{"id":10464,"date":"2023-08-11T19:22:34","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T19:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/11\/being-beeple-capturing-the-zeitgeist-of-internet-culture\/"},"modified":"2023-08-11T19:22:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T19:22:34","slug":"being-beeple-capturing-the-zeitgeist-of-internet-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/11\/being-beeple-capturing-the-zeitgeist-of-internet-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Being Beeple: Capturing the Zeitgeist of Internet Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">When the history books are written about the current digital renaissance, Beeple\u2019s place is already secure.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Winkelmann\u2019s landmark <a href=\"https:\/\/nftnow.com\/features\/most-expensive-nft-sales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$69.3 million sale<\/a> at Christie\u2019s in 2021 was more than just a watershed moment for the NFT space, it was a clarion call on the value of digital culture that shook the foundations of the very institutions that had long ignored it. <\/p>\n<p>Every bit as outrageous and memetic as the artist\u2019s work itself, the auction elevated Beeple as one of the three highest-selling living artists and kicked off a game-changing bull run that brought unique digital assets into the mainstream limelight.<\/p>\n<p>An unlikely figurehead for the movement as a crypto newcomer, Winkelmann has nevertheless remained at the forefront of the Web3 space, chronicling the frenetic highs and lows in his iconic Everydays series and opening Beeple Studios in his native Charleston, S.C. earlier this year to bridge the URL and IRL worlds for the community.<\/p>\n<p>For the <a href=\"https:\/\/nftnow.com\/podcasts\/beeple-on-shitcoins-favorite-everydays-the-gateway-korea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">100th episode<\/a> of the nft now podcast, we welcomed Beeple for an epic hour-long conversation on a range of topics, including\u00a0how he covers bad actors\u00a0in his Everydays, exhibiting at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nftnow.com\/gateway-korea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Gateway: Korea<\/a>, and what\u2019s inspiring him in Web3.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Beeple on Shitcoins, Favorite Everydays &amp; The Gateway: Korea\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n6MPJVaP92E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><strong>Matt Medved: Beeple on the nft now podcast, 100 episodes! We finally did it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Beeple:<\/strong> We did it. There it is. One hundo. Congrats dude. That\u2019s a lot. Who was the first one?<\/p>\n<p><strong>The first one was <a href=\"https:\/\/nftnow.com\/podcasts\/aeforia-nft-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aeforia<\/a> back in April 2021. So we\u2019ve done one hundred episodes, that\u2019s almost two years worth as we do it weekly.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wow, that\u2019s crazy! You guys have definitely done a lot in this space, like [The Gateway] at Art Basel. I was blown away. It was like, \u2018Oh my God, this is like a f**king city here. Jesus Christ.\u2019 I\u2019m definitely looking forward to Korea.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p><strong>We\u2019re excited to have you there. We see the Asian market as primed to be a major player in the next cycle. What\u2019s your perspective on Web3 and the Asian market?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I think it will be a massive market moving forward because it\u2019s such a digitally focused culture already. I look at the amount of things that they do on their phones. During COVID, they had all these protocols and checked in all these places. They have a more advanced infrastructure. They send more payments and are more digitally literate, so I think this stuff will appeal to them more naturally. Fandom in Asia is just on another level. It\u2019s evidenced by the fact that the two most popular IP franchises in the world are Pokemon and Hello Kitty. When they like something, they really like that thing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cFandom in Asia is just on another level\u2026 the two most popular IP franchises in the world are Pokemon and Hello Kitty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><cite>Beeple<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Have you been to Korea before?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I was there for like 40 hours once in 2011. I did concert visuals for Big Bang, a K-pop group there\u2026 I brought the whole family to Seoul for the show, but it was just for one weekend, so I\u2019m very excited to get a proper experience and viewing of the city here.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Gateway is officially global \ud83c\udf00<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re excited to team up with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FACTBLOCK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@factblock<\/a> to present The Gateway: Korea from Sept. 7-8 at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kbwofficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@kbwofficial<\/a> \ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddf7<\/p>\n<p>Get ready for an unparalleled web3 experience showcasing leading digital artists &amp; industry-defining programming.<\/p>\n<p>Details below \ud83e\uddf5 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A12EO4Ka6e\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/A12EO4Ka6e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 nft now (@nftnow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nftnow\/status\/1668738425904672771?