How it went: TAEX x Spark event and drop presentation for NFC Lisbon

On the 8th of June TAEX & Spark welcomed the participants and guests of Non-Fungible Conference Lisbon at the event ART + NFT: True Love or an Arranged Marriage?, which featured a panel discussion, a pop-up exhibition and a DJ set by Thierry Tomas. Here is how it went.

<h3 dir="ltr">On the 8th of June TAEX &amp; Spark welcomed the participants and guests of Non-Fungible Conference Lisbon at the event ART + NFT: True Love or an Arranged Marriage?, which featured a panel discussion, a pop-up exhibition and a DJ set by Thierry Tomas. The side event of NFC 23 took place at the waning end of the last day of the conference at NINHO &mdash; XIXth century palace that unites programmers and leaders of creative industries in the heart of Portugal.</h3>
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Which phase of the relationship between NFT and art are we witnessing right now and to which extent we are able to develop it? How do we distinguish a true masterpiece in the ocean of crypto universe? Should we continue our attempts to unite art and cyber poles? How do we see the future of media art and the pros &amp; cons of technology? How to establish thriving NFT communities? TAEX curators <a href="/curator/3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dr. Antonio Geusa</a> and <a href="/curator/4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dasha Shkel</a> invited digital artist MAOTIK, CEO of Spark Vitali Dervoed, and Spark&rsquo;s software engineer Alexey Nagorny to share their reflections on the topic and decades of professional background, inspired by vibrant and extensive Non-Fungible conference lineup. Intense wind from the ocean coast and rain outside the NINHO windows only encouraged a thoughtful discussion.
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Among the highlights of the evening was the announcement by the world-famous French digital artist <a title="MAOTIK Website" href="http://www.maotik.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MAOTIK (Mathieu Le Sourd)</a> who shared the news about his very first NFT drop that would be exclusively presented on TAEX in the following months. As the sun went down our guests plunged into soundscapes of DJ Thierry Tomas and a showcase of TAEX artists: <a href="/artist/14">Shu Lea Cheang</a>, <a href="/artist/16">Joey Holder</a>, <a href="/artist/27">Kaikhan Salakhov</a>, <a href="/artist/21">Farid Rahimi</a>, <a href="/artist/10">Riitta Hakkarainen</a>, <a href="/artist/4">Cadie Desbiens-Desmeules</a>, <a href="/artist/12">Angelo Plessas</a>, <a href="/artist/1">Othmane Kandri</a> (of Zaha Hadid Architects), <a href="/artist/3">Oğuz Emre Bal</a>, <a href="/artist/6">Massimo Grimaldi</a>, Natalia Fedorova, <a href="/artist/8">Laura Brothers</a>, and, obviously, <a href="http://www.maotik.com/">MAOTIK</a>.
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We would like to thank our partners at Spark, Non-Fungible Conference for a chance to gather such an inspiring crowd of colleagues, entrepreneurs, and leaders of NFT, NINHO Lisboa for hosting the event, TAEX&rsquo;s Stefanie De Regel for moderating the panel talk, and our guests for insights and questions that keep us going forward.
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Please enjoy the full event image archive <a title="TAEX x Spark at NFC Lisbon Event Image Archive" href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1v8FHz8W1n19PWq2yMPBv9kuhwN3AOCSs?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here.</a> Note, that any reproduction of the photographs must be credited.
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How it went: One Night Between Heaven and Hell

