Matt Kane: links
A sourced, verified bibliography.
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 ↗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 ↗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 ↗Dedicated Gazers project site with artist statement, FAQ, and technical documentation on the lunar calendar mechanics.
gazers.art/about-the-artist ↗The Door series page documenting the first custom series smart contract on SuperRare, released October 2021.
mattkane.com/projects/the-door ↗ANONS project page presenting portraits of unidentified individuals from the artist's collection of vintage photobooth snapshots.
mattkane.com/projects/anons-multitudes ↗Proof of Origin FAQ explaining the childhood crayon drawing incorporated into the 2023 PROOF Grails release.
gazers.art/proof-of-origin-faq ↗Interviews
NFT Now interview with Matt Kane on Contractual Obligations as performance art, managing expectations, and critiquing platform economics.
nftnow.com ↗YouTube video announcement for Gazers on Art Blocks, including preview footage and release date information.
youtube.com ↗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 ↗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 ↗NiftyNoon newsletter coverage of the Contractual Obligations controversy and Twitter Spaces confrontation with Pindar van Arman.
niftynoon.substack.com ↗Curious Collector on Beyond Pixels: Digital Art's Rising Cultural Significance, noting Contractual Obligations as Act 1 of a performance.
curiouscollector.art ↗Investing.com feature on pioneering generative artist Matt Kane, propelled by personal tragedy, covering ANONS and major sales.
investing.com ↗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 ↗Edicurial Collection page for Gazers #859, documenting acquisition and provenance of a major Kane work.
edicurial.com ↗Auctions and catalogues
OpenSea collection page for Right Place & Right Time, Bitcoin Volatility Art, documenting the 210-edition series and sales history.
opensea.io ↗OpenSea collection page for ANONS by Matt Kane, showing 11 vintage photobooth portrait NFTs and market activity.
opensea.io ↗OpenSea collection page for Proof of Origin - Picture of the Planets by Matt Kane, the 50-edition PROOF Grails III release.
opensea.io ↗Verse Works page for Contractual Obligations, documenting the 250-edition RarePass airdrop and market data.
verse.works ↗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 ↗DappRadar blog post on crypto art record sales through uncertain economic times, featuring Right Place & Right Time.
dappradar.com ↗IQ.wiki cryptoassets profile of Matt Kane covering his career from oil painting to crypto art and The Door series.
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