It'll be organized this weekend & I'm curating it from frens' wallets. Some works are printed photos in custom acrylic frames with QR codes & others are in native format on-screen.
The exhibition's main objective is to re-examine NFTs in a fine art context by engaging with their aesthetic & historical value – irrespective of their economic value.
This is not to deny or dismiss their exchange value, but since the tech was born in the crypto space ...
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... it has just been a natural consequence, that price speculation and trading has overshadowed artistic merits.
'probably nothing' also seeks to compare & contrast the different sub-genres of NFTs in a way that disambiguates diverse approaches from an art perspective.
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Let's cherish the synergy between crypto's ethos of creating more democratic & decentralised alternatives to our legacy world + art's function as a testing site for emerging & liberatory ideas.
NFTs are the link that popularises crypto & brings mainstream adoption.
incredible collection & mindset @iamDCinvestor ! thank you ✨
"What's interesting about NFTs vs other kinds of art is the ability to develop this mimetic or viral value on the internet in a way that has not really been seen in traditional art"
"What was it when you purchased your first #CryptoPunk that put you over the edge into uncovering all these other artpieces?" - @RyanSAdams
"The signal for me was when I saw ppl using these as profile pictures. It clicked that ppl are identifying with these assets." -DC
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"That's a super powerful driver and I was like 'what's it going to take for someone using this as their profile picture to sell one? And then the gears started turning there, right?" -DC