We almost never think about it, but there is a reason galleries hang art the way they do.

Early on, art was hung "salon style" - pressed together and stacked floor to ceiling.

But 161 years ago, it all changed, when 3,000 artists clashed with the President of France... 🧵👇 Starting in 1667, the Paris Salon was the premier venue for artists to exhibit. Artists apply, jury decides.

In 1886, the Salon rejected an unprecedented ~3,000 entries. It caused so much chaos then president of France, Napoleon III, had to step in.

She was the first woman in America to build an art museum.

And in 1990, she was the victim of the largest art heist in history... $500m of art, taken by force

Don't miss this story 🧵👇 Isabella Gardner was a pioneering art collector, born in New York and later living in Boston.

During the 1890s, she started collecting art, assembling one of the greatest private collections anywhere in the world.

XCOPY is the defining artist of the crypto revolution

Today, the signature artwork of our revolution, 'All Time High in the City', takes its spot in The Medici Collection When @XCOPYART joined SuperRare in 2018, he minted 12 works on the same day

As XCOPY shared, "I wasn’t sure if there would be any more after that!”

These are now known in crypto art lore as "the x12"

In 1911, Vincenzo Peruggia broke into the Louvre and stole Europe's most prized possession:

The Mona Lisa

In 2022, Bill Perkins stole the grand grail of the Black Arts Movement, acquiring a $100m painting for just $15m

Grab a glass for the wild story 👇 Ernie Barnes (1938 - 2009) is a modern American master, known for painting seminal moments of his life

The Sugar Shack is widely considered his most important work and captures a childhood memory of sneaking into a dance hall in segregated North Carolina

1/ Announcing the first donation of on-chain art from a collector to a museum, and the largest digital fine art collection to enter a museum

22 works from The Cozomo de' Medici Collection have been added to the permanent collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) 2/ The gift includes works spanning from 2017 - 2022, from 13 international artists. Including generative, 1/1, book, video, AI, 3D, sculpture and photography.

The internet killed the yellow pages. Netflix killed Blockbuster.

Will NFTs kill traditional art?

Greetings, my name is @CozomoMedici. When I first shared the below story, it was read by millions. With 2023 here, it's time for an update

So buckle up, and let's go👇 1/ In the last decade, we saw a great shift in entertainment.

For almost 100 years, the studios decided which actors would be lucky or talented enough to become stars.

But then in the 2000's, everything changed.

This entire thread was written by ChatGPT (with very light edits from me). Some observations:

https://twitter.com/CozomoMedici/status/1600563788649938945

- GPT chose the topic - my only prompt was to tell me an interesting story on da Vinci

- prompting it to try and get it perfect took longer than it would have to just write it myself, ~5 hrs total

- twice I caught it adding things that weren't true, to spice up the story!

1/ Many people see Leonardo da Vinci as a genius who never struggled or experienced self-doubt, but the truth is quite different 👇⚔️🎨 2/ Despite his many talents and achievements, da Vinci struggled to find recognition and success in his lifetime. He was plagued with self-doubt, often overshadowed by contemporaries like Michaeangelo and Rafael, and often abandoned projects before completion.

12 steps to avoid getting your NFTs or ETH hacked: 1. Beware any tweet announcing a surprise mint

2. Beware any tweet with comments disabled

1/ In XCOPY's work, “All Time High in the City,” the grim reaper rows a trader through a sea of blood.

Minted on April 8th, 2018. A day when ETH is priced at $400. Just weeks earlier, it was $1400.

A bloody ride is right... 2/ Gm. If we haven't met yet, my name is Cozomo de’ Medici. And if you had told me in November, when ETH was $4800, that it would be $1150 today, I would have told you you were f-ing crazy

Last year, we brought glorious digital art to the people of New York, with 50 foot screens in Times Square during NFT NYC.

This year, we are doing it again, but with one significant change:

There will be no pfps. Only 1/1's, and genart.

