Refik Anadol's LACMA inclusion sparks debate among collectors
Replies to LACMA's digital art gift, which names Refik Anadol among its artists, split between mockery of AI and studio-made art and defenders saying NFTs are art. A collector listed Winds of Yawanawa among his recent purchases, and Collectionist said the full list of selected works will be posted by the Mneme Foundation.
Collectors ask which works are in LACMA's gift as Winds pieces resurface
A day after LACMA's digital art gift named Refik Anadol among its artists, collectors kept asking which specific works were included. Flamingo DAO shared Winds of Yawanawa #231, made with the Yawanawá community with sale proceeds going to Instituto Nixiwaka, and a collector thread showed Winds of Yawanawa #961 in its vault.
LACMA's digital art gift names Refik Anadol; collectors celebrate
Replies to LACMA's announcement of a digital art gift naming Refik Anadol and Casey Reas filled the day with congratulations, including from one of the artists named, who called it a landmark for contemporary art. Others asked to see the works exhibited and placed alongside early computer art.
