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Matt Kane: links

A sourced, verified bibliography.

22 sources · last updated 2026-06-23

In the AB[500]: Art Blocks

Gazers, a generative art collection of 1,000 unique lunar calendars released December 6, 2021, algorithmically synchronized to Moon phases and designed to evolve over generations.

artblocks.io/collection/gazers-by-matt-kane collection · 2021

Art Blocks interview with Matt Kane on Gazers as a multigenerational experience of time and the investment in evolving experiences.

mattkane.com/press/art-blocks-in-conversation interview · 2021

Artist website and projects

Official artist biography describing Kane's transition from oil painter to self-taught programmer and his custom software practice.

mattkane.com/about profile · ongoing

Dedicated Gazers project site with artist statement, FAQ, and technical documentation on the lunar calendar mechanics.

gazers.art/about-the-artist project site · 2021

The Door series page documenting the first custom series smart contract on SuperRare, released October 2021.

mattkane.com/projects/the-door project · 2021

ANONS project page presenting portraits of unidentified individuals from the artist's collection of vintage photobooth snapshots.

mattkane.com/projects/anons-multitudes project · 2023

Proof of Origin FAQ explaining the childhood crayon drawing incorporated into the 2023 PROOF Grails release.

gazers.art/proof-of-origin-faq project · 2023

Interviews

NFT Now interview with Matt Kane on Contractual Obligations as performance art, managing expectations, and critiquing platform economics.

nftnow.com interview · 2023

YouTube video announcement for Gazers on Art Blocks, including preview footage and release date information.

youtube.com video · 2021

Press and criticism

Museum of Crypto Art feature by Maxwell Cohen, Matt Kane is Eternal, analyzing Gazers as an unprecedented exploration of time and generational art.

museumofcryptoart.medium.com criticism · 2023

Museum of Crypto Art exhaustive reenactment of Matt Kane's Moral Performance across Contractual Obligations, Milk and Cookies, and FREE MATT KANE acts.

museumofcryptoart.medium.com criticism · 2025

NiftyNoon newsletter coverage of the Contractual Obligations controversy and Twitter Spaces confrontation with Pindar van Arman.

niftynoon.substack.com press · 2023

Curious Collector on Beyond Pixels: Digital Art's Rising Cultural Significance, noting Contractual Obligations as Act 1 of a performance.

curiouscollector.art press · 2023

Investing.com feature on pioneering generative artist Matt Kane, propelled by personal tragedy, covering ANONS and major sales.

investing.com press · 2023

Galleries and exhibitions

NFT Now profile of Matt Kane as a SuperRare artist at The Gateway during Art Basel Miami, noting his 2021 exhibitions.

nftnow.com exhibition · 2021

Edicurial Collection page for Gazers #859, documenting acquisition and provenance of a major Kane work.

edicurial.com collection · 2022

Auctions and catalogues

OpenSea collection page for Right Place & Right Time, Bitcoin Volatility Art, documenting the 210-edition series and sales history.

opensea.io auction · 2020-2021

OpenSea collection page for ANONS by Matt Kane, showing 11 vintage photobooth portrait NFTs and market activity.

opensea.io marketplace · 2023

OpenSea collection page for Proof of Origin - Picture of the Planets by Matt Kane, the 50-edition PROOF Grails III release.

opensea.io auction · 2023

Verse Works page for Contractual Obligations, documenting the 250-edition RarePass airdrop and market data.

verse.works marketplace · 2023

Institutional and profiles

PR Newswire press release on the record-breaking $100,000 sale of Right Place & Right Time on Async Art, September 2020.

prnewswire.com press release · 2020

DappRadar blog post on crypto art record sales through uncertain economic times, featuring Right Place & Right Time.

dappradar.com press · 2020

IQ.wiki cryptoassets profile of Matt Kane covering his career from oil painting to crypto art and The Door series.

iq.wiki profile · 2022

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