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>What artwork will you be showing at <a href=\"http:\/\/nftnow.com\/gateway-korea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Gateway: Korea<\/a>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That is a good question. (laughs) I believe we\u2019re showing the double Everydays box. It\u2019s a kinetic sculpture, similar to Human One, but it\u2019s smaller and two boxes. They\u2019re counter-rotating and have a compilation of all of the Everydays from 2022. So a lot is going on.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I think those sculptures show digital art in a way where anybody can enjoy it, there\u2019s nothing to get\u2026 I like finding those experiences where people can see something physically that shows them the craft of digital art because I think it\u2019s hard for people to see that. Many people think, \u201cOh, you just press two buttons and blah, blah.\u201d But when they see something more detailed with a ton of information where there\u2019s no other way it could be generated other than just sitting down at the computer and making these images, I think it clicks for them that this is a medium, just like any other artistic medium.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p><strong>What are some of the biggest misconceptions about digital art and the NFT space you still encounter?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s tough because there are a lot of legitimate critiques. A lot of people still think this is completely a gambling thing. That\u2019s sort of the first thing that we need to overcome. We overcome that by putting out very thoughtful and meaningful work, where you are conceptually thinking through the project\u2019s full life. So that, hopefully, people either know what they\u2019re getting into or know that they don\u2019t know what they\u2019re getting into. I think people need to be more honest about it. I think there is so much speculation in the market, and that is such a big piece of it that it\u2019s tough trying to find that balance between that mode of thinking and the artistic side because it all exists on a spectrum.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit: Beeple<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>I know we\u2019re still early because we still talk about NFTs as a category rather than a new medium transcending every category with different creative and consumer priorities. Once the market matures, I hope we won\u2019t apply the same expectations to every project.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>100%. I think it will. I think you will start to see more segmentation. I think you\u2019re beginning to see that with people discussing PFPs as its category a lot more. That will happen even more as more use cases come into play. \u201cOkay, this is clearly a gaming token, this is clearly a utility token.\u201d But what makes it tough and exciting is that there\u2019s so much crossover between these things. We\u2019re only two years into a lot of people in society having the idea that virtual objects can have value. Not even everybody in society even agrees upon that yet. They definitely will in the future as use cases open up for them that make sense to them.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p><strong>The Gateway is inspired by the idea of a glimpse into the future where physical and digital co-exist in creative harmony. I know there\u2019s an element of that in Beeple Studios as well. Tell us about the vision there.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yeah, I want to bring people together to have communal experiences around digital art. We had 50 artists that we exhibited work from all over the world. The studio is set up in a space where we make works like Human One. We also have a white wall gallery space and then a more digital experiential space with screens and projectors covering all the areas. What\u2019s interesting to me is finding a way to make digital art something where we\u2019re all experiencing the same thing simultaneously because that\u2019s not how we normally experience digital art. We\u2019ve got something coming up pretty quickly here that we\u2019ll announce that will be another fun way to utilize the space and engage with different communities. We want this space to be something in which the entire NFT community utilizes and can find value.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Exactly 2 years after his landmark $69M Christie\u2019s sale, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/beeple?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@beeple<\/a> unveiled his new studio in Charleston with a blowout opening event \ud83c\udf8a<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a behind-the-scenes look at the evening \ud83c\udfa5 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pJoki0g9lu\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/pJoki0g9lu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 nft now (@nftnow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nftnow\/status\/1636023244900761601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>The live Everyday at your studio opening took a process that most people don\u2019t often have visibility into and turned into a shared experience. What\u2019s the story there?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So I started doing talks in 2015 at design conferences. But I only had one talk, and it was just about Everydays and I never did another PowerPoint presentation. It wasn\u2019t a huge community, so I just started doing the Everyday live at these conferences. It would be this more participatory thing where I\u2019d call on audience members like, \u201cOkay, you, what should we put in the thing? Okay, what kind of clouds should the clouds look like?\u201d People would just be shouting shit at me, and it was always really fun.