Punk in Residence: Nina Chanel Abney's 'Super Punk World' Collection
Punk in Residence: Nina Chanel Abney's 'Super Punk World' Collection
🔥 Mind-Bending Punk Avatars...
Nina Chanel Abney, the inaugural Punk in Residence, has created a 500-piece digital avatar collection called 'Super Punk World' in collaboration with CryptoPunks and Super Cool World. The collection features 3D sculptures that blend CryptoPunks traits with Abney's artistic style, exploring themes of identity and the virtual world. The dutch auction for the collection will take place on May 29th, with collectors receiving both a 2D image and a 3D model. The collection will be exhibited alongside Abney's new body of work 'LIE DOGGO' at The School | Jack Shainman Gallery in Kinderhook, NY from May 18th to October 5th.
Introducing “Super Punk World” — a 500-piece digital avatar collection hand-curated by our first Punk in Residence, @ninachanel. Inspired by iconic CryptoPunks traits in conversation with Super Cool World attributes, the collection utilizes the 3D medium to reimagine the viewing
Inaugural Punk in Residence @ninachanel invited us to @paceprints studio to show us what she has been creating for the upcoming collection The collection will be on view at Abney’s new exhibition LIE DOGGO opening May 18 at The School | @JackShainman Gallery in Kinderhook, NY.
Introducing LIE DOGGO, a new exhibition of @ninachanel’s recent body of work, including an interactive digital art installation from the Punk in Residence program. LIE DOGGO spans her creative practice, uniting a new series of paintings, collages, and site-specific murals. 🧵
Unveiling our first Punk in Residence collection, "Super Punk World," in collaboration with @ninachanel at the monumental exhibition of her newest body of work on display at @jackshainman Gallery.
Super Punk World is a 500-piece collection that is as playful as it is profound. For our Punk in Residence collaboration - @ninachanel has created hybridized 3D sculptures that blur the lines of race & gender and reflect upon virtual versus real world identities. Read more and
CryptoPunks Exhibition Closes at Toledo Museum
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CryptoPunks Make History at ZKM Museum
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