CryptoPunks Launches Artist Residency with Nina Chanel Abney

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On Feb. 6, Yuga Labs Its new CryptoPunk artist residencies program, entitled “Punk in Residence,&#8221The company will work with creators to bring their new works to life.

The first program artist is Nina Chanel AbneyThe Whitney Museum of American Art in New York and the Museum of Modern Art are just two of many world-class collections that feature her work.

Abney is by no means a stranger to Web3—her Super Cool WorldThe collection created in 2022 has generated over 8,000 ETH. Her art explores issues such as identity, gender, race, politics, etc., using bold colors and patterns.

Yuga gifted Abney a “dev Punk” CryptoPunk is her own —and took her time to pick out the perfect Punk for her.

“Let me first say that it was extremely difficult for me to choose a Cryptopunk,”She told nft right now. “There were too many great options for my indecisive self, but I finally landed on Punk #72. This Punk just felt easygoing and cool, yet a bit mysterious,”She said

Abney and CryptoPunks will collaborate to create a collection of NFT art that will be available for sale at Magic Eden and put on display as a part of Abney’s upcoming solo exhibition later in 2024.

No Abney or Yuga CryptoPunks leads Natalie StoneThere will be much drawn on the collection. “I can’t reveal too much, just yet…but what I can tell you is that we are empowering Nina’s vision here,”Stone said nft right now.

Stone told us the serendipity was the catalyst for the selection of Abney as the first resident artist.

“Little known fact, when we donated our Punk #305 and exhibited her at ICA Miami, Nina had an amazing exhibition (Big Butch Energy) upstairs. We fell in love with her work there, and she continued to be on our radar. I myself am a collector of Nina Super Cool World. Big picture—and we are thinking big picture—we knew we wanted to work with an artist who was both beloved in the traditional art world but also aligned with the ethos and values of Web3. In this way, Nina is a disruptor—just like Punks themselves are (as Nina puts it) an ‘art disruption,’”She explained.

Abney’s residency will provide ample opportunities for the Punk community as well as the wider space to engage with him. “We plan to host a Twitter Spaces very soon where we’d love the community to participate and let us know what they’d like to learn and hear. So that’s step one – but Nina is very proud to be Punk #72 and a part of an advocate for this collection, community to her audience,”Stone told us.

The residency program will feature two artists from diverse artistic practices each year—and a grounding in web3 isn’t necessarily required. Selected artists from around the world will receive technical support and mentorship to get their works on-chain. Yuga Labs and the artist will share the profits from the sale of artwork created in partnership.

Stone is excited by the possibilities of the residency. “We have some ideas, but for now, we are going to start with this experiment twice a year – and then learn from the collaboration, but we 100% are looking forward to the long-term future of this program,”She told us.

The inauguration of a new artist residency program is the latest in the CryptoPunks brand’s ongoing set of initiatives to tell the Punk story–and connect it to the future. Punks as Told by CryptoPunksIn their partnership with nft, they featured Punk luminaries such as Claire Silver, Seedphrase and Snowfro.

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