimism around art NFTs (June 2, 2021)
- Token Gesture by Tina Rivers Ryan (May, 2021)
- Subscapes: Part 1 (On-Chain Generative Art) by Matt DesLauriers (May 5, 2021)
- Podcast: Two Art Historians Discuss NFTs, Part 2 (July 13, 2021)
There are a growing number of articles providing various thoughts and criticisms, but I haven't found too many that dive into the technical underpinnings of NFTs for a beginner-ish audience (i.e. somebody who may be fairly tech savvy but not an expert on code/blockchain/etc). I think this is fairly important, as those using NFTs and crypto typically own their own private keys and thus need to own their own security (i.e. a bank is not managing their assets for them), and so the more they understand the technology the better prepared they will be to deal with phishing & exploits, and the less likely they will be to make mistakes.
Please let me know if you find further resources.