Hirst had previously asked the buyers whether they wanted to buy the images as original or as a non-fungible token (NFT), i.e. as a digital copy. The artworks of the NFT collectors are now gradually being destroyed. Hirst broadcasts the campaign live on Instagram.
“Instinctively I feel that burning a work of art is not good. But when I think about it, I know I have to burn it because it’s part of the process I’m in,” the 57-year-old artist said before throwing the first paintings into the purpose-built fireplaces.
Hirst, whose works are paid top prices on the art market, presented his project “The Currency” last July. He offered a total of 10,000 photos in DIN A4 format, showing many colorful dots, for $2,000 each (about 1,990 francs). Each image was also available as NFT. Buyers had one year to choose the image or the NFT.
Sensational afternoon watching @hirst_official burn the 1,000 Currency Tender artworks he kept as NFTs 🔥 @HENI ️🔥 #burndaylive ️🔥#TheCurrency #damienhirst pic.twitter.com/EAPGvsxBh0
— Imj0🔮🟠🟢🟡 (@itsj012) October 11, 2022
5149 people, more than half, chose the original. The others chose the NFT – their originals will now be burned at the Newport Street Gallery on various dates throughout October. (sda/afp)
Source: Blick
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