Here's why: 2/ Recently, I shared how I feel a divide coming across our space...

https://twitter.com/CozomoMedici/status/1523014543365926912?s=20&t=EXrRA2MELfuWTocY2KS7Fg

The 5 things I look for in a pfp collection: 1. Unique, A+ art. @Doodles have this. @cryptopunksNFT of course. @1989Sisters has it.

Same with those damn pixel owls.

Don’t want to fud collections that don’t, but art is a commodity in pfp, unless it is A+ level. B-level art doesn’t cut it, any more.

I have a dream, that one day I will go thru all my DMs

But after collecting from hundreds of artists, & supporting dozens of projects, I've realized this dream is impossible

Pls don't stop DMing, but also don't be mad if you don't here back

Pls do stop asking me to RT stuff :) To the 100+ people who DM'd me in the last 9 minutes after reading this tweet, please read it again🤦‍♂️

The # 1 thing I look for in a 1/1 artist (more important than the art itself!) 🧵⚔️👇 When I was considering acquiring my first big @XCOPYART, I reached out to a genius traditional art collector fren.

This gentleman has made many millions investing in tradart, and is someone I am lucky to have in my corner.

Once in a great while, a work drops that shows you the power of art, to move your heart and shake your soul

That's why I feel @deekaymotion's 'Life and Death' will go down as a defining work of this era

And why I was thrilled to acquire it today, for $1m USD, or 310 ETH ♥️⚔️👇 Can a piece of art change your life?

Well if you're in NFT, of course!

In the last year or so, if you chose the right animal or anime picture...

Your life was changed with a huge sum of money.

But what about life changed, from the art itself?

Bernard Arnault acquired Christian Dior, and turned it into Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy

Christian Audigier acquired Von Dutch, and turned it into Ed Hardy

Now that @YugaLabs has acquired Cryptopunks, what will they do?

🧵👇 Mid 2021. Cryptopunks are the # 1 NFT project, by every metric

In July, researching for my first NFT, I heard things in chats like

"You buy a bored ape if you can't afford a punk",

or

"Ape = poor man's punk"

What happened next would shake the NFT world to its core

At long last, after very much debate, we've decided to release a Medici Project!

A short thread on how and why we've decided to monetize, and what this means for you, the community, and the future of NFT🧵👇 For months, we've been asked,

"Wen Cozomo NFT?"

Many have tried to ride the Medici name, making their own projects.

We've decided to stay silent.

In the shadows.

But quietly building.

And that's why I am thrilled to announce...

A short thread on how Twitter allows you to be scammed, so we can discuss what to do about it👇🧵 Nearly every day here, there is a “Coizomo Medici”, a “Cozomo MedLci”, or similar, going around trying to scam my followers out of hard-earned money.

How artists can make it in web3
A guest post by @wilxlee🧵👇 1. identify your voice

to stand out from the crowd of thousands, you must establish your voice, your style, your quirks.

be the loudest of your voice
be the best in your style
be the face or your quirks

this is what makes you memorable amongst the sea of talent.

Last night I told of a scoop which may have been my greatest ever in NFT.

I'm thrilled share the story with you now. As while it began last night, there is much to unfold.

If you are ready for a wild tale that could transform NFT and the art world forever, let us begin👇 1/ Yesterday, 2am.

I am alone in my villa when I receive word that @guyoseary, the one who took over management of Bored Ape Yacht Club, bringing them to "escape velocity" that allowed them to surpass cryptopunks in price...

A legendary artist, in the Medici Collection

Who yesterday changed her pic, to a Medici reflection

Today on a Twitter spaces, will appear…

And the next clue is that the secret Medici, among those speakers, would be fit to appear.

🍷⚔️🕊 #TheSecretMedici #Clue2 Btw, to win the game requires more than just a guess at random.

I must see reasoning behind how you found the Secret Medici, based on either the clues I've shared, or your personal detective work.

Godspeed!🐎