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What Happened to Blockchain Photography @ Art Basel Miami '22

Dec 4, 2022

Blockchain Art Present in Full Force

From showy platform and protocol-level pushes into the limelight, to smart group shows, exciting drops, and one announcement to wrap the week up, here’s what happened in Miami in case you missed it.

4️⃣ Notable Collaborations

👉 SuperRare and Art Republic Global Hold a Creative Intervention

The event, featured in Surface Magazine’s itinerary and hosted at Nobu Miami Beach, brought together speakers and viewpoints representing the Art Establishment, as well as industry leading platforms, web3 pioneers, and institutions for the good of humanity.

ArtRepublic Global @ArtRepublicGlb

Appealing to the culturally connected, Web3 curious, with a desire to contribute to the acknowledged need for education, ArtRepublic has curated a series of conversations around our ethos of Art, Tech, and Wellbeing with industry authorities.

👉 Tezos is Huge at Art Basel Miami

This year, Tezos presented a major exhibition at Art Basel Miami, featuring a live minting experience as well as a series of talks presented in partnership with Serpentine Galleries. Find the talks recorded on the Tezos Youtube Channel.

Art Basel @ArtBasel

At Art Basel Miami Beach, explore ‘Performance in Code: Deciphering Value in Generative Art,' an interactive gallery experience celebrating the rarity of generative art powered by energy-efficient blockchain @tezos: bit.ly/3UcPAfH #Tezos #ArtBasel

👉 Polygon partners with Surface Magazine for an Immersive Art Bungalow

Polygon and Surface Magazine held a 3-day long immersive art exhibition, in as part of a month of programming titled Polygon Loves Creators. Immersive exhibitions from Recur, Spatial Labs, and a variety of creators were on show, along with intimate talks at the W Hotel.

Polygon Studios @PolygonStudios

In Miami? Stop by the Polygon x @SurfaceMag Bungalow and see our amazing partners coming together. @RecurForever @spatial_labs @offlimits @PrismQTBIPOC3 +more events.polygon.technology/polygon-comes-…

Polygon Studios @PolygonStudios

CREATOR OF THE DAY: MOKIBABY 🤩 👉🏾Experiential excellence through multimedia installations with a sustainable specialty in analog art Moki has leveraged our partners with a multi-sensory three-story experience at the Polygon x @SurfaceMag Bungalow in Miami Beach🌴🪩📺

Polygon Studios @PolygonStudios

It’s our last day in Miami for the Polygon x @SurfaceMag Bungalow 🪩 CREATOR OF THE DAY: Emily Elyse Miller ❤️ 👉🏾 Breaking the rules, starting with breakfast 🥣 Polygon partnered with @offlimits by showcasing their art-driven cereals & NFT cereal toys.

👉 Yellowheart Provides Ticketing at SCOPE

VIP tickets at the SCOPE Art Show went digital with the help of Yellowheart. Whether secondary market trading happens remains to be seen, but we’re happy to see SCOPE take part in onboarding the masses.

YellowHeart @YellowHeartNFT

“Thanks to SCOPE’s partnerships with the Creative Artist Agency (CAA) and YellowHeart (Web3 ticketing marketplace), the tickets came to life. In other words, platinum and VIP NFT tickets can be traded and resold before and after the event.” 💛 nftevening.com/miami-art-week…

nftevening.comMiami Art Week + Art Basel Miami Beach 2022: The Top NFT EventsHere are the top events you need to know about that are happening during Miami Art Week and Art Basel Miami 2022.

3️⃣ Can’t-Miss Group Shows

👉 Accelerate Artists Partners with Superchief to Exhibit at SCOPE Art Show

Accelerate Artists, a decentralized art collective founded by AI Artist Claire Silver, presented a thoughtful exhibition of over 70 artists at the SCOPE Contemporary Art show, drawing over 300 people into the world of crypto art and photography.

Claire Silver 🌸 @ClaireSilver12

gm 🌸 Had someone film a timelapse of the walk into Scope and (most of) the @accelerateart exhibition :)

Claudia Pawlak 📍MIAMI 🏝 @claudslr

Today we featured works by over 70 artists to 300+ people during @SCOPEArtShow with @accelerateart Thank you @blake_wood for being my partner in crime during this entire process 💙 And for folks that couldn't come out in person, here's a thread of exhibition photos! 👇

👉 MONOLITH Gallery and Collector Monolith at SCOPE Art Fair

A group of collectors teamed up with MONOLITH founder Chikai to take over the monolith to feature works from their photographic collections at the mouth of the SCOPE Contemporary Art Fair.

Chikai @lifeofc

Timelapse of @MONOLITHGallery sequence on the giant monolith display at @SCOPEArtShow. Congrats to all the artists!🥳 @miaforrestphoto @justinrobiewood @Jeff_Frost @CARDELUCCI @claudslr @Reuben_Wu @PaulNicklen @cmittermeier @jimkchin @renan_ozturk @aaronhuey @dguttenfelder

👉 Blackdove Art Hosts TIMEPieces Gallery, Curated by John Knopf

In partnership with Morgan Stanley and National Geographic, John Knopf took the lead on curating a show of 100 artists on behalf of TIMEPieces. The gallery was part of a bigger motion including an artist’s dinner, and Keith Grossman’s announcement of stepping down from TIME Magazine to lead Moonpay’s Enterprise division.

TIMEPieces @TIMEPieces

The gallery is looking exceptional. We are so proud of our artists and the guest artists featured today. #TIMEforArtBasel

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