Sanji Gallery will present (curated by Juli Bailer) Gordon Cheung’s newest “Tulip Futures” - a series of unique framed digital works, each coupled with a 1/1 NFT. Booth (#103) enterartfair opening on August 28th to VIP! ‘Tulip Futures’ reflects on the history of capitalism and its relationship with modernity. AI is used to create images of Dutch Golden Age tulips over 370 years ago in reference what is considered to be the birth of Modern Capitalism and the first recorded economic bubble called Tulipmania. The works are set within a ‘vaporwave’ landscape: an internet art movement that emerged in the early 2010s known for its nostalgic and sometimes ironic commentary on consumerism, capitalism, and the digital age. The artwork is a physical print and also digital art on the blockchain. Bitcoin epitomises blockchain technology, a pillar of the fourth industrial revolution and was disparagingly referred to as a Tulip bubble by the traditional centralised bankers. By leveraging AI tools,...