{"id":8825,"date":"2023-06-27T13:27:03","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T13:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/27\/artist-john-gerrard-returns-to-art-blocks-x-pace-verso-with-world-flag-nft-project\/"},"modified":"2023-06-27T13:27:03","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T13:27:03","slug":"artist-john-gerrard-returns-to-art-blocks-x-pace-verso-with-world-flag-nft-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/27\/artist-john-gerrard-returns-to-art-blocks-x-pace-verso-with-world-flag-nft-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist John Gerrard Returns to Art Blocks x Pace Verso with World Flag NFT Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pace Verso, a hub for Web3 artworks at Pace Gallery, and generative art platform Art Blocks, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">will launch the 28th of June a new generative artwork series by John Gerrard, \u201cWorld Flag\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>TL;DR<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pace Verso and Art Blocks have announced a new collaboration. They introduced a generative artwork series by John Gerrard, titled World Flag.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This initiative is part of their ongoing partnership, which includes the release of generative art projects, exhibitions, and community programming.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">John Gerrard, known for his work in creating virtual, generative worlds, has spent two decades developing technology that supports these realms.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_107931\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-107931\" style=\"width: 940px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-107931 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Capture-decran-2023-06-27-a-15.05.18.png.webp\" alt=\"A screenshot of a &quot;World Flag NFT&quot;, by John Gerrard. \" width=\"940\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Capture-decran-2023-06-27-a-15.05.18.png.webp 940w,  https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Capture-decran-2023-06-27-a-15.05.18-300x199.png.webp 300w,  https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Capture-decran-2023-06-27-a-15.05.18-768x508.png.webp 768w,  https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Capture-decran-2023-06-27-a-15.05.18-85x56.png.webp 85w,  https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Capture-decran-2023-06-27-a-15.05.18-150x99.png.webp 150w,  https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Capture-decran-2023-06-27-a-15.05.18-450x298.png.webp 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-107931\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cWorld Flag NFT\u201d, by John Gerrard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span id=\"What_are_World_Flag_NFTs\">What are World Flag NFTs?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Each of the 195 World Flag NFTs will depict a different UN member\u2019s flag. In the background, we can find one of four envisioned future desert landscapes. This indeed serves as a stark symbol of the looming threats of the climate crisis. Interestingly, these landscapes will be generated in a random yet unique manner, utilizing code-based frequencies, shapes, colors, and skies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Concurrently with the series, John Gerrard has meticulously crafted a single AP World Flag NFT. He will offer this for institutional acquisition in exchange for a donation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Gerrard has also pledged to donate 10 percent of the artist\u2019s proceeds from the Art Blocks sales to Hometree. This nonprofit organization addresses Ireland\u2019s declining biodiversity and the global climate crisis.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Who_is_John_Gerrard\">Who is John Gerrard?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The launch of World Flag on <a href=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/how-to-choose-the-best-nft-art-marketplace-on-the-blockchain-2\/?swcfpc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Artblocks<\/a> will coincide with John Gerrard\u2019s presentation of his new digital simulation. He will reveal Surrender (Flag) 2023, at the group exhibition Dear Earth: Art and Hope in a Time of Crisis at the Hayward Gallery in London.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This project is part of their ongoing partnership, which involves the release of generative art projects, exhibitions, and community programming.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">John Gerrard\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artblocks.io\/user\/0xacc5603061e2713785176a58dd6464d34b4278b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">artworks<\/a> present a strong political resonance. Therefore, they frequently address contemporary issues such as energy production, consumption, and environmental exploitation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In 2021, Gerrard integrated Pace\u2019s program by launching an NFT titled \u201cWestern Flag (NFT)\u201d. This artwork was born from his 2017 simulation, Western Flag (Spindletop, Texas).<\/p>\n<p>In addition, this piece recently became the first NFT to be acquired by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.<\/p>\n<p><iframe data-test-id=\"beehiiv-embed\" width=\"100%\" height=\"320\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"border-radius: 4px; border: 2px solid #e5e7eb; margin: 0; background-color: transparent;\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/embeds.beehiiv.com\/37fed65e-f01c-4c4c-b8f1-1b71da0be0a4\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.beehiiv.com\/37fed65e-f01c-4c4c-b8f1-1b71da0be0a4\" data-test-id=\"beehiiv-embed\" width=\"100%\" height=\"320\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"border-radius: 4px; border: 2px solid #e5e7eb; margin: 0; background-color: transparent;\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"bottom-text__wrapper post-content\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em>All investment\/financial opinions expressed by NFTevening.com are not recommendations.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This article is educational material.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As always, make your own research prior to making any kind of investment.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/pace-verso-art-blocks-collaboration-john-gerrard-world-flag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pace Verso, a hub for Web3 artworks at Pace Gallery, and generative art platform Art Blocks, will launch the 28th of June a new generative artwork series by John Gerrard, \u201cWorld Flag\u201d. TL;DR Pace Verso and Art Blocks have announced a new collaboration. They introduced a generative artwork series by John Gerrard, titled World Flag. 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