From Beyond Production, the new project of dialogue between Artissima and Fondazione per l’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea CRT, here comes Surfing NFT: a new vantage point on the contemporary concept of NFTs, and its relationship with the art market, artists and galleries.
3 are the strengths of the project: focus on artistic quality of the work rather than market value; involvement of galleries as mediators; accent on eco-sustainability, thanks to a platform developed by Artshell that selects a sustainable blockchain model in terms of energy savings: Polygon
sustainability
as a key
Why Polygon?
Because we think we need to be SUSTAINABLE NOW and not tomorrow!
To be sustainable right now, without waiting for Ethereum, the most widespread blockchain platform, to stop being a Proof of Work (POW) system – continuing to consume the same quantity of energy (and resources) as an average-sized nation – and switches to a Proof of Stake (POS) system.
Polygon is the POS technology blockchain with the highest performance, consuming 0.1% of the energy required by Ethereum and other POW blockchains.
5 artists
x 5 NFT
Matteo NasiniClima Gallery
Sarah OrtmeyerDvir Gallery
Darren BaderGalleria Franco Noero
Claudia ComteKönig Galerie
Damon ZucconiVeda
Matteo NasiniClima Gallery
Sarah OrtmeyerDvir Gallery
Darren BaderGalleria Franco Noero
Claudia ComteKönig Galerie
Damon ZucconiVeda
Matteo NasiniClima Gallery
Sarah OrtmeyerDvir Gallery
Darren BaderGalleria Franco Noero
Claudia ComteKönig Galerie
Damon ZucconiVeda
Thanks to the support of Fondazione per l’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea CRT, Artissima has offered five artists and their respective galleries the possibility of producing a digital work registered as a blockchain NFT, and of presenting the work on this special platform. One of the five works will be selected as the winner of the OGR Award by an international jury.
Award: the prize ceremony
On 9 March 2022 at OGR Torino – the centre of cultural experimentation and production that is one of the most dynamic of its kind on a European level – the works will be presented to the public and the winning artist will be announced in the fourth edition of the OGR Award. The work will be acquired by Fondazione per l’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea CRT to add to its Collection.
PartecipateThe jury
A jury composed of Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Daniel Birnbaum and Samuele Piazza selects the NFT work winning the OGR Award, leading to the acquisition by the Fondazione per l’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea CRT as part of its Collection.
Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev
Daniel Birnbaum
Hans Ulrich Obrist
Samuele Piazza
Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev
Daniel Birnbaum
Hans Ulrich Obrist
Samuele Piazza
Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev
Daniel Birnbaum
Hans Ulrich Obrist
Samuele Piazza
Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, Director, Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Rivoli-Torino
Photo credits
Andrea Guermani
The partner
Surfing NFT is supported by Fondazione per l’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea CRT, whose specific mission is to promote contemporary art, a universe in constant evolution which the foundation sets out to sustain through an innovative, ambitious curatorial project. Artissima has formulated and curated the project, relying on the cooperation of extremely credible and expert players in this sector: Artshell and LCA Studio Legale.