XCOPY and the Absence of Consolation
There is a temptation, when documenting an artist at scale, to smooth the work into meaning. To turn repetition into signature, despair into style… unease into historical inevitabi…
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10 sectionsAre We Doomed - or Simply Miscommunicating? (XCOPY, Mixed Signals, and the Psychology of Seeing)
In the days following Art Basel Miami’s Zero 10 activation, an Observer article reignited a familiar standoff between Web3 and the traditional art world. On one side, Web3 particip…
ReadXCOPY — His History and His Mystery
XCOPY came into my world a couple of months ago. The anonymous artist was mentioned in every corner of the NFT space and his monster sales to prominent collectors were unmissable. …
ReadThe Art of XCOPY. Illustration + Motion
Everyone knows XCOPY. XCOPY is one of the most famous of all NFT artists. XCOPY has sold millions of dollars of work and is truly an icon because the work is almost always instantl…
ReadOn XCOPY Technique
XCOPY's work looks like glitch, but glitch is the surface, not the method. The method is drawing under pressure: hand-made figures pushed through Photoshop, the GIF format, and Tum…
ReadAnonymity, Copyright and the Blockchain
If XCOPY's aesthetic is defined by the glitch, his philosophy is defined by a deliberate embrace of the paradoxes of digital ownership. In a medium preoccupied with doxxing and int…
ReadMarketplaces, contracts and provenance
The digital wild west: early marketplaces and lost works
ReadAn interview with XCOPY by Jediwolf
This interview was posted on X on August 24 2023.
ReadAn interview with XCOPY by Cozomo de’ Medici
This interview appeared in the Medici Minutes in March 2022
ReadXCOPY and the Memes
“IMHO, XCOPY is the most important memetic warrior in the NFT universe right now.”
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