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Crypto Histories
The Blockchain Was Invented For NFTs, Not Currency
A candid interview with the inventors of the blockchain
by
Jason Bailey
Credit: Emi Kusano, Techno-Animism #88, 2023. Courtesy of the artist
Crypto Histories
Digital Art’s Rising Sun
Japan has been central to developments in art and technology from the beginning, argues Junya Yamamine
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Junya Yamamine
Credit: Ivan Dianov, Zero-player game #67 (detail), 2023. Courtesy of the artist
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The Art of Radical Inclusivity
The launch of fx(hash) 2.0 makes generative art more open than ever, argues Jason Bailey
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Jason Bailey
Credit: MoMA Postcard | Pink-Deeplearning-Enamel
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Crypto Histories
When MoMA Went Web3
The architects of the MoMA Postcard share how they engineered a global work of art with Jason Bailey
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Jason Bailey
Credit: Julien Gachadoat, Mineral #11 (detail), 2023. Courtesy of the artist
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Crypto Histories
The Power of the Plotter
Feral File’s new exhibition, +GRAPH, celebrates the art of generative drawing
by
Alex Estorick
Credit: Xelda Jara, (Still from) Roboto Factory, 2021. Courtesy of the artist
Crypto Histories
Art After NFTs
To dismiss NFTs is to discount the communities that rely on them, argues Alex Estorick
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Alex Estorick
Credit: Robert Hodgin, Growth v02 #500, 2022. Courtesy of the artist
Crypto Histories
The Generous Art of Robert Hodgin
The generative artist reveals the beauty in things we don’t understand, writes Virginia Valenzuela
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Virginia Valenzuela
Image credit: Verso
Crypto Histories
Interviews
The True Value of Tokens
Rachel O’Dwyer discusses the ancient art of money with Alex Estorick and Ana María Caballero
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Alex Estorick and Ana María Caballero
Credit: nómisma of Constantine VII with Christ Pantokrator (obverse), 945 CE. Collection of Dumbarton Oaks
Crypto Histories
The Byzantine History of NFTs
Alex Estorick finds the true value of tokens in a world apart from art and capitalism
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Alex Estorick
Credit: Harold Cohen, 6-3#5 -- i23-4071 (detail), 1987. Courtesy of Gazelli Art House
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Crypto Histories
The Generations of Generative Art
A groundbreaking exhibition uncovers new histories of human-machine interaction
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RCS
Credit: arclight, Guarding the Gun man 1, 2023. Courtesy of the artist and The NFT Gallery
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Crypto Histories
Empire State of Crypto Art
As a new show opens in New York, a group of African artists discusses the power of an NFT gallery
by
Jessica Deutsch
Credit: Claire Silver, (still from) style moderne, 2023. Courtesy of the artist
Interviews
Crypto Histories
What is the Future of Generative Media?
Maya Man, Luke Shannon, and Claire Silver discuss the fusion of AI, digital art, and fashion
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Sebastian Sanchez
Credit: Melissa Wiederrecht, Crypto-Native (test output), 2023. Courtesy of the artist
Crypto Histories
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Is It Art?
Melissa Wiederrecht goes in search of the meaning of generative art
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Melissa Wiederrecht
Crypto Histories
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When Poetry Took Over the Blockchain
A groundbreaking exhibition prompts Derek Beaulieu and Alex Estorick to consider the place of poetry in Web3
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Derek Beaulieu and Alex Estorick
Credit: Dev Harlan, Five Body Problems: Limhamn #6 (detail), 2023. Courtesy of the artist
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Notes On Retrofuturism
With Web3 consumed by technostalgia, the artist Dev Harlan goes back to the future in search of new ecosystems
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Dev Harlan
Credit: Mimi Onuoha, Classification.01, 2017. Photography by Pavel Ezrohi. Courtesy of the artist
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The Artists Who Rewired Web2
A generation of female creators has been challenging algorithmic domination for years writes Nina Knaack
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Nina Knaack
Credit: Postcards from StarryNight (preview image), 2023. Courtesy of TRLab
Interviews
Crypto Histories
Rhizome and the SEED of Digital Art’s Future
As Rhizome opens up its archive to TRLab, Michael Connor and Audrey Ou discuss their new collaboration with Jason Bailey
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Jason Bailey
Credit: John Gerrard, Petro National (Gabon), 2022. Courtesy of the artist and Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Interviews
Crypto Histories
When Generative Art Became Contemporary Art
Erick Calderon, KarateKid, and John Gerrard discuss the impact of the Pace Verso x Art Blocks partnership with Ariel Hudes
by
Ariel Hudes
Credit: PWR, Nesting Cycle (Ethereum mining computer), Tongersestraat 42a, Maastricht, NL, 9/10, 2015. Courtesy of PWR
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Crypto Histories
The Hackers You Can Trust
Sarah Friend and Paul Seidler discuss the need for trust in the blockchain ecosystem with María Paula Fernández
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Sarah Friend, Paul Seidler, and María Paula Fernández
Credit: Loackme, (Still from) Limbo, 2023. Courtesy of the artist and Unit London
Crypto Histories
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On Generative Pixel Art
As The Pixel Generation opens at Unit London, Alex Estorick asks a group of generative artists why they are embracing technostalgia
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Alex Estorick
Credit: Kristen Roos, SOLID-STATE, 2023. Courtesy of the artist and Unit London
Crypto Histories
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Pixel Art and the Age of Technostalgia
As a new exhibition opens at Unit London, its artists discuss the aesthetics and politics of pixel art with Charlotte Kent
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Charlotte Kent
Credit: LoVid, Stream Processing (detail), 2023. Courtesy of the artists and Unit London
Crypto Histories
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Pattern Anarchy and the Promise of Old Media
Artists are engineering new modes of perception by embracing ornament, argues Corinna Kirsch
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Corinna Kirsch
Credit: H&M and Institute of Digital Fashion, Cyberwaves (detail), 2022. Courtesy of Institute of Digital Fashion
Interviews
Crypto Histories
What is the Future of Digital Fashion in Web3?
With the fashion industry increasingly embracing the phygital, leading designers share their predictions with Ashumi Sanghvi
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Ashumi Sanghvi
Credit: Samia Halaby, Simultaneous Depth, 2019. Courtesy of the artist
Interviews
Crypto Histories
Painting and the Personal Computer | Samia Halaby
The pioneering painter and digital artist explains what makes the computer the ultimate tool of abstraction
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Alex Estorick
Credit: Amir H. Fallah, CHANT, 2022. Courtesy of the artist
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Crypto Histories
On NFTs and the Digital Artists of Iran
Amir H. Fallah speaks with Shahrzad Hamzeh about the power of artists to bring light to darkness
by
Shahrzad Hamzeh
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