Metaverse Pastoral w/ artist Simon Denny (NM67)

Artist Simon Denny discusses his foray into landscape painting and what we might learn about the present from this art historical device.

With his exhibition “Metaverse Landscapes” on view through July 16th at Kunstverein Hannover, Berlin-based New Zealand artist Simon Denny joins NM to speak about his recent foray into landscape painting and his use of this art historical device to distill present-day motions to domesticate and financialize new territory—both in the digital realm and beyond it.

Simon Denny, Metaverse Landscape 30: The Sandbox Land (148, -2), (detail in b/w w/ added grain), 2023, Oil on canvas, UV print, Ethereum paper wallet, dynamic ERC-721 NFT, 100 x 100 x 4,5cm.

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Simon Denny: Metaverse Landscapes at Kunstverein Hannover

See also: NM31: POWER STRIP w/ artist Simon Denny, Oct 2020.