Attestation as Art

On XCOPY and Deca’s Right Click Share — RCS

XCOPY’s Right-click and Save As Guy stands as one of the most iconic works of the nascent genre of cryptoart — a looping, glitch-heavy… read more

Every Day Is a Gift

Justin Aversano and the Ritual of Presence

Every Day Is a Gift is a quietly profound and structurally elegant work, transforming everyday repetition into profound emotional resonance… read more

CENTS as an Artistic Expression of Bitcoin’s Core Ideas

From Physical Currency to Digital Permanence — The Artistic Reinvention of Value as a Medium

CENTS is more than an art project — it is a conceptual mirror of Bitcoin itself. Rutherford Chang’s final work redefines value… read more

From Blue to Molten Copper

Yves Klein, Rutherford Chang, and the Transformation of Value as a Medium

In 1961, Yves Klein wrote his Chelsea Hotel Manifesto as a declaration of his artistic convictions — and, perhaps more accurately… read more

Rutherford Chang’s Conceptual Collecting

Exploring the Evolution of Rutherford Chang’s Collecting Practice — From Accumulation to Erasure, from Shared Archives to Digital Permanence

Rutherford Chang’s conceptual practice was shaped by a fascination with rule-based collecting — not as a pursuit of rarity… read more

CENTS — Reflections on Mint Years and their Long-Term Significance

Looking closely at the minting years in the CENTS collection, I explore five distinct perspectives that shape their meaning and significance.

The very first thing I did on minting day was create an Excel sheet to uncover which years and mint marks… read more

Lustrous CENTS — a Conceptual Contradiction?

Reflections on Purity and Transformation

The CENTS project by Rutherford Chang fundamentally explores the concept of value itself — how it is assigned, transformed, and… read more

„Dear Richard, an Allegory” — Rewriting History as Conceptual Critique

Preliminary findings, further investigation needed

When conceptual artist Shl0ms uploaded „Dear Richard, an Allegory” to the Rodeo platform, it was not just an artwork — it was a deliberate… read more

Thoughts about the unique nature of CENTS traits and their significance

Traits as a Reflection of Time

The CENTS community is redefining traits by intertwining the organic wear of each coin with its historical and aesthetic uniqueness, creating a tapestry of individuality rarely seen in digital… read more