Crypto, NFTs and Dadaism

Those of you interested in artists’ collaborative spaces may find this platform unique. I found it while wondering about the connection between NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) and Dadaism, an early 20th century, anti-capitalist art movement “expressing nonsense, irrationality, and anti-bourgeois protest in their works.” (I jokingly pondered whether anyone had made NFTs from POGs, the 1990s collector’s item. Turns out someone has).

Of course the NFT platform is called DADA.art and they recently sold a collection of collaborative works as an NFT to Metapurse for 500 ETH (Etherium crypto coin). All proceeds were donated back to the community to provide a basic income (in ETH) to artists on the platform. Fascinating.

Originally published at https://whysel.com on August 17, 2022.