A new world is possible
The principles behind Worlds, why context matters, and the role of the curator in web3.
M.I.A. is extremely online.
Digital culture evolves quickly; so does its commercialization. The visionary artist has always managed to stay ahead of the curve.
Why artists are collecting each other’s NFTs.
Five creators talk about collecting NFTs, the value of interdependence, and why they’re reinvesting in up-and-coming artists.
Reuben Wu is photographing the future.
NFTs are providing an opportunity for photographers to shed their underdog status, and artist Reuben Wu is leading the way.
Artist Invite: Jimmy Edgar & Pilar Zeta
The collaborative artistic force connects the dots between their individual practices.
Artist Invite: Rafaël Rozendaal & Austin Lee
Two artists on the broadening definition of internet art.
The next big thing: secondary markets
Predictions for how secondary NFT sales will revolutionize creative industries.
Yatreda on the power of storytelling and owning your history.
A family of artists celebrates Ethiopian legacies with NFTs.
The Breakthrough Genres on Foundation in 2021
The defining tags, trends, and communities across NFTs on Foundation this year.
The Rise of DAOs on Foundation in 2021
From bands of collectors coming together to own Edward Snowden’s genesis NFT, to artists forming collectives to advance creativity, DAOs are just beginning to show their true potential in web3.
A Year in Images: Defining NFTs on Foundation in 2021
Between artists, cats, and activists, this was the year that creators found support through NFTs—and broke industry-wide records and trailblazed cultural movements on Foundation.
Cheryl Fox is capturing a culture of Black excellence.
Ahead of Cheryl’s debut collection launch, Karen Wong interviews the photographer about her perspective, vision, and often behind-the-scenes vantage points.
Nora Khan gets experimental with artists.
The artists of Experimental Models share thoughts on the methods, play, and critique behind their exceptional NFTs, with writer and curator Nora Khan.
EXPERIMENTAL MODELS
An Exhibition and Auction to support Topical Cream, curated by 2021 Editor-in-Residence Nora N. Khan
Sarah Meyohas on bringing femininity into crypto.
The artist and creator of Bitchcoin uses the power of language to negotiate value in the contemporary art world.
Web3: When Crypto is seen.
At Foundation, we’re focused on building true web3 experiences.
David Horvitz on a baby born in the back of an Uber.
On the way to the hospital, the artist helped deliver his baby girl. Now, the media coverage becomes the basis of his first NFTs—just days away from the due date of his next child.
Debby Friday on doing something different and weird.
The experimentalist sees clubbing as a world of avatars, our current world as a “neutropia,” and entanglement as the next step in human evolution.
Dame on identity in web3.
Rainbow’s Community Manager, Dame, knows the in’s and out’s of wallets and what collecting means in the NFT space.
MUSE0 is pioneering a new model for internet-native museums.
Created by an Alien CryptoPunk, and governed by artists and curators, MUSE0 is building an otherworldly institution.
Notes on Holly Herndon's debut collection, CLASSIFIED
A commissioned text by Caroline Busta.
Adama Delphine Fawundu on weaving the past with the present.
The multimedia artist explores heritage, identity, and indigenous knowledge through a deeply immersive and spiritual practice.
César Piette Splits with Almine Rech
Alongside Cesar Piette's exhibition at Almine Rech London, the artist is bridging the physical with the realm of NFTs.
Visual storytelling with Alejandro Cartagena.
A photo-based interview with one of the leading photographers in NFTs.
Artist Invite: Yung Jake and Lucien Smith
Art world friends and confidants share their thoughts on championing the metaverse and serving the people.
Enter Linda Dounia’s Cyber Baat World
Artist Linda Dounia is bringing together 21 creators for the inaugural Cyber Baat exhibition in Dakar.
NEW DIMENSIONS for a new world
Announcing an open call to play with the possibilities of 3D NFTs, and help shape the emerging metaverse.
Tyler Givens on making fantasies a reality.
Welcome to the sexy, destructive world inhabited by a series of fantastical characters created by Tyler Givens.
Becka Saville visualizes memories.
Through art, Becka Saville is capturing recalled memories and flashbacks as visual explosions of fluid movements.
Auriea Harvey Splits with bitforms gallery.
As NFTs become widely adopted, Auriea Harvey and bitforms are pioneering new transparent models between artists and the galleries they choose to represent them.
Tory Bryant has an eye for design.
How the dual artist and collector is helping creators build momentum.
