The Doomed DAO / Reference index
XCOPY LINKS
A living index of primary sources, interviews, criticism, exhibitions, technical material and market research around XCOPY.
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Official sources
XCOPY — Tumblr archive
More than a decade of posts tracing the development of XCOPY’s visual language.
Works & provenance
Platforms & marketplaces
KnownOrigin — index on xcopy.art
The artist’s index of KnownOrigin editions, including The Doomed and Disintegration.
OpenSea — XCOPY × KnownOrigin editions
Secondary-market collection for the KnownOrigin editions.
Nifty Gateway — index on xcopy.art
The artist’s index of Nifty Gateway drops, including MAX PAIN.
Nifty Gateway — XCOPY storefront
The original storefront for curated and open-edition releases.
In their own words
Interviews
Right Click Save — An Interview with XCOPY
Jason Bailey talks with XCOPY about process, preservation and future plans.
SuperRare × Bonhams — 7 Questions with XCOPY
A short interview for the 2021 CryptOGs auction.
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Profiles, criticism & histories
Bankless — XCOPY, Cryptoart Legend
William Peaster’s primer on XCOPY’s career.
Noochie’s Notes — His History and His Mystery
A long-form history-and-mystery profile.
The Metaversalist — Everything You Need to Know
A comprehensive collector-oriented guide.
David Koblesky — The Art of XCOPY
An introduction for readers outside the NFT world.
Right Click Save — Where Are Your NFTs?
Storage and preservation context for digital art.
On the walls
Exhibitions & institutions
Kunsthalle Zürich — XCOPY in DYOR
XCOPY’s room in the 2022–23 DYOR exhibition.
OnCurating — Making Sense of the Crypto Art World
Nina Roehrs’ essay accompanying the DYOR exhibition.
SuperRare Offline — Tech Won’t Save Us
The physical exhibition featuring Tech Won’t Save Us.
Open culture
CC0, contracts & preservation
XCOPY — CC0 announcement
The 2022 announcement releasing XCOPY’s catalogue to the public domain.
a16z crypto — Why NFT Creators Are Going CC0
Context for the CC0 movement XCOPY helped popularise.
Etherscan — SuperRare legacy contract
The early contract on which many X12 works were minted.
Check the chain
Catalogues, analytics & market records
ArtNews — Last Selfie record sale
Reporting on the 727 ETH sale of an edition of Last Selfie.