Reinventing the Artworld with Blockchain
January 28–March 4, 2021
Discover a new set of experimental projects to reinvent the future of arts with blockchain.
The Goethe-Institut London, Furtherfield and the Serpentine Galleries present The DAOWO Sessions, a series of 6 online events running from January 28 to March 4, 2021. The series aims to explore the possibilities for the future of the artworld with blockchain by investigating what can be learned from DAOs (Decentralised Autonomous Organisations) working with Others (-WO). Each session will be an eye-opening presentation and conversation around active experimentation that aims to hack, deconstruct and reinvent the arts in the emerging crypto space in response to people and their local contexts. This is a unique opportunity for cultural practitioners, representatives of arts, technology organisations, communities and anyone interested in the potential of blockchain to come together and question the future of art and society.
Curated by Ruth Catlow (artistic director, Furtherfield) and Penny Rafferty (writer and researcher) with the Goethe-Institut London, each event of The DAOWO Sessions introduces one of five new blockchain prototypes created by DAO teams who received funding to develop progressive art projects. The events will connect with local teams in Berlin, Hong Kong, Johannesburg and Minsk, to present their prototypes and to address key questions about the potential of blockchain systems to decentralise power structures and to rewire the arts. The final session will bring together the DAOWO curators with art critic Francesca Gavin.
The DAOWO Sessions are part of the award-winning blockchain programme for reinventing the arts, the DAOWO initiative, a partnership between the Goethe-Institut London, Furtherfield/DECAL and Serpentine Galleries.
Events and dates:
January 28, 2021: Black Swan DAO (Berlin)
February 4, 2021: Covalence Studio (Johannesburg)
February 11, 2021: DAO as Chimera (Minsk)
February 18, 2021: Debbie Blockchain (Hong Kong)
February 25, 2021: Ensembl: An Ethereum-based platform for decentralised organising of artistic production (Hong Kong)
March 4, 2021: The Machine to Eat the Artworld - a conversation with curators Ruth Catlow and Penny Rafferty interviewed by Francesca Gavin (online)
All events are free to access with booking required.
(Video Broadcast in English, BSL interpretation TBC)
Information will be provided upon registration.
All events take place at 9am GMT
For full event information and tickets please visit: goethe.de/daowo
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