Nadya Tolokonnikova, one of the founding members of the art collective Pussy Riot, is a once-in-a-generation rebel. Following an anti-Putin protest that took place in Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, an action now known as Pussy Riot’s “Punk Prayer,” Nadya and several fellow protesters were infamously sentenced to prison in 2012. Little did Nadya…
Tag: NFT
Art collective, performance artists, girl group, punk band, anarchists… Pussy Riot has been labeled many different ways over the years, although few truly grasp the full scope of what they are about and many have perhaps underestimated their brilliance. Originally a roughly dozen-member Russian feminist collective, Pussy Riot is now a fully-fledged protest movement and…
On February 24th, Russia aggressively invaded Ukraine's capital Kyiv in a surprise invasion to take over the country by force. The capital was attacked by missile strikes and rockets crashing into residential buildings forcing civilians to flee. More than 2.5 million people have so far fled Ukraine because of Russia's invasion, in what the UN…
Barnyard Fashionistas, by artists Bree Allen and Josh Reiss, is comprised of over 10,000 individual NFTs (non-fungible tokens). The collection is a playful, tech-forward NFT set featuring fun, vibrantly rendered, hand-drawn chickens dressed in various sartorial looks and styles in fashion and music... It's almost impossible to pick your favorite chicken with the humourous birds…
Pussy Riot stands for gender fluidity, inclusivity, matriarchy, love, laughter, decentralization, anarchy, and anti-authoritarianism. Today, hundreds of people identify as a part of the Pussy Riot community. Conceptual artist and activist Nadya Tolokonnika, founding member of Pussy Riot, was sentenced in 2012 to 2 years imprisonment following an anti-Putin performance. She went through a…
The pioneering world of NFT art has found its first true Gen Z success in the form of teenage artist Victor Langlois, aka FEWOCiOUS. After making a name for himself across the online NFT space, particularly as part of the growing number of queer crypto artists, Langlois became the youngest artist ever to be featured…
Volkshaus Basel Rebgasse 12, 4058 Basel, Switzerland September 21 - 26, 2021 As of September 21, Switzerland has officially re-opened its doors to Photo Basel, the first international art fair dedicated to photography. This event brings together artists from around the world in a unique, authentic setting. For its collectors, visitors or buyers – Photo…
images courtesy of Wikimedia Banksy Exhibition: Genius or Vandal? 526 6th Avenue, New York, NY 10011 From September 1, 2021 A new exhibition, Genius or Vandal?, dedicated to the world-renowned anonymous street artist, Banksy, is currently on display in New York City. The exhibition showcases the artists' work with over 80 authentic and certified artworks from…
In 2021, the art world has seen a tremendous rise in the popularity of nonfungible tokens, or NFTs. For those who still have yet to hear of the newest trend, NFTs are electronically verified pieces of work, whether it be music, artwork, and in some cases tweets. An NFT basically provides a permanent digital autograph…
As the art world continues to make its shift to the ever-growing universe of digital art, groundbreaking firsts seem to be making news now more than ever. In collaboration with Italian artist Andrea Bonaceto, Sophia the Robot, a social humanoid developed by Hong Kong-based company, Hanson Robotics, has now become the first robot to auction…
After stumbling upon an art installation at Atlanta's Counterpoint Music Festival in 2012, Tyler Marenyi aka NGHTMRE fell in love with the art and style of Atlanta-based artist Greg Mike. Further inspired by his deep involvement with skate culture and his intersections with the design world, Greg Mike has become known for pieces that incorporate…
Christie’s Auction & Private Sales, or simply Christie’s, auctioned Beeple's piece, Everydays: The First 5,000 Days, from Feb. 25 to March 11. But it wasn't until the final hour that the frenzy surrounding the auction truly climaxed. In the final hour of the auction, more than 180 bids flooded in and Beeple’s record-breaking digital work…