Masterpepes: Pepe Through the Ages (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9798295511189)

MASTERPEPES IS A LANDMARK WORK AT THE INTERSECTION OF 'FAKE' ART HISTORY, CRYPTOART, AND INTERNET CULTURE. A FULLY ILLUSTRATED HARDCOVER COLLECTION FEATURING 150 OF THE MOST ICONIC MASTERWORKS IN HUMAN HISTORY, EACH ONE REIMAGINED WITH PEPE THE FROG AS THE CENTRAL FIGURE.

FROM THE VENUS OF WILLENDORF (24,000 BC) TO THE PRESENT DAY, CRYPTOARTIST ROBNESS HAS SYSTEMATICALLY RECAST THE WESTERN ART HISTORICAL CANON THROUGH THE LENS OF THE WORLD'S MOST ENDURING INTERNET MEME. THE RESULT IS A BODY OF WORK THAT IS SIMULTANEOUSLY SATIRICAL AND SINCERE, IRREVERENT AND DEEPLY CONSIDERED.

THE COLLECTION SPANS EVERY MAJOR MOVEMENT AND PERIOD: PREHISTORIC SCULPTURE, EGYPTIAN RELIEF, GREEK AND ROMAN CLASSICISM, RENAISSANCE PAINTING, BAROQUE GRANDEUR, IMPRESSIONISM, MODERNISM, AND CONTEMPORARY INSTALLATION ART. MICHELANGELO, DA VINCI, RODIN, REMBRANDT, WARHOL, HIRST. ALL REIMAGINED IN GREEN.

BUT THIS IS MORE THAN A BOOK. EVERY PAGE IS SIMULTANEOUSLY A LIVE NFT MINTED ON THE BITCOIN BLOCKCHAIN VIA COUNTERPARTY. MASTERPEPES IS ONE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATIONS IN HISTORY WHERE THE PHYSICAL BOOK AND A BLOCKCHAIN-NATIVE DIGITAL COLLECTION ARE ONE UNIFIED ART PROJECT. COLLECTORS WHO ACQUIRE A SPOT IN THE DROP RECEIVE OWNERSHIP OF ALL 150 WORKS AS ON-CHAIN ASSETS. THE BOOK IS THE CATALOGUE. THE CATALOGUE IS THE COLLECTION.

ROBNESS IS A PIONEER OF THE GLOBAL #TRASHART MOVEMENT AND IS FEATURED IN TASCHEN'S "ON NFTS." MASTERPEPES REPRESENTS THE FULLEST EXPRESSION OF HIS VISION: A TRIBUTE TO THE HISTORY OF ART, THE HISTORY OF MEMES, AND THE RADICAL IDEA THAT THE FAKE AND THE DANK DESERVE A PLACE IN THE PERMANENT RECORD.

• 150 FULL-COLOR ILLUSTRATED WORKS
• ULTRA PREMIUM COLOR PRINTING ON 8.5" X 8.5" PAGES
• HARDCOVER, CASE LAMINATE, MATTE FINISH
• EACH ARTWORK MINTED AS A LIVE NFT ON BITCOIN VIA COUNTERPARTY
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