Michael Joo (b.1966) is a key figure in second-generation conceptual art, his works explore concepts of identity and knowledge in a hybrid, contemporary world. Joo is interested in paradoxes and frequently blends seemingly disparate elements such as science and religion, fact versus fiction, and high and low culture. Using a range of materials and media, and with an emphasis on process, Joo juxtaposes humanity’s various states of knowledge and culture, addressing the fluid nature of identity itself, and prompting us to question how and why we perceive the world as we do.
Michael Joo’ inaugural NFT, Future Imperfect, was minted…
The work of American post-conceptual artist Rob Pruitt (b.1964) is characterized by his playful and thoughtful reflections on popular culture. He works across a wide range of styles and mediums and doesn’t shy away from having fun or making political statements. Pruitt’s varied projects include an eBay Flea Market benefiting various charities, painting President Obama daily over his 8-year presidency culminating in 2,922 unique paintings, and Instagramming a daily calendar of personal and public events. …
Random International is an art group founded in 2005 by Hannes Koch and Florian Ortkrass. Today they work with teams out of studios in London and Berlin, focusing on experimental practice in contemporary art. Their work explores the human condition in an increasingly mechanized world through emotional yet physically intense experiences. Their iconic work, Rain Room, is in the permanent collection of LACMA, the Maxine and Stuart Frankel Foundation for Art, the YUZ Foundation, the Jackalope Art Collection and the Sharjah Art Foundation (UAE) and has been exhibited around the world.
Random International’s inaugural NFT work, rain 10x10m H264 720P.mp4…
Derek Boshier (b.1937) has been described as “one of the godfathers of British Pop Art”. Boshier first came to prominence with his paintings as a student at the Royal College of Art in London in the early 1960s, with fellow students David Hockney, Allen Jones, R.B. Kitaj, and others in the British Pop Art movement. During his seven-decade career, the artist has worked in a wide variety of media including drawing, printmaking, film, books, three-dimensional objects, installations and photography among them. Boshier’s work has always been linked with popular culture. His graphic work with music groups such as The Clash…
Mark Titchner (b. 1973) is known for his text-based works that can be found in public spaces both in the UK and internationally. Through language and words, Titchner explores the tensions between the different belief systems that inform our society, be they religious, scientific or political. His work is held in many public collections including Tate, Arts Council, Government Art Collection, British Council, South London Gallery and Manchester Art Gallery.
Mark Titchner created his inaugural NFT work, minted on April 12 in exclusive partnership with Verisart and SuperRare as part of 10×10: 10 inaugural NFTs by 10 major contemporary artists…
Jonathan Yeo (b. 1970) is one of the world’s leading portraitists and has exhibited widely in both the UK and abroad. His sitters include such diverse figures as Sir David Attenborough, Malala Yousafzai, Damien Hirst, Grayson Perry, Idris Elba, Nicole Kidman, Baroness Lawrence, Tony Blair and The Duke of Edinburgh. The artist has been working with digital technologies for half a decade and his debut NFT brings together some of the themes that have defined his exploration and practice to date: portraiture, the meeting of 2D and 3D and storytelling.
Jonathan Yeo created his inaugural NFT work, minted on April…
Shepard Fairey is an internationally acclaimed artist. He initially gained notoriety with his “Andre the Giant has a Posse” sticker that transformed into the OBEY GIANT art campaign and changed the way people see art and the urban landscape. In 2008, he achieved worldwide recognition with the Hope poster he created of Barack Obama. Today, his stickers, guerrilla street art presence and public murals and recognized globally. Fairey’s works are in the permanent collections MoMA, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and many…
AES+F is a collective of four Russian artists (T. Arzamasova, L. Evzovich, E. Svyatsky, and V. Fridkes) working at the intersection of traditional media, photography, video and digital technologies. The group was founded as AES in 1987 and evolved to AES+F with the addition of Fridkes in 1995. They define their practice as a “social psychoanalysis” through which they reveal and explore the values, vices and conflicts of contemporary global culture. Over the past three decades, they have had over 100 solo exhibitions and cemented their role as key players of the contemporary art scene.
Universal Everything are an international digital art and design collective established in 2004 by Matt Pyke. They use emerging display technologies as their canvas, exploring human behaviors as well as the diversity of nature, emotion and a future-positive outlook with a vibrant, figurative aesthetic. Much of their work is immersive and interactive and they have experimented with augmented and virtual reality. Universal Everything have collaborated with Nike, Google, Zaha Hadid architects, Samsung, Chanel and Sydney Opera House among many other well-known brands and institutions. …
Petra Cortright, born 1986, is an American artist whose practice revolves around creating and manipulating digital files. From a series of self-portrait videos on Youtube to mesmerizing digital paintings, she explores what art can do in the post-internet age. Cortright’s work has been widely exhibited including Société, 1301PE, Carl Kostyál, Whitechapel Gallery, Frieze London, the 12th Biennale de Lyon, the Venice Biennale, New Museum and her work appears in the collections of MoMA, LACMA, Hammer Museum, Moderna Museet, Stedelijk Museum and MOCA and others.
Cortright recently created her first solo NFT work, minted on March 8 in exclusive partnership with…
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