<\/p>\n<p>I wanted to do that same thing with the space here. But what we ended up doing was even more than that, I would actually produce 50 separate works during that one hour. Every time I hit this button, it would save a part of my screen, upload it to the NFT, and then send it to the ceiling printers where we were dropping prints.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis idea of digital art being a performance is also new\u2026 you can see exactly what I\u2019m doing, which makes it more like painting\u201d<\/p>\n<p><cite>Beeple<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>On a higher level, this idea of digital art being a performance is also new in a way. Most digital art before the last 20 years was generative because you had to write a program if you wanted to make it. There was no Photoshop, no After Effects, or Cinema 4D. All these tools we have are relatively new. They take a lot of time in these movies costing $200 million, but that\u2019s just a bunch of dorks like me sitting and rendering buildings exploding\u2026 Trying to make something with those tools in a very short time has many interesting performative aspects to it. Especially because you can see exactly what I\u2019m doing, which makes it more like painting.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p><strong>When introducing your Everydays work, I\u2019ve compared it to being a political cartoonist for internet culture. It\u2019s chronicling what\u2019s happening in this space and capturing the zeitgeist<\/strong>. <strong>Does that resonate with you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That is what I\u2019m trying to do. I\u2019m trying to capture what is going on in the space, but sometimes people mistake that for me endorsing. Or they think that just giving attention to certain things in the space that neither of us likes is not good. To me, that seems like kind of a very elitist attitude, to be honest, because it\u2019s like, \u201cI understand this, and I\u2019m not gonna buy this.\u201d More specifically, this recently came up as there\u2019s been a number of bad actors in the space who shall remain nameless where I have chronicled their doings. The purpose of that is not to boost them, even though I know this might inadvertently boost them, but it is to document this culture and what is happening in it so that we have some record artistically of what happened here.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n<blockquote>\n<p> \u201cI\u2019m trying to capture what is going on in the space, but sometimes people mistake that for me endorsing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><cite>Beeple<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>It has to capture the attention of everybody or minimally a large portion of people before it seems like something that I should make a piece about. Sometimes there are things where it\u2019s like, \u201cOh goddamnit, I don\u2019t wanna do this, but everybody\u2019s talking about it.\u201d So I feel somewhat obligated to chime in. It\u2019s like the news reporting on something negative happening. That\u2019s not an endorsement. That\u2019s just what\u2019s going on.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ugh, here&#8217;s daily reminder i am not in ANY WAY affiliated with any of these dumbass coins or the grifters running them\u2026.  <\/p>\n<p>if you interpret these artworks as ENDORESMENTS in any way, i dunno what to tell you\u2026  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ngmi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ngmi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9GLtA66g2D\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/9GLtA66g2D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 beeple (@beeple) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/beeple\/status\/1663588473662582785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Web3 is an attention economy that thrives off of engagement, especially with the creator monetization on Twitter (now known as X). There\u2019s the concept that there\u2019s no such thing as bad press.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yeah, I don\u2019t think that\u2019s the case though. I think many things can be bad press where it\u2019s not bringing good attention to you.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re an adult and you wanna do that, that\u2019s fine, but don\u2019t blame that on my f**king picture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><cite>Beeple<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>I think what may drive that mentality is people being like, \u201cIt\u2019s an attention economy, so they\u2019re getting attention. It\u2019s like oxygen.\u201d But you also have to document the times.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But that\u2019s the thing, it assumes that people will automatically buy into their projects if they get attention. People have to make the conscious choice to buy into this crap. If you see a picture from me portraying this project negatively, and you\u2019re like, \u201cGotta buy into it. I wasn\u2019t gonna, but now that I saw that f**king giant poop emoji, this seems like a solid buy.\u201d Come on, you were gonna f**king buy into this crap. You were looking for any reason to buy into this shit. People are dumb, but you\u2019re not that dumb if you can buy a f**king sh*tcoin. It\u2019s quite complicated. Let\u2019s be very honest here. You know what it is, and you know you shouldn\u2019t be buying sh*tcoins, but you are buying sh*tcoins because you\u2019re f**king greedy. That\u2019s all it f**king is. If you\u2019re an adult and you wanna do that, that\u2019s fine, but don\u2019t blame that on my f**king picture.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/nftnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shitcoin-season-1200x1500.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nftnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shitcoin-season-1200x1500.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/nftnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shitcoin-season-700x875.