Vending GIFs

• Co-Curators: jonCates && MAX CAPACITY
• Platform: Tezos / Objkt / vendingnfts.xyz (supported by Trilitech)
• Launch: Mid-to-late December 2024 (artist announcements from December 19; full lineup shared December 21, 2024)
• Format: Online — Japanese gashapon/gachapon-style (轉蛋) vending; collectors pay for 1 or 3 random artworks for a surprise element
• Content: Glitch Art Animated GIFs — new 1/1s and limited editions created specifically for the show

Description

A Tezos-based curated exhibition co-curated by jonCates and MAX CAPACITY, using a Japanese gashapon-inspired vending format. Collectors “vend” by paying for random artworks through vendingnfts.xyz, a platform supported by Trilitech. The show featured new 1/1s and limited editions of glitch art animated GIFs created specifically for the exhibition.

This is Max’s first documented curatorial role outside of the Analog Video Union — a significant milestone reflecting the collaborative relationship between jonCates and Max that spans ~15 years of shared history in the glitch art community.

Artists (9)

• Francoise Gamma
• INA VARE
• Haydiroket
• LUREX
• desultor
• Chen Chen Yu (陳呈毓)
• GlitChess
• Sue Su Su (yinjusu)
• Egothy

Documentation

• jonCates “MEET THE ARTIST in the Machine!” series on Medium — spotlights individual participants
• Extensive posts by jonCates on X, Facebook, LinkedIn
• Chen Chen Yu spotlight in early January 2025

Cross-References

• jonCates — co-curator; see also The Glitch Art Gallery, 藝術宮 Artgong, Taipei, Palm Protocol - Taipei Botanical Garden
• Haydiroket — also in Hypermedia Dreams
• desultor — also connected to DOS DAO community
• INA VARE — also in Tezos Takes Miami - SCOPE Art Fair
• Analog Video Union — Max’s other curatorial platform

Links

• Objkt Curation Page
• vendingnfts.xyz

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