MoMA's lobby will glow this winter, not by the twinkling lights of the holiday season but the swirling datascapes of @refikanadol whose popularity rose during the NFT frenzy. That's only part of the story ... 🧵 Tweet added by Zachary Small @ZacharyHSmall

Zachary Small

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MoMA's lobby will glow this winter, not by the twinkling lights of the holiday season but the swirling datascapes of @refikanadol whose popularity rose during the NFT frenzy. That's only part of the story ... 🧵

Even as NFTs Plummet, Digital Artists Find Museums Are Calling (Published 2022)

After decades as outcasts, digital artists are receiving a warm reception from curators at major museums looking to embrace new audiences and retain wealthy donors from the NFT boom.

www.nytimes.com

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Zachary Small

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Last year @refikanadol based an entire series of NFTs on MoMA's collection. The sale thru @FeralFile had works selling for $1,000+ with one going for $200k. MoMA received a sixth of all primary sales.

Experience the Unsupervised art exhibition on Feral File

Opened in 2021, minted on Bitmark and featuring Refik Anadol

feralfile.com

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Zachary Small

@ZacharyHSmall

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MoMA used its NFT profits to endow a Web3 associate position to (among other things) build partnerships with the crypto community. Last week, the museum also gave out free NFTs by artist Stephanie Dinkins to attendees at an event.

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MoMA is not alone. The Whitney recently promoted @ChristianePaul2 (brava!) to a full curator position and has been acquiring NFTs, including Eve Sussman's phenomenal work — seen in the article.

Even as NFTs Plummet, Digital Artists Find Museums Are Calling (Published 2022)

After decades as outcasts, digital artists are receiving a warm reception from curators at major museums looking to embrace new audiences and retain wealthy donors from the NFT boom.

www.nytimes.com

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Zachary Small

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@TinaRiversRyan at the @BuffaloAKG is curating an auction, the first survey of blockchain art by a major American museum, called "Peer to Peer" with artists like @rheaplex , @laturboavedon , and @ix_shells

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The Guggenheim is also getting in on the action. Some trustees have explored the financial possibilities of NFTs. Curators are exploring how to put their provenance on the blockchain

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Curators feel more comfortable embracing NFTs post-surge, arguing that it showed audiences want more digital art. Naomi Beckwith, chief curator at the Guggenheim said it best: “If artists are working with technology, then we have to be able to hold it.”

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So what happens next might depend on whether you believe digital artists can control the technology they use, or if technology (and its economies) will control them. 🧵 end

Even as NFTs Plummet, Digital Artists Find Museums Are Calling (Published 2022)

After decades as outcasts, digital artists are receiving a warm reception from curators at major museums looking to embrace new audiences and retain wealthy donors from the NFT boom.

www.nytimes.com

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TeeJ_0_o 🛡️

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@ZacharyHSmall @refikanadol This is a bit antithetical to nature of this great article, but @ZacharyHSmall , do you know if this will be available in print? If so, when? Will all the excellent photo selections be included?

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Zachary Small

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@TeeJ_0_o @refikanadol Tomorrow!

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flame ♻️ | BIP-420

@humanonfire

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@ZacharyHSmall @refikanadol @DAOMANaged

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jonooo

@im_jonooo

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@ZacharyHSmall @refikanadol How do you think the curators / museums are determining who to purchase / support?

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Voldie.Mort

@VoldiemortEth

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@ZacharyHSmall @refikanadol @ChristianePaul2 @ZacharyHSmall @TinaRiversRyan highly recommend connecting with people like @WRabbit1111 and @Vince_Van_Dough for starters. They are among the most knowledgeable humans on the planet in terms of cryptoart history and can help guide curation efforts

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Danvas

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@ZacharyHSmall @refikanadol Congratulations @refikanadol !

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Pet D

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@ZacharyHSmall @refikanadol wow look at this art..

T +/- SERIES — ENTRY BURN #144 - AN IMPORTANT MEMORY FOR HUMANITY BY REFIK ANADOL

Emerging from the Studio’s signature aesthetic of fluid dynamics, the T+/- Series intertwines collective memories from humanity and machines. It offers multi-channel interpretations of the video...

opensea.io

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Pisces2022

@1991_pisces

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@ZacharyHSmall @refikanadol Congratulations @refikanadol

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Toni Payne | Orisha

@tonipayne

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@ZacharyHSmall @refikanadol Maybe because digital art is here to stay. Museums around the world will have to make room for this new wave. As technology advances, so will art.

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Andrea Pritchard

@DigItstudiowork

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@ZacharyHSmall @refikanadol Wonderful news!

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quantumb.og

@QuantumB455

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@ZacharyHSmall @refikanadol Amazing work! Open invitation to check out what we’re building @hnftmuseum - we’d love to collaborate and help @MuseumModernArt in any way to continue to educate folks about digital art ownership 💯💯

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Beamsterman

@Beamsterman2

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@ZacharyHSmall @refikanadol Refik Anadol clearly the 🐐 of web3 artist… First to get in Moma with a solo exhibition… About time his collections gets a little respect… Sooooooo Undervaluedddd!

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