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/nftnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shitcoin-season-768x960.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nftnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shitcoin-season-1229x1536.jpeg 1229w, https:\/\/nftnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shitcoin-season-150x188.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/nftnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shitcoin-season.jpeg 1638w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit: Beeple<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>It is funny that this is where we\u2019re at in the cycle, where sh*tcoins and memecoins drive the discourse.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We circle back around. Yeah, it\u2019s definitely very odd. This is my first go at the rodeo because I was not in crypto before. So I honestly find all this sh*tcoin stuff to be fascinating because it\u2019s something very new to me. I thought NFTs were gambling, and this is a whole other thing. Especially because it\u2019s so much on the whim of these rando dudes\u2026 so it\u2019s like gambling on when these dudes will f*ck everybody over. It\u2019s so bizarre how these communities form with people jumping on Twitter and pumping these sorts of crazy things. And then it\u2019s onto the next thing. To me, it\u2019s fascinating as this weird kind of bleeding edge case of crypto that I think is something worth making art about that hopefully people will look back and be like, \u201cWait, what the *uck does this mean?\u201d Because it\u2019s so coded too. It\u2019s like so many of these things are like memes upon memes upon memes upon memes. It\u2019s this crazy and complex culture that is very hard for the outside world to understand what these people are doing, how they\u2019re gambling on these things, and how these economies work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yeah, it\u2019s like a new level of degeneracy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is. I mean, that\u2019s probably the easiest way to say it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/nftnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fortheculture-1-1200x1500.jpeg\" alt=\"Beeple\" class=\"wp-image-49508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nftnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fortheculture-1-1200x1500.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/nftnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fortheculture-1-700x875.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/nftnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fortheculture-1-768x960.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nftnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fortheculture-1-1229x1536.jpeg 1229w, https:\/\/nftnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fortheculture-1-1638x2048.jpeg 1638w, https:\/\/nftnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fortheculture-1-150x188.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/nftnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fortheculture-1-scaled.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit: Beeple<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>What have you been seeing during this period that\u2019s inspiring you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I look at Jack [Butcher] and what he\u2019s doing with <a href=\"https:\/\/nftnow.com\/features\/how-jack-butchers-checks-challenges-the-way-people-view-nfts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Checks<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/nftnow.com\/guides\/a-guide-to-opepen-jack-butchers-pepe-themed-web3-experiment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Opepen<\/a>, and I think it\u2019s super interesting. I\u2019m really excited to see where that goes. What <a href=\"https:\/\/nftnow.com\/art\/refik-anadol-on-how-ai-imagination-elevates-memory-with-nfts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Refik [Anadol]<\/a> is doing in the museum world is really cool, and I think he\u2019s really bringing in people and making it something very obvious to people. What <a href=\"https:\/\/nftnow.com\/videos\/art-blocks-snowfro-tyler-hobbs-and-more-on-the-rise-of-generative-nft-art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Snowfro<\/a> is doing with generative art is super interesting and something that he\u2019s truly passionate about educating people on. I thought the <a href=\"https:\/\/nftnow.com\/news\/sothebys-launches-gen-art-program-with-art-blocks-hosts-first-dutch-auction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vera Molnar<\/a> auction they just did was awesome to see and such a massive moment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the day, what will get us out of this bear market is when the amount of demand for NFTs outpaces the supply. So it really needs to be about strengthening communities, showing people the true value in this outside of the speculative stuff, and finding the people who care about that.<\/p>\n<p><em>This interview transcript has been edited for concision and clarity.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For the full and uncut interview, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n6MPJVaP92E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">watch<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/pod.link\/1561616636\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">listen <\/a>to our podcast episode with Beeple.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nftnow.com\/features\/being-beeple-capturing-the-zeitgeist-of-internet-culture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the history books are written about the current digital renaissance, Beeple\u2019s place is already secure. 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