<h3 dir="ltr">On the 18th of May TAEX joined the busy lineup of Frieze NYC side events with a private show and a cocktail reception, packed with our curators, artists, and their works.</h3>
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Assembled by our Senior Curator&nbsp;<a href="/curator/1">Dr Margarita Kuleva</a>, the show had just about every method of digital reproduction: old-school TVs, projections, screens and even an accidental 3 metre tall image reflection onto the opposite building (courtesy of the narrow streets of New York). As you can guess &mdash; the show focused on the coexistence of digital and physical realms, and the way they manifest within the digital canvas of a big city such as New York &mdash; heavenly for some (like our guests) and infernal for the others (like the Gallery&rsquo;s electricity bill). Jokes aside, this one night only event showcased the fruits of TAEX critical practice and inquiry into crypto art via the works of our artists and the visions of our curators &mdash; dreams and nightmares as they come.&nbsp;
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<img src="/storage/news-image/chqiffirpregllo73pbg.png" alt="TAEX Exhibition in New York: Metaverse D&eacute;rive" width="100%" height="auto">
<pre>Artworks of the <a href="/drop/1">Metaverse D&eacute;rive: NFT Cities</a> drop by <a href="/artist/3">Oğuz Emre Bal</a>, <a href="/artist/1">Othmane Kandri</a>, and <a href="/artist/2">Jessica Baldivieso</a>. Available to purchase. </pre>
<img src="/storage/news-image/chqij2irpregllo73pd0.png" alt="Joshua Goode for TAEX" width="100%" height="auto">
<pre>Artworks by J<a href="/artist/11">oshua Goode</a>. Available to purchase. </pre>
The exhibition featured a curated selection of artists and architects who engage with symbiotic landscapes, raw materials of architectural dreams, and mix the indigenous and the contemporary, standing at the forefront of speculative and digital architecture &mdash; <a href="/artist/3">Oğuz Emre Bal</a>, <a href="/artist/1">Othmane Kandri </a>(Zaha Hadid Architects), and <a href="/artist/2">Jessica Baldivieso</a>. Furthermore, we dived into a critical view of crypto currencies as institutions through the eyes of the artist <a href="/artist/10">Riitta Hakkarainen</a>; as well as the works of Lyndsey Walsh and Dr Natalia Fedorova with their eccentric bio art creatures. The digital gothic was also reflected in the practice of <a href="/artist/11">Joshua Goode</a>, who ingeniously fuses popular culture with the aesthetics of the ancient world, and, notably, was the only artist to mould his dreams (or nightmares) in bronze.&nbsp;
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<img src="/storage/news-image/chqii2qrpregllo73pcg.png" alt="Artwork by Lyndsey Walsh for TAEX" width="100%" height="auto">
<pre>Artwork by Lyndsey Walsh </pre>
To culminate the event, a renowned media theorist <a href="/artist/29">Dr Lev Manovich</a> introduced his latest project with TAEX, which creates connections between his investigations into modernism with his work on Hieronymus Bosch&rsquo;s divine nature of architecture.
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<pre>Artworks by <a href="/artist/29">Dr Lev Manovich</a> and J<a href="/artist/11">oshua Goode</a>. Available to purchase.</pre>
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We would like to thank our wonderful guests for their dedication to TAEX in the face of so many Frieze events, our curator <a href="/curator/1">Dr. Margarita Kuleva</a>, our talented artists, and The Untitled Space for making this event possible.
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<img src="/storage/news-image/chqijiirpregllo73pe0.png" alt="TAEX Exhibition View" width="100%" height="auto"> 
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<img src="/storage/news-image/chqijs2rpregllo73peg.png" alt="An issue of The Art Newspaper International with TAEX advertisement" width="100%" height="auto">
<pre>The latest issue of The Art Newspaper International with the fragment of artwork by <a href="/artist/29">Dr Lev Manovich</a> on a TAEX sleeve. Artwork available to purchase.</pre>
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<h4 dir="ltr">You may download the full event image archive <a title="One Night between Heaven and Hell &mdash; Photo Archive" href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1CuW02yKmstr9dU4AexlfGEsOG2BzJsQV?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>. Please note, that any reproduction of the photographs must be credited.</h4>
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TAEX celebrates the launch of Collectors Club in Venice

<h2 dir="ltr">On the 17th of May we celebrated two exciting occasions &mdash; the opening of the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale and the launch of <a href="/collectorsclub">TAEX Collectors Club</a> &mdash; with our closest friends and guests at Palazzina Grassi.&nbsp;</h2>
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To mark the occasion, our Senior Curator <a href="/curator/1">Dr. Margarita Kuleva</a> prepared a private exhibition, featuring works from all our drops, and one of the artists &mdash; <a href="/artist/1">Othmane Kandri</a> (of Zaha Hadid Architects) &mdash; managed to join us from London despite the stormy weather in Italy.&nbsp;
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Intricate digital architecture of&nbsp;<a href="/artist/3">Oğuz Emre Bal</a>, <a href="/artist/1">Othmane Kandri</a> and <a href="/artist/2">Jessica Baldivieso</a> interwoven with the real-life beauty of Venice (and, of course, a cocktail reception) made for some exciting conversations about art and its future, led by our Business Development Manager Stefanie de Regel and our founder Inna Bazhenova.
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We would like to thank our wonderful artists and our Senior Curator&nbsp;<a href="/curator/1">Dr. Margarita Kuleva</a> for their work, art, and dedication; as well as our guests for attending and giving our <a href="/collectorsclub">Collectors Club</a> an amazing start!&nbsp;
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<pre dir="ltr"><img src="/storage/news-image/chogb6qrprehq0fln9q0.png" alt="Artworks by Alex Arzt and Oğuz Emre Bal. Available for purchase." width="100%" height="auto"> Artworks by <a href="/drop/28">Alex Arzt</a> and <a href="/artist/3">Oğuz Emre Bal</a>. Available for purchase. <img src="/storage/news-image/chogbu2rprehq0fln9qg.png" alt=" From right to left: TAEX Founder Inna Bazhenova and Curator Daria Shkeleva" width="100%" height="auto"> From right to left: TAEX Founder Inna Bazhenova and Curator Daria Shkeleva <img src="/storage/news-image/chogcdqrprehq0fln9s0.png" alt="From left to right: TAEX Business Development Manager Stefanie de Regel, Theo Bellanger, Mathias Bensimon, Othmane Kandri" width="100%" height="auto"> From left to right: TAEX Business Development Manager Stefanie de Regel, Theo Bellanger, Mathias Bensimon, <a href="/artist/1">Othmane Kandri</a></pre>
<pre dir="ltr"> <img src="/storage/news-image/chogdcarprehq0fln9sg.png" alt="Artwork by Joey Holder. " width="100%" height="auto"> Artwork by <a href="/drop/15">Joey Holder</a>. <img src="/storage/news-image/chogdrarprehq0fln9t0.png" alt="Artworks by Oğuz Emre Bal and Shu Lea Cheang." width="100%" height="auto"> Artworks by <a href="/artist/3">Oğuz Emre Bal</a> and <a href="/drop/18">Shu Lea Cheang</a>. </pre>
You may download the full event image archive&nbsp;<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1a6RQblhKPwlk-50ZhGBColCMDtsQ9EAv?usp=share_link">here</a>. Please note, that any reproduction of the photographs must be credited.&nbsp;
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