Artists: CryptoKitties, Aria Dean, Distributed Gallery, Harm van den Dorpel, FOAM (Ryan John King, Ekaterina Zavyalova, Nick Axel and Kristoffer Josefsson), Sara Hamerman and Sam Hart, Decentralized Autonomous Kunstverein (Nick Koppenhagen and Wesley Simon), Kei Kreutler, Harm van den Dorpel & Paloma Rodríguez Carrington, Wayne Lloyd, Mark Lombardi, Jonas Lund, Rob Myers, Hayal Pozanti, Billy Rennekamp, Jason Rohrer, Miljohn Ruperto and Ulrik Heltoft, 0xΩ (Avery Singer and Matt Liston), terra0 (Paul Seidler, Paul Kolling and Max Hampshire in collaboration with Georgia Hansford, Louis Center and Gregor Finger)
Exhibition title: Proof of Work
Curated by: Simon Denny in dialogue with Distributed Gallery, Harm van den Dorpel, Sarah Hamerman and Sam Hart, Kei Kreutler, Aude Launay and Anna-Lisa Scherfose
Venue: Schinkel Pavillon, Berlin, Germany
Date: September 8 – December 21, 2017
Photography: all images copyright and courtesy of the artist and Schinkel Pavillon, Berlin
Note: Exhibition guide can be found here
Exhibition view, Proof of Work, Schinkel Pavillon, 2018, Berlin, Photo: Hans-Georg Gaul
FOAM (Ryan John King, Ekaterina Zavyalova, Nick Axel and Kristoffer Josefsson), Tropical Mining Station, 2017, Pneumatic membrane, cryptocurrency miner, plexiglas casing, plinth, fans, Dimensions variable, Courtesy the artists, Photo: Hans-Georg Gaul
FOAM (Ryan John King, Ekaterina Zavyalova, Nick Axel and Kristoffer Josefsson), Tropical Mining Station, 2017, Pneumatic membrane, cryptocurrency miner, plexiglas casing, plinth, fans, Dimensions variable, Courtesy the artists, Photo: Hans-Georg Gaul
Distributed Gallery, Chaos Machine, 2018, Various materials, 192 x 52 x 52 cm, Courtesy Distributed Gallery, Photo: Hans-Georg Gaul
Exhibition view, Proof of Work, Schinkel Pavillon, 2018, Berlin, Photo: Hans-Georg Gaul
Wayne Lloyd, How We Won the War on Socialism, 2000, Oil and acrylic on canvas, 216 x 164.5 x 5.5 cm, Courtesy the artist, Photo: Hans-Georg Gaul
terra0 (Paul Kolling, Paul Seidler and Max Hampshire), Premna Daemon, 2018, Premna Microphylla, cameras, moisture sensor, single board computer, powder coated steel, multiplex wood, Ethereum smart contract, Python backend, JavaScript frontend, 70 x 130 x 115 cm, Courtesy the artists, Photo: Hans-Georg Gaul
Billy Rennekamp, Leather Spheres, 2013, Leather, thread, and rubber mounted with The Ball Claw™, Dimensions variable, Courtesy the artist, Photo: Hans-Georg Gaul
FOAM (Ryan John King, Ekaterina Zavyalova, Nick Axel and Kristoffer Josefsson), Tropical Mining Station, 2017, Pneumatic membrane, cryptocurrency miner, plexiglas casing, plinth, fans, Dimensions variable, Courtesy the artists, Photo: Hans-Georg Gaul
Exhibition view, Proof of Work, Schinkel Pavillon, 2018, Berlin, Photo: Hans-Georg Gaul
Kei Kreutler, The Pareto Deck: 2 of Swords, 2018, The Pareto Deck: 5 of Forks, 2018, Acrylic on canvas, 140 x 80 x 2 cm, Courtesy the artist, Photo: Hans-Georg Gaul
CryptoKitties/Guile Gaspar, Celestial Cyber Dimension, (Kitty. 127), 2018, CryptoKitty, hardware wallet, display case, Dimensions undefinable, Courtesy Private Collection, Photo: Hans-Georg Gaul
CryptoKitties/Guile Gaspar, Celestial Cyber Dimension, (Kitty. 127), 2018, CryptoKitty, hardware wallet, display case, Dimensions undefinable, Courtesy Private Collection, Photo: Hans-Georg Gaul
CryptoKitties/Guile Gaspar, Celestial Cyber Dimension, (Kitty. 127), 2018, CryptoKitty, hardware wallet, display case, Dimensions undefinable, Courtesy Private Collection, Photo: Hans-Georg Gaul
CryptoKitties/Guile Gaspar, Celestial Cyber Dimension, (Kitty. 127), 2018, CryptoKitty, hardware wallet, display case, Dimensions undefinable, Courtesy Private Collection, Photo: Hans-Georg Gaul
CryptoKitties/Guile Gaspar, Celestial Cyber Dimension, (Kitty. 127), 2018, CryptoKitty, hardware wallet, display case, Dimensions undefinable, Courtesy Private Collection, Photo: Hans-Georg Gaul
0xΩ (Matt Liston and Avery Singer), Dogewhal, 2018, 3D print, stainless steel, 43 x 28 x 43 cm, Courtesy the artists and Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler, Berlin, Photo: Hans-Georg Gaul
0xΩ (Matt Liston and Avery Singer), Dogewhal, 2018, 3D print, stainless steel, 43 x 28 x 43 cm, Courtesy the artists and Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler, Berlin, Photo: Hans-Georg Gaul
Exhibition view, Proof of Work, Schinkel Pavillon, 2018, Berlin, Photo: Hans-Georg Gaul
Exhibition view, Proof of Work, Schinkel Pavillon, 2018, Berlin, Photo: Hans-Georg Gaul
Aria Dean, BLACKBOX, 2017, Etched Plexiglass, 31 x 25 m x 15 cm, Courtesy the artist and American medium, Photo: Hans-Georg Gaul
Exhibition view, Proof of Work, Schinkel Pavillon, 2018, Berlin, Photo: Hans-Georg Gaul
Mark Lombardi, Paul Helliwell Castle B&T Mercantile (2nd Version), 1999, Graphite on joined paper, 27 x 71 cm, Courtesy Private Collection, Berlin, Photo: Hans-Georg Gaul
Exhibition view, Proof of Work, Schinkel Pavillon, 2018, Berlin, Photo: Hans-Georg Gaul
Distributed Gallery, Chaos Machine, 2018, Various materials, 192 x 52 x 52 cm, Courtesy Distributed Gallery, Photo: Hans-Georg Gaul
Exhibition view, Proof of Work, Schinkel Pavillon, 2018, Berlin, Photo: Hans-Georg Gaul
Harm van den Dorpel, Lammer Asbestus, 2018, Multi layered UV prints with white channel between CNC-cut plexiglass, packaging material, screw system, 100 x 100 x 3 cm, Courtesy the artist and Upstream Gallery, Amsterdam, Photo: Hans-Georg Gaul
Harm van den Dorpel, Wyn, 2018, Multi layered UV prints with white channel between CNC-cut plexiglass, packaging material, screw system, 100 x 100 x 3 cm, Courtesy the artist and Upstream Gallery, Amsterdam, Photo: Hans-Georg Gaul
Exhibition view, Proof of Work, Schinkel Pavillon, 2018, Berlin, Photo: Hans-Georg Gaul
Distributed Gallery, Chaos Machine, 2018, Detail, 192 x 52 x 52 cm, Courtesy Distributed Gallery, Photo: Hans-Georg Gaul
