GAME ART: JILL MAGID'S "OUT-GAME FLOWERS" (2023)

Jill Magid has created a new NFT project called Out-Game Flowers which is now available on the Artwrld crypto-art platform. This marks her first-ever NFT project. Magid's digital floral arrangements consist of flowers that were obtained by hacking into the source codes of well-known games such as Final Fantasy and Minecraft, without the owners' consent. Each flower in the bouquets holds a special significance in its respective virtual world. For instance, Magid has included the Silent Princess from The Legend of Zelda series, which grants players a stealth boost, and the Fire Flower from Super Mario Bros, which empowers them to throw fireballs. Some of these flowers hold tremendous value outside of their virtual environments, like the Black Lotus from World of Warcraft, which is so highly sought-after that players are willing to pay extravagant real-world prices to acquire it. The collection is comprised of 165 bouquets—15 large with audio and 150 small bouquets. Released on Valentine day, it is now sold out.

Jill Magid is a contemporary artist whose work spans a variety of mediums, including sculpture, performance, photography, and video. Born in 1973 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Magid earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Cornell University and a Master of Science in Visual Studies from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Magid's work explores the intersection of power, control, and surveillance in modern society. She is known for her investigations into the inner workings of large institutions, such as government agencies and multinational corporations. Through her art, she seeks to challenge the status quo and to question the ways in which power is wielded by those in authority. Magid's work has been exhibited at numerous institutions around the world, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Tate Modern, and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. She has received numerous awards and honors for her work, including a Creative Capital Grant, a Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. In addition to her work as an artist, Magid is also a writer and a lecturer. She has taught at a number of institutions, including Yale University, the Cooper Union, and the University of Pennsylvania. Her writing has been published in a variety of publications, including Artforum, Frieze, and The New York Times.

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