On NFTs. Collector's Edition
Regular price $850.00Encompassing the entire NFT ecosystem—from algorithmic art to avatars—the first major art historical survey of this field includes 10 academic essays and richly illustrated profiles of 101 key artists. Connecting the disruptive contemporary medium to its context in art history, this volume offers a deep dive into the sphere of non-fungible tokens and is also available for purchase in crypto.
Numbered Collector's Edition (No. 1–2,500)
Also available as:
The Hard Code Edition (No. 1–600), housed in a stainless steel slipcase.
Four limited Art Editions, 100 of each, with an NFT and an accompanying print of the NFT signed by the artist, and the book On NFTs in a stainless steel slipcase.
First copies will be available by March 29. Delivery dates for the next copies will be updated shortly.
“A mighty volume on crypto art with input from leading contemporary experts.”
“The publication provides a comprehensive history of the NFT and is akin to a catalog raisonnée.”
“This richly illustrated XXL volume guides the reader into a deep understanding of an artistic universe that is at times complex, but more exciting than ever.”
“Both amateurs and experts will find their place in this TASCHEN edition. It explores all facets of the NFT ecosystem, with an emphasis on the perspective of its artists.”
“Has the feel and rigour of a catalogue raisonné.”
“Robert Alice pulls together a thoughtful and informative record of the decade in which the growing interest in blockchain and cryptocurrencies intersected with artists of every kind, catalysing an eruption of creativity the mainstream artworld struggled to comprehend.”
“The largest art historical survey on blockchain-based art to date.”
“This book is one of the first major survey publications on blockchain-based art and the wider on-chain cultural ecosystem.”
Shock of the New
TASCHEN’s Guide to the Digital Art Revolution
Robert Alice’s On NFTs is the first major art historical survey text on the most compelling, disruptive area of contemporary art today. A rigorous and critical examination of all facets of the NFT ecosystem, On NFTs takes a multidimensional, artist-led approach, leaving its readers with a richer understanding of a topic often shrouded in misconception and pixelated mystery.
The book, presented in TASCHEN’s iconic grand-scale BABY SUMO format, covers a wide range of essential information for both those new to or experienced with the modern medium. Featuring 10 essays from the world’s leading voices in art and the blockchain, including Hans Ulrich Obrist, On NFTs is a book that celebrates unlikely and thought-provoking connections from across art history. Expect illustrations of Rembrandt paintings alongside CryptoPunk avatars, extensive essays explaining the nitty-gritty world of NFTs—including Sol LeWitt’s influence on today’s artistic algorithms—as well as behind-the-scenes glimpses of the creative processes of pioneering artists from Beeple and Emily Xie to Snowfro and Refik Anadol.
Accompanying the 10 essays, On NFTs presents a co-curated survey of 101 key practices working in NFTs today. With each profile uniquely authored by handpicked experts, including curators, critics, artists, and AI, On NFTs embraces diverse and global voices to navigate this borderless movement. Perfect for both natives and newcomers, On NFTs features an extensive glossary of key terms, and a comprehensive exhibition history and timeline of the digital art canon.
Numbered Collector's Edition (No. 1–2,500)
Also available in The Hard Code Edition housed in a stainless steel slipcase and in four limited Art Editions from artists Refik Anadol, Dmitri Cherniak, Sofia Crespo, and Osinachi: each with a NFT and an accompanying print of the NFT, signed by the artist, and the book On NFTs in a stainless steel slipcase.
The editor
Robert Alice makes art, exhibitions, and books that explore blockchains and their histories. The first artist to auction an NFT at a major auction house, their work Portraits of a Mind (2019–) was pivotal to the NFT space’s growth. In 2023, the Monnaie de Paris held one of the first European museum solo NFT shows on their work. In 2022, Alice, who lectures globally, co-produced the first academic conference on NFTs at the University of Oxford. Alice’s work is part of the permanent collections of several institutions, including the Centre Pompidou, Paris.
On NFTs. Collector's Edition
Hardcover volume in slipcase, 36 x 50 cm, 11.2 kg, 604 pages, with a booklet, 21 x 29.7 cm, 24 pagesISBN 978-3-8365-9343-4
Edition: English
