A SHORT HISTORY OF RHIZOME AND GENERATIVE ART, AS TOLD TO TRLAB.
The Journey
Dates
Events
June 26
- Explore our story!
- 12pm ET: SEED 1 Early Access Opens
June 29
- 12pm ET: SEED 1 48hr General Access Begins
July 1
- 12pm ET: SEED 1 Closes
Fall
- Prepare for upcoming artworks by generative artists in SEED 2 and SEED 3
About SEED
SEED invites you to journey through Rhizome's archive with digital artists and generative artworks, tracing the evolution of this exciting genre from its earliest innovations, and collecting digital keepsakes along the way.
Planting Seeds
There are many varities of digital keepsakes to collect throughout the seasons of SEED. Which ones will adorn your crypto wallet?
SEED 1: The first edition of SEED, Postcards from StarryNight
This is an exclusive series of NFTs created from a restored version of an important early work of net art. Proceeds from this NFT will support Rhizome, a non-profit organization that has championed the cause of digital art since 1996. Mint it now, and this artwork will take root in your wallet and identify you to the world as a Rhizome supporter—and provide priority access to additional generative artwork collections launching this fall.
SEED 2:
As the season turns, SEED 2 will become available for purchase. A collection of generative artworks, this will be the genesis artwork release by Rhizome on TRLab's platform.
SEED 3:
Premier Generative Artwork Collection – In the Fall, Rhizome x TRLab will unveil a groundbreaking collection of generative artworks, created by high profile generative and digital artists. Collectors with SEED 1 and SEED 2 will receive priority access.
SEEDlings: embedded throughout the experience, SEEDlings are free of charge to grab as mementos. Simply explore the archive to discover them.
TRLab fuses technology with fine art expertise to pioneer the future of art collecting. In Latin, a ‘tabula rasa’ — the TR in our name — is a blank slate, a raw canvas for creating something new, without assumptions.
Rhizome champions born-digital art and culture through commissions, exhibitions, scholarship, and digital preservation. Founded by artist Mark Tribe as an email discussion list including some of the first artists to work online, Rhizome has played an integral role in the history of contemporary art engaged with digital technologies and the internet.
