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QianQian: links

Sources situating QianQian’s portrait system within Art Blocks, Bright Moments, live minting, exhibitions, criticism, and digital-art archives.

19 sources · last updated 2026-07-11

In the AB[500]: Art Blocks

Art Blocks’ collection page supplies the official title, artist, edition total, and release date.

CryptoNewYorker collection · 2021

Interviews

Fakewhale’s conversation with Bright Moments founder Seth Goldstein discusses the organization’s DAO structure, city-based identities, and generative-art program.

Seth Goldstein in Conversation interview · 2024

Press and criticism

Right Click Save places QianQian and CryptoCitizens within a broader critical discussion of pixel art and technological nostalgia.

Pixel Art and the Age of Technostalgia criticism · 2023

Tetragrammaton analyzes Bright Moments’ live minting, distribution model, and community structure.

Bright Moments feature · 2024

SUR reports on Digital Art Day Málaga and its program of talks concerning digital, generative, and AI art.

Digital Art Day Málaga press · 2024

Museums and institutions

Tokyo Art Beat documents Bright Moments Tokyo and identifies QianQian as creator of CryptoCitizens and creative director of Bright Moments.

Bright Moments Tokyo institution · 2023

Art Dubai’s digital-sector release records the presentation of CryptoCitizens and its 10,000-work city structure.

Art Dubai Digital institution · 2022

Galleries and exhibitions

Bright Moments’ New York page records the city installation, 1,000 CryptoNewYorkers, and accompanying exhibitions.

New York exhibition · 2021

Bright Moments’ archive surveys the organization’s international sequence of live-minted exhibitions.

Where Art Is Born archive · 2024

A design case study describes the Bright Moments gallery identity and QianQian’s 45-by-45-pixel CryptoCitizens system.

Bright Moments Gallery case study · 2023

The Bright Moments artists index situates QianQian’s project among the gallery’s wider generative-art program.

Bright Moments Artists exhibition archive · 2024

Essays, talks and podcasts

Bright Moments’ abridged history recounts the New York gallery, public minting, and Washington Square Park outreach.

Bright Moments: Abridged essay · 2022

A Bright Moments DAO letter describes CryptoNewYorkers emerging from a reveal chamber before a live audience.

Letter from the DAO essay · 2022

Bright Moments’ AI collection introduction places its later Tokyo program within the history that began in Venice Beach and New York.

AI Collection Introduction essay · 2023

Auctions and catalogues

Christie’s catalogue essay places an Ultra Full Set of QianQian’s CryptoCitizens within Bright Moments’ 216-work ensemble.

Bright Moments Complete Works auction · 2024

Profiles and archives

Raster aggregates QianQian's tokenized works across platforms.

Raster profile · ongoing

Ragnar Digital’s profile outlines QianQian’s education, design career, pixel practice, and role at Bright Moments.

Qian Qian profile · 2026

Bright Moments’ technical documentation explains CryptoCitizens’ contracts, governance, cities, and collection tiers.

CryptoCitizens documentation · 2024

Video

Bright Moments’ minting event record documents appointments and the reveal ceremony at its Wooster Street gallery.

CryptoNewYorker Minting event record · 2021

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