Idil Dursun is constructing new worlds.
The concept artist and architect shares dreams for a future of immersive, architectural NFTs.
Oseanworld dives into 3D.
For the launch of 3D NFTs on Foundation, we plunge into the depths of Oseanworld’s multidimensional practice.
Artist Invite: Archan Nair & Iannocent
Two old friends and visual experts bring their fantasies to life in the metaverse.
IX Shells Splits with Sofia Crespo
In this split interview, generative artist Itzel Yard (IX Shells) shares a dialogue with Sofia Crespo about patterns in nature, collaboration, and finding your artistic voice.
Paper Rad on setting the precedent for Internet culture.
We talk to the art collective at the nexus between contemporary art, internet culture, and underground music.
Parra on bringing DIY grittiness online.
The man behind the method shares his take on skating and creating outside the lines.
Artist Invite: Somnath Bhatt & Suren Seneviratne
On relishing the unexpected and finding friendships that keep you grounded through the hype.
Mondo on collecting as a way of life.
The renowned patron’s journey into NFTs comes after decades of acquiring artworks and other collectibles.
Chris Torres on building the Meme Economy.
The creator of Nyan Cat on what it feels like to go viral, how NFTs are lifting up previously unknown artists, and the debut of Meme World.
Artist Invite: Andre O’Shea & Aaron Ricketts
The animator and photographer frame surrealist work through their own unique lenses.
What does Afrofuturism mean to you?
We invited the artists in The Digital Diaspora to share their thoughts on Afrofuturism.
Kennedy Yanko Splits with The Black School
In a split interview, Kennedy Yanko shares what it means to take a metaphysical approach to art-making, and Joseph Cuillier III talks about the value of honoring and investing in Black culture.
Diana Sinclair on curating The Digital Diaspora.
The artist and activist is on a mission to champion work by Black creatives in the metaverse and beyond.
herstoryDAO Manifesto
Plus, an interview with co-founder Cyn Bahati on herstoryDAO’s origins, mission, and re-architecting the crypto space
Francesca Gavin on the intrigue of formlessness.
The groundbreaking contemporary art writer and curator shares her insights on replicability, value, web3, and our “obsession with nothing.”
Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst on the dreamy possibilities of decentralized collaboration.
The artist and musician couple share how they’ve stayed true to their creative principles while simultaneously pushing the evolving boundaries of AI, DAOs, and other decentralized tech.
Foundation’s smart contracts are verified and open source.
We’re contributing to a more transparent and accessible future.
Rick Silva on the nature of a not-too-distant future.
A fascination with the wilderness, landscapes, and geological forms are central to the artist’s Geomancer series.
Guest Blog: Gene Kogan on the art of credit assignment.
Artist and programmer Gene Kogan begins to unravel the possibilities of ArtDAOs.
Bruce LaBruce on f$%king up NFTs.
An update from the veteran photographer, filmmaker, and all around iconoclast.
Manual Photo + Raven B. on picturing a whole new world.
Our favorite scene photographers join forces and hive mind the future of images in NFTs.
Brian Calvin on his imaginary portraits.
How the California artist painted his way into NFTs.
Guest Blog: A community interview with a mysterious egg.
Aito answers questions from the creators in Foundation’s Discord community.
Everything you need to know about DAOs.
A primer on how DAOs are working to collectively shape the new creative economy.
PleasrDAO’s $5.5M purchase of Edward Snowden’s genesis NFT.
We interviewed PleasrDAO’s Chief Pleasing Officer on how the group came together to purchase the fourth highest-selling NFT of all time.
exonemo on communicating love and hate for NFTs.
The Japanese artist duo exonemo generated a random debate about NFTs for their debut in the space.
Chris Dorland on transforming glitches into artworks.
The artist explores themes of dystopia in his new NFT series.
Artist Invite: Jen Stark & Takeshi Murata
A new series delving into the connections between artists on Foundation.
The future is in FlucT.
The performance art duo are using their bodies to push boundaries.
Miya Folick on becoming very good at living.
How one memorable karaoke performance inspired the artist’s first NFT.
Jon Rafman on standing in an open field.
We spoke with the renowned artist about creating poetic visual narratives that critically engage with the present.
K-HOLE gets sucked into NFTs.
The cult-favorite art-meets-commerce critique collective makes a comeback to report on the state of cultural crypto.
Daylen Seu on tapping into dreams and nightmares.
