Deji Art Museum in China acquires Beeple’s new work “S.2122”

• Beeple announced on Twitter that the Deji Art Museum in China acquired his new immersive work “S.2122.”
• It resembles the phone booth structure of HUMAN ONE, but this time with a structure in the ocean to depict a world affected by climate change.

“I strongly believe artworks like this, that blend the physical and digital world represent a massive opportunity to draw new people into to what we do and get them to see the true potential of these mediums…”

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Beeple’s new artwork “S.2122”

2/ this is the story of a possible future where climate change has forced us to live on these giant clusters in the middle of ocean. It’s 100 years in the future and things have gotten pretty weird but we’re making it work… 🤷

Similar to HUMAN ONE, this artwork will change… pic.twitter.com/XWlp603XsN

— beeple (@beeple) March 29, 2023

/4 and of course the BIG news is that during the fair this work was acquired by Deji Art Museum in Nanjing, China. 🥹

We could not be more honored to by partnering with this institution for this historic acquisition and see this as the first in a massive new opportunity for… pic.twitter.com/aNmjQbAgey

— beeple (@beeple) March 29, 2023

Beeple’s sale of “Everydays” for $69.3M elevated NFT digital art

• If you’d like to learn more about Beeple (aka Mike Winkelmann), a chapter of my book Creators Take Control discusses his meteoric rise to fame as a NFT digital artist–and his significance for 21st century art.

• Art critics have widely panned his works. But that’s to be expected. Most major disruptions in art met backlash.