David Jones, artist and poet (1895-1974) begins his PREFACE TO THE ANATHEMATA :

'I have made a heap of all that I could find.' (1) So wrote Nennius, or whoever composed the introductory matter to Historia Brittonum. He speaks of an 'inward wound' which was caused by the fear that certain things dear to him 'should be like smoke dissipated'. Further, he says, 'not trusting my own learning, which is none at all, but partly from writings and monuments of the ancient inhabitants of Britain, partly from the annals of the Romans and the chronicles of the sacred fathers, Isidore, Hieronymous, Prosper, Eusebius and from the histories of the Scots and Saxons although our enemies . . . I have lispingly put together this . . . about past transactions, that [this material] might not be trodden under foot'. (2)

(1) The actual words are coacervavi omne quod inveni, and occur in Prologue 2 to the Historia.
(2) Quoted from the translation of Prologue 1. See The Works of Gildas and Nennius, J.A.Giles, London 1841.


09 April 2021

Prospect : TAR Non-fungible Tokens


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TAR : The Fungible Collection 
A novel collection of digital art redefining our understanding of value

Open Editions

Open Edition  Price Per Unit $500

Day 1  1:00-1:15pm ET
Day 2  1:00-1:15pm ET
Day 3  1:00-1:15pm ET

TAR Fungible Open Editions is a further investigation of our understanding of value. TAR Fungible Open Editions will enable collectors to purchase as many fungible TAR cubes as they wish during the sale period for a fixed price. These fungible TAR cubes can be purchased individually or many at a time, and will deliver its collector a different set of NFTs based on the total TAR cubes they own.

The individual NFTs are: A TAR Cube (1), Five TAR Cubes (5), Ten TAR Cubes (10), Twenty TAR Cubes (20), Fifty TAR Cubes (50), Hundred TAR Cubes (100), Five Hundred TAR Cubes (500), Thousand TAR Cubes (1,000).

Examples:
Collector purchases 1 TAR cube, they will receive a single NFT: “A TAR Cube”.

Collector purchases 6 TAR cubes, they will receive 2 NFTs: “Five TAR Cubes” and “A TAR Cube”, summing up to 6 cubes in fungible value.

Collector purchases 26 TAR cubes, they will receive 3 NFTs: “Twenty TAR Cubes”, “Five TAR Cubes” and “A TAR Cube” summing up to 26 TAR cubes in fungible value.

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Complexity

Edition of 100  Reserved

The growth of NFTs has proven the extraordinary value that emerges from closer relationships between collector and creator. Complexity is a collection of 100 NFTs that will be given to the following 100 individuals who purchase the most Open Edition TAR cubes by the end of Day 3.

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The Cube

Edition of 1  Reserved

The TAR Cube is a unique, “one-of-one” NFT that will be given to the individual who purchases the most Open Edition TAR cubes by the end of Day 3.

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Non-fungible Tokens

Every asset for sale in TAR : The Fungible Collection is a non-fungible token (NFT). Though relatively new even in the realm of blockchain technology, NFTs represent a paradigm shift not only in the world of digital art, but in the world of art and media generally.

NFTs are unique digital assets with verifiable scarcity. The novelty of online scarcity cannot be overstated. For the entire history of the internet, scarcity has been impossible to determine. Content flowed freely, but it flowed too freely for anyone to confidently keep track of when artwork or written media was created, distributed, owned, shared, or purchased. NFTs are revolutionising online media, starting with artwork. 

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