Paris' Centre Pompidou is currently hosting an exhibition called “Policies of the Immaterial: From Certificate to Blockchain,” which explores the relationship between blockchain and art. The exhibition features work from 13 French and international artists picked by the National Museum of Modern Art's acquisition committee. The exhibition also includes CryptoPunks NFTs, with a focus on #110, which is pixel art. Yuga Labs gifted the NFT to the museum, as part of the “Punks Legacy Project."

The exhibit aims to explore the impact of the crypto-economy ecosystem on definitions, artwork creators, collections, and audiences. The exhibition includes examples of crypto art, net art, generative art, and pixel art. Additionally, it also has work that nods to the blockchain long before the arrival of the Bitcoin whitepaper.

The centre Pompidou exhibit shows how these works and artistic movements fit into the wider history of art. Furthermore, it includes the Autoglyph, from the first-ever on-chain generative art collection. The selection of the displayed artworks has been made based on their inclination to explore innovative concepts.

Moreover, the exhibitions show how art on the blockchain can be tokenized and how it will impact the spaces where creative expression takes place. Larva Labs’ Matt Hall believes that seeing the NFTs together in one location is a startling experience. The fact that these NFTs, including CryptoPunks, are now part of the French national heritage, emphasizes the cultural shift blockchain technology has brought about.

(By Mattis Meichler)