UPSTREAM NFT UPDATE #4
UPSTREAM NFT UPDATE #4
It's been a year since our first NFT update was published - this series of updates aims to inform about NFTs, the steps the gallery and our represented artists take in this field, but also to place the NFT "hype" in the context of a long tradition of digital art (history). Herewith another update with recents projects and background articles.
Last week, the groundbreaking exhibition Art and the Blockchain opened at Rozenstraat 59, during DevConnect. The exhibition, curated by Jan Robert Leegte and Stina Gustafsson and produced by Filip Mertens, seeked to expose some of the myths surrounding the subject of NFTs and show the complexity of the new cultural phenomenon. Upstream Gallery hosted several Art Collector Tours here. The exhibition overall was a great success, with a lot of visitors, and opened up conversation about digital art, NFTs and the future of (digital) art.
Some other recent highlights: Harm van den Dorpel started launching new generative artworks that are part of the ongoing project Markov’s Dream, Jan Robert Leegte dropped the NFT collection Window that sold out on Artblocks within 24 hours, Rafaël Rozendaal recently dropped new projects, including Homage and Non Either and presented his immersive installation Observation as part of Aorist's show CodeX at the 59th Biennale of Venice.
Read Upstream's NFT Update #1 here (March 2021).
Read Upstream's NFT Update #2 here (September 2021).
Read Upstream's NFT Update #3 here (December 2021).
FAQ about NFTs here.
RECOMMENDED READING
Article in Dutch newspaper Het Parool about exhibition Art and The Blockchain
The New Online Art World in the post NFT Era
Art Basel Art Market report analysis by Brian Boucher
NFTs Aren't Just for Crypto Bros: Meet the Artists Resisting the Hype - Art Review
WATCH
NFT Mania | VPRO Tegenlicht (mostly Dutch) documentary including Harm van den Dorpel
IMPAKT TV with Rafaël Rozendaal
MORE INFORMATION ON OUR ARTISTS PROJECTS
Harm van den Dorpel's Markov's Dream
Art and the Blockchain
Rafael Rozendaal immersive installation in Venice
Joan Heemskerk speaker in Art Brussels NFT talks
Rafaël Rozendaal dropped Homage and Non Either
Publication date: 28 Apr '22