metaverse

Hans Ulrich Obrist

The cover of Taschen’s On NFTs

Manny404

FAR

A digital abstraction of a yellow grid, interlocking with blue and red stepwise lines, interrupted by irregular lines and warping patterns

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In a 3D virtual space, columns rise from the middle of a calm pool, and spectral white platforms form a spiral staircase around the perimeter. A forest and the sky are visible in the background

Holly Herndon / Ian Cheng

A promotional image for a video game, where a woman points a gun at semi-abstract figures spilling forth from a doorway

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A person stands with arms outstretched in an arid desert landscape, appearing to wear a dress made from red and pink balloons

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A view of a virtual world, with three stand-alone columns serving as portals to social areas. They stand around a blue pool opposite red trees

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A digital rendering of a circular hall with a central column adorned by the Liberland flag

Simon Denny / terra0

A potted plant sits on a table in an exhibition booth; grids shaded with colorful gradients hang on the black walls

Steve Pikelny

A screenshot of a virtual world, showing the interior of a church with a cross-shaped window opening onto the blue sky. The walls are hung with photographs of religious pamphlets

Essays produced in a writing workshop hosted by Outland and Art Blocks offer new perspectives on art, code, and web3. The Generative Art Issue

A softly blurred and glowing digital image evoking braided threads, folding over each other in swirling patterns