Kevin Abosch is an Irish conceptual artist who works across traditional mediums and generative methods, including machine learning and blockchain technology. His work addresses the nature of identity and value by posing ontological questions and responding to sociological dilemmas. Abosch has exhibited around the world, often in civic spaces, including The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg; National Museum of China, Beijing; Museum of Contemporary Art of Vojvodina, Novi Sad; Bogotá Museum of Modern Art; ZKM Karlsruhe; Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume, Paris; National Gallery of Ireland and Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin; and Dublin Airport.
Micol Ap is founder and CEO of VerticalCrypto Art, a Web3 studio for art NFTs. She is interested in how blockchain technology and culture can create new paradigms and systems. VerticalCrypto Art is focused on elevating the discourse around the metaverse through curated content, exhibitions, auctions, and special projects as part of a mission to bridge the fine art, contemporary art, and Web3 artist economies.
Kevin Abosch will be exhibiting his latest work, Control (2022), at “Proof of People” NFT Festival for Art & Culture — presenting a physical pack of birth-control pills alongside the digital work, which serves as a scientific control within an on-site experiment conducted by the artist. “Proof of People” runs 6-8 July, 2022 at Fabric, London.