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The complete triptych set by John Gerrard sold at Art Basel for $1.5 million.
Three series works by artist John Gerrard were sold in June and are now officially completed. The three works were sold for a total of $1.5 million at the Zero 10 unit at Art Basel. The deal was confirmed on July 6 by the writer and founder of 24 Hours Art, Roger Dickerman.
This triptych series includes three real-time simulated artworks. Digital art platform Fellowship first brought them together for exhibition. “Western Flag (Spindletop, Texas), 2017” depicts the smoke rising above the first major oil discovery in the United States in 1901. “Torch (Oceania), 2022” portrays the scene of natural gas burning as waters near Tonga warm up. “Standard, 2023” shows the sight of water vapor above Nevada’s Mojave Desert.

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Beeple’s (CryptoPunk 2077) is about to go up for auction
Beeple’s Everyday #5017 was sold through an auction by the NODE Foundation. NODE Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to changing the way people experience digital art.
This artwork was made using Cinema 4D, Octane, and Photoshop. It is the first piece in the "Everyday" series to be themed around CryptoPunk. Its fair market value is $125,000, and it ultimately sold for $106,000 in USDC (a digital currency pegged 1:1 to the U.S. dollar).

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Centre Pompidou launches Digital Art Committee to support on-chain and generative art
According to a press release from the Centre Pompidou (the Paris museum), it has announced the creation of a “Digital Art Committee,” a five-year sponsorship program running from 2026 to 2031 that aims to bring together French and international patrons to support the institution’s work in digital art.
The committee will fund acquisitions for the collections of the Centre Pompidou – Musée national d’Art Moderne, support publications, research projects and exhibitions, and finance conservation work. The museum said the committee will focus in particular on works created and registered on the blockchain (so-called “on-chain art”), as well as new forms of generative art.

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Beeple is throwing an exhibition at the NODE Foundation's Palo Alto branch this weekend.
Digital artist Mike Winkelmann, better known as Beeple, held a new exhibition at the NODE Foundation in Palo Alto last weekend. This nonprofit organization focuses on digital art experiences.
The exhibition showcased Beeple's work along with pieces from other digital artists. This artist posted on X to thank the organizers and attendees, expressing gratitude to these creators.