Munich, 31.10.2023

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"NFTs MUST GO! is a curated exhibition bridging the tech and art worlds. It highlights the expansive and expressive medium of the NFTNFTs (non-fungible tokens) essentially link a digital file to a smart contract on the blockchain, creating uniqueness, with functions like certification, authentication, data transparency, dynamic artworks, or an xcircle membership.  

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The title of the exhibition "NFTs MUST GO!" is a shrill quote from an  art collector and presents xcircle with a welcome opportunity to  break down the multiple fears and biases attached to NFTs. We seek  to illuminate the creative possibilities behind these three magical  letters! 

Declaring "NFT must go!" is akin to calling for the banishment of the  brush or the camera or the kiln. Like the brush or the camera, the  NFT is simply a tool for artists working in the digital media space. 

The exhibition features augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (XR)  sculptures by Florian Adolph and Ugo Dossi, AI photographs by  Max Haarich, works by NFTism artist Kenny Schachter, generative  art by Holger Lippmann, paintings, soft toys, and historical NFTs  from meme culture icon PEPE the Frog, analog-induced CHAOS in  digital loops by artist Christof Babinsky, glitch GIFs by search  engine artist Gretchen Andrew, PlastoCorals by Tamiko Thiel, 

animated cut-outs by street art creator Daniel Man, cyberspace  animations by Virtual Human Ava Verce, transformative moss artist  collective Tinoss, erotic still lifes by Tondo Smiling, lenticular  paintings by Tatjana Lee, light prisms by Betty Mü and NFTs by  Olive Allen. 

The exhibition is aimed at an audience curious about the art of this  decade, open to a dialogue with the technologies of our time, and  eager to learn what Web3, the Metaverse, and the blockchain will  ultimately mean for society: the potential for expansion into the digital  space, set in motion by the invention of the iPhone (2007) and the  theoretical foundations of science fiction literature. 

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xcircle is a curated marketplace for Digital Fine Art. Regular physical  exhibitions bridge the gap between the traditional art collectors and  the NFT community!  

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LOVAAS is a project-based exhibition space in Munich with the aim  to run a nimble, innovative gallery driven by artistic and curatorial  initiatives - free from the typical commercial and career driven  constraints of the art market. 

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Where: Fürstenstraße 6, Munich
Vernissage: 28.11.2023, 6-10pm
Show Date : 30.11.-22.12.2023
Opening hours: Wed-Fri, 4-8pm, by appointment