CRYPTO ART
Since April 2019, I have been tokenizing my work as digital editions on the blockchain. These editions exist in the form of “NFTs" or “Non-Fungible Tokens,” essentially virtual assets that can be held in digital wallets in the same manner as cryptocurrency.
This capability is monumental for the future of digital art, as it allows screen-based and digital artists to edition their work with immutable provenance on the blockchain. This makes the work collectible in its native format.
In June 2021, my work was part of Natively Digital, the first curated NFT sale at Sotheby’s, and CryptOGs: The Pioneers of NFT Art, the first curated NFT sale at Bonhams curated by SuperRare. I was featured on the NFT100 list by NFTNow in 2022 and 2023 as one of the top artists working with NFTs.
In 2022, my work was featured in Peer to Peer at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, the first survey of leading artists engaging with the blockchain organized by an American Museum.
In 2023, my work was shown at LACMA and featured in “Remembrance of Things Future,” a blockchain initiative presented by LACMA x Cactoid Labs.
You can view, collect and list many of my digital editions on my own native marketplace.
My work can also be found on SuperRare, NiftyGateway, Avant Arte, Objkt and more.
SELECT WORKS
TEMPORALE
Temporale are Tapestries of Time. My first larger-scale series was released on April 4th, 2023 – the fourth anniversary of the first artwork I editioned on the blockchain. it was distributed to holders of SuperRare’s Rarepass.
Please watch the process video below to learn more about the series. The secondary market for Temporal can be found here.
RHAPSODY IN HUE
In Summer of 2022, I began minting single editions to my own contracts for an elegant cross-platform collector experience.
This piece was minted as the genesis token on the VIDEOFEELINGS contract. It was exhibited as part of Digital Identities at the SuperRare Gallery during NFT NYC.
Rhapsody in Hue was sold on SuperRare on June 26, 2022 to collector NedRyerson.
THE CUP OF LIFE / THE CUP RUNNETH OVER
I created this signature Video Alchemy piece as part of Pak’s ASHTWO drop. Released in an edition of 250, the artwork could be combined with any 4 other artworks from the drop, which would be burned to yield the artwork’s second form.
AshTwo was released on March 28, 2022.
PROMETHEA
My retelling of the Prometheus myth in the form of a VideoPainting triptych with an open edition Title Card and a secret alchemical Single Edition. This collection was minted on a standalone Manifold contract and sold through Nifty Gateway on January 19th, 2022.
58 title cards were minted from the open edition, and the VideoPaintings were sold through ranked auction as Limited Editions of 10.
The single edition genesis token, THE FIRE OF THE GODS, was auctioned on September 13, 2022 as part of New Home of the Heart, an NFT sale in support of the Ethereum merge curated by JPG, Stateful Works and Sofia Garcia of Artblocks. It was sold to collector blit.eth.
Read more about Promethea in depth on the blog.
The Fire of The Gods – Auctioned in support of devs working on the Ethereum Merge
YOU CAN SAVE THIS
A meditation on the cultural meaning of crypto art, and our place within it. Mimesis is the means by which culture flourishes – it’s a feature, not a flaw.
This piece debuted IRL at “The Gateway” presented by NFTNow x Christie’s at Art Basel Miami 2021. It was curated into the show by SuperRare. It sold on December 3, 2021 to superpotsecret.
LICKY LOAF
The 3rd release in the “Loaf” series, serendipitous collaborations with the glorious one..
Minted on SuperRare on August 24, 2021. This piece set a new record in my primary market after a bidding war on August 25, 2021. It sold to Anonymoux.
ELECTRIC DREAM
A signature VideoFeeling. The first piece created in the new Hollywood Studio in Summer 2021.
This was minted on SuperRare and arranged as a direct sale to the Lemniscap Art Collection on August 7, 2021.
SPACE LOAF
This 2018 Video Alchemy Cat creation was part of CryptOGs: The Pioneers of NFT Art presented by Bonhams x SuperRare.
This piece speaks to the experience of being an early pioneer of the Metaverse, a silly little creature exploring this newly forming ethereal realm.
The sale took place on Bonhams Online from June 21-30, 2021. It set a new primary market record. View the Auction History here.
SELF TRANSCENDING
This signature 1/1 VideoPainting was part of Natively Digital, the first curated NFT sale at Sotheby’s. In this piece, I use video feedback to visualize the self as a Strange Loop, ever reiterating as it harmonizes to expand beyond its own boundaries.
The sale took place June 3-10 2021. View the Auction History Here.
Visit the blog to read in-depth thoughts about the piece and the artist’s journey.
THE CASSANDRA COMPLEX
A series of artworks that illustrates society’s fear of the future through humor, mischief, and slippery historical reference. 4 Signature VideoPaintings in editions of 10, 1 Single Edition VideoFeeling, and a Launch Card that was made openly available during the collection’s launch.
Every available work was collected on the launch day, April 22, 2021. This collection was released on its own standalone contract through blank.art.
“The Cassandra Complex” Full Collection
MOST EVERYONE’S MAD HERE
Signature VHS Text Art / VideoThought, created in studio in 2016. Single Edition minted on thesarahshow 2-year crypto art anniversary, 4/4/21 on SuperRare. Sold to superpotsecret on 4/5/21.
BE NOT AFRAID
Collection of 4 works for Future Art x NiftyGateway. Dropped on January 15th, 2021. The open edition was available for 7 minutes and sold 35 editions. The single edition was auctioned for 24 hours, selling to collector Zonted.
Read more about BE NOT AFRAID on the blog. The collection is also the subject of the essay Techgnosis and Apocalypse: The Crypto Art of Sarah Zucker by Dr. Allan Kilner-Johnson.
THE GREAT EYE Edition of 7.
Be Not Afraid (High Weirdness Edition) Edition of 3.
THE DANCE OF THE RENDERED Single Edition.
FOUNTAIN OF CALM
An Artist’s Reserve Token – a special highlight from my career. Single Edition minted on SuperRare, 9/24/20. Collected by TokenAngels on 9/26/20.
3GR@CES
Original VHS Videopainting created for “A Celebration of the Woman,” curated by Kate Vass Galerie, part of ArtProject2020 at the Vancouver Biennale. Minted 11/20/20.
Collected by TokenAngels on April 8, 2021.
ASTRAL ANTENNA
First VHS VideoPainting minted on SuperRare. Collected by Matt Kane on 3/3/20. Profiled in Sarah Zucker: Virtuoso of VHS.
WOBBLEWAVE
First .mp4 video artwork by Sarah Zucker minted on SuperRare. All prior tokens had been in GIF format. This piece was collected by colborn for the Museum of Crypto Art on 3/21/20.
GLITCHSLAPPED
The first narrative film ever tokenized on the blockchain (a narrative film is defined as having a complete story arc and original sound design). Minted 3/10/20 on SuperRare.
Animated Short film collaboration by Sarah Zucker + Bronwyn Lundberg. Collected by J1mmy on 3/11/20.
ONE COOL DUDE
Early VHS Videopainting from 2015. Edition of 10. First limited edition release on Rarible, Minted and sold out on 8/26/20.
SPHINXIES
New VHS Videopainting created in studio in October 2020. Single Edition, sold to TokenAngels on SuperRare, 11/6/20.
COINDESK MOST INFLUENTIAL 2020
Holographic 3D Analog portraits of crypto vanguards Linda Lacewell and Juan Benet for Coindesk’s “Most Influential in 2020” List. These portraits were auctioned as single edition NFTs on NiftyGateway in December 2020, with 50% of the proceeds going to the Rainforest Foundation.