The crossover horror manga animator and comic artist unleashes the subconscious to shine a light on deep, dark emotions.
Petra Cortright on unearthing rare finds, dust and all.
For more than a decade, collectors have embraced her webcam videos and digital paintings. All the while, Cortright has been building a deep archive of rare gems with a low-fi, human grittiness just waiting to be NFTs.
Shantell Martin on remapping the old art world with NFTs.
Crypto and NFTs are making the business of art more transparent—and inviting artists to the table.
Katherine Frazer on cutting digital images, fruit, and flowers.
The Apple-alumna graphic designer has built an art practice around subverting everyday digital tools and finding corners of delight online.
Rafaël Rozendaal on how digital art is always with you.
The preeminent digital artist makes the case for why we should all stop working and start getting creative online.
Yung Jake isn’t excited about NFTs.
And honestly, that’s kind of exciting. As the internet feuds over them, the clear-eyed artist casts crypto as just the next step in monetizing digital art.
Pak on the frontier of NFTs.
The acclaimed anonymous art entity has been pioneering in digital spaces for decades. Here’s what’s next.
Bionic pop artist Viktoria Modesta on piercing through culture.
She knows her viral, genre-defying work has already shaped culture. Minting it as an NFT recognizes the impact of that virality.
Guest Blog: YACHT on bringing songs to the metaverse.
Claire L. Evans and Jona Bechtolt of the Grammy-nominated post-pop group YACHT share their thoughts about creating “NFT Stems,” and how experimenting with new forms of exchange between musicians and audiences might change their practice.
Devendra Banhart on the unfolding possibilities of mixed-media NFTs.
Musician and painter Devendra Banhart explains how NFTs are expanding his practice, and why he’s excited for the future of the medium.
Why collect digital art NFTs?
Visionary collectors are scooping up digital art and other early collectibles of the metaverse. Here’s why you should, too.
Sven Eberwein on making crypto more environmentally sustainable.
How NFTs can push the conversation of crypto’s ecological impact forward, and be used as a force for good in the world.
Crypto wants to be seen.
In our first go, we attempted to abstract away the complexities of crypto. Now, we’re launching Foundation V2 as an unapologetically crypto-native experience. Here’s why.
Everything you need to know about the metaverse.
Imagine an internet that’s owned and operated collectively, supported by community, and independent of corporate control.
Arvida Byström on the myths we make to cope with reality.
Today, the Swedish internet star’s first-ever digital art NFTs are dropping on Foundation.
Serwah Attafuah on being a punk in the digital art world.
Serwah taught herself 3D software, and doesn’t follow the rules of rendering. We followed up on her DIY process, her grounded understanding of the universe, and her future NFT plans.
LaTurbo Avedon on traveling through the hidden nooks, paths, and passages of the metaverse.
We asked the purely virtual being to share visions for the future of machine learning, AI, and digital art collecting.
Pearlyn Lii on transforming herself into a “Real Girlfriend” for art.
Using performance and illustration to examine female identity, Pearlyn Lii has crafted surreal stories that merge physical and sensory experiences with digital, typographic, and code-based media.
Get in on Foundation’s first NFT collection.
As NFTs explode across the web, we’re bringing an exclusive new collection of digital art onto the scene.
Building on the edge.
Foundation is now on xDai.
Sarah Zucker on the importance of making crypto friends.
We caught up with Sarah Zucker to talk paradigm shifts, parallel dimensions, and turning her art into crypto.
NFTs are transforming the digital art world.
Here’s everything you need to know about “NFTs”—including how to use them to your benefit as a digital artist.
What Molly Soda has learned from watching YouTube all day.
Author Claire L. Evans and Foundation creator Molly Soda talk about aspirational aesthetics, the ruse of authenticity, and the challenges that YouTubers and artists have in common.
NEW VALUES for a new creative economy
Announcing an open call for creators to experiment with crypto and play with the concept of value.
An artist’s crypto primer
The cultural-crypto space is full of potential. But first, there are a few key concepts to learn.
Addie Wagenknecht on using crypto to hack the art world.
Addie is dropping a series of drone paintings with Foundation.
Signe Pierce thinks it’s time to take a 360-degree approach to generating value around art.
Her limited-edition collection is live with Foundation.
We are empowering creators to build their own markets on Ethereum.
A Foundation Markets technical primer.
This is Foundation.
Today, we're announcing Foundation — an entirely new medium for buying, selling, and trading limited-edition goods.