The Metaverse Industry Association of Macau (“MIAM”) is pleased to announce that it will be hosting its first NFT (Non-fungible token) exhibition at H853 Fun Factory at Lisboeta Macau throughout May 2022.
Mr. Thomas Ao, founder and President of MIAM, said, “NFT and metaverse are some of the megatrends that uniquely combine art and culture, technology and finance. By teaming up with renowned NFT artists worldwide, we hope to raise NFT awareness in the region and bring a new dimension of art and tech experience in front of visitors and locals.”
The exhibition will be featuring 37 artworks from famed artists CryptoPunks, BAYC (Bored Ape Yacht Club), Andreas Ivan (courtesy of Mr. Arnaldo Ho), David Yuan, Ting Song and Álvaro Barbosa. Offering more unique “dream space” for visitors are screenings from We Are What We Eat, a performance art feast for all five senses and the world's only edible NFT dining experience (created by André Chiang), as well as METASENS, a large-scale metaverse theme park run by Imperium Technology Group Limited (00776.HK). Mr. Cai Guojie, former Visual-Art instructor from Macau Art Museum, is curator of the exhibition.
“Macau and Hong Kong are home to many pioneering and aspiring artists and we are honored to be collaborating with H853 Fun Factory in presenting this experience, as we aim to build a community for like-minded industry players and enthusiasts. We look forward to showing more NFT artworks from our local artists in the future.” Mr. Ao added.
In addition, the Sandbox will showcase multiple Sandbox creators’ works in the exhibition. Visitors get to experience the fun of creating avatars and architecture at the Sandbox workshop. The Sandbox is an industry-leading gaming metaverse with over 200 partners including: Adidas, Snoop Dogg, The Walking Dead, Ocean Park, Standard Chartered, Regal Hotels Group, Tatler Asia and Sun Hung Kai Company.
Event Outline
Exhibition: Dream Space: New Wave in the Metaverse NFT Art Exhibition
Date: May 1 (Sun.) – 31 (Mon.), 2022, 12:00-22:00
Venue: R38, H853 Fun Factory, Lisboeta Macau, Rua da Patinagem, Cotai, Macau
Admission: Free of charge and no reservation required
Organized by: Metaverse Industry Association Macau
Co-organizer: H853 Fun Factory
Artists’ bio and part of the exhibits:
Floating Taikonaut, Álvaro Barbosa
Álvaro Barbosa, is an academic and a media arts & technology researcher based in Macao, China. He is a full-professor of Communication and Media, and president of the vice-rector for Strategic Development and Internationalization at the University of Saint Joseph. His core academic research is grounded on the field of audio and music technology innovation, which he consolidated during a post-doctoral research position at Stanford University. As an experimental media artist, his artwork has been presented internationally, in live music performances and Interactive multimedia installations.
Smoochies-LETHAL, Andreas Ivan
Courtesy of Mr. Arnaldo Ho
Andreas has risen to NFT stardom through his original creation, ‘Smoochies’. Last year, he launched a debut collection of 36 ‘Smoochies’ that sold out at record-breaking Ethereum valuations, breaking NFT sales records in Asia. The unprecedented demand propelled Smoochies into NFT folklore. The newly created m Æ tertiary series has 16 new "smoochies", all of which come from a specific region in the NFT world and represent their own element attributes and origins. The debut of M Æ tertiary series has increased the number of members of "smoochies" to 52.
Bored Ape Yacht Club, Yuga Labs
BAYC (Bored Ape Yacht Club) One of the most celebrity-backed social NFT series, takes the crypto world by storm with a collection of 10,000 Bored Ape NFTs. The Bored Apes have been documented by the media as one of the most prominent NFTs with sales totaled over US$1 billion.
CryptoPunks, Larva Labs
CryptoPunks is the phenomenal NFT series that started the NFT craze, featuring 10,000 unique pixel-style punk avatars. The project was launched in 2017 by the Larva Labs. The experimental project was inspired by the London punk scenes, the cyberpunk movement, and electronic music artists Daft Punk.
MR. DAVYUAN Daily Cut: Grand Lisboa, David Yuan
David Yuan is the founder of the designer brand “THEGUY”. He was also the lead designer of licensed commodities for Beijing and London Olympic Games, Discovery, and The Palace Museum, etc. “Mr.DavYuan”, his most recent popular gorilla-based series, has been showcased in various landmark places such as Taikoo Li, Sanlitun.
Supplement II: Dunhuang and Blue Danube, Ting Song
Ting Song, graduated from Tsinghua University, is a pioneering AI and blockchain artist. Record holder of AI and blockchain artwork auctions in China, 2020. The most popular crypto artist awarded by ‘SEE+ The Future Conference 2020’. The first NFT artist auctioned by Guardian China. The only Chinese artist listed in the first NFT-themed seminar held by Vogue.