THELOGICALINDIAN - HUMAN ONE is set to go on auction at Christies New York on Nov 9
Cult NFT artisan Beeple will bargain off a real-life carve and agnate NFT at Christie’s. The behest will alpha at $15 million.
Beeple Drops First Physical NFT
Beeple is branch aback to Christie’s.
The artisan will advertise a concrete NFT alleged “HUMAN ONE” at the bargain house’s New York area on Nov. 9. The bargain will be allotment of Christie’s 21st Century Evening Sale, featuring alongside artists like Damien Hirst, Banksy, and Jean-Michel Basquiat. The behest for Beeple’s allotment is set to alpha at $15 million.
Beeple, whose absolute name is Mike Winkelmann, has created a seven-foot-tall carve depicting a life-sized astronaut dressed in a argent suit. According to a post from Christie’s announcement the release, the artwork is a “blockchain-driven video sculpture.” Christie’s listing page describes it as a “generative assignment of art” that will accept a concrete and agenda representation. As with Beeple’s antecedent NFTs, the badge for the artwork will be minted on Ethereum.
Beeple told Christie’s that he would amend the allotment “fairly regularly” so that it evolves over time. “Really, this is a constant project,” he said. “I appetite to accomplish article that bodies can abide to appear aback to and acquisition new acceptation in. And the acceptation will abide to evolve.”
He additionally said that it “shares some similarities” with “Everydays: The First 5,000 Days,” Beeple’s magnum composition that awash for $69.34 actor at Christie’s in March. The auction fabricated Beeple one of the world’s best admired active artists and helped him accretion all-around recognition.
“HUMAN ONE” is Beeple’s aboriginal assignment of art that combines both concrete and agenda elements. It contextualizes a new era of blockchain-based concrete and agenda art. Earlier this month, a agnate tokenized carve by FEWOCiOUS awash for over $2 actor at Sotheby’s.
Christie’s has awash NFTs from some of the best admired NFT projects, including CryptoPunks, Meebits, and Bored Ape Yacht Club. Last month, it aloft $12 million by auctioning 14 NFTs, including a attenuate CryptoPunk that awash for $4.3 million.
