2024

Bitcoin

Revolution

A Bitcoin street artist saw considerable “success” from their Bitcoin art exhibition in Barcelona, with over a thousand attendees getting orange-pilled — reflecting a “growing global fascination with Bitcoin.”
Speaking to Cointelegraph, <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-graffiti-crew-street-cyber-spreading-messages-about-btc" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">the artist</a> known as “Street”&nbsp;from Street CY₿ER, said his&nbsp;Bitcoin “Art of Revolution” exhibition brought fresh attention to the Artevistas Gallery in Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter — where world-famous painter and sculptor Joan Miró was born.
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 “[It] demonstrates the growing global fascination with Bitcoin and the need to understand the traditional financial system.”
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Drawing up to 100 visitors per day between Sept. 24 and late October, the Bitcoin exhibition showcased a blend of traditional and contemporary art illustrating how Bitcoin (<a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/bitcoin-price" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">BTC</a>) can offer a more fair and equitable world.
About 70% of the more than 300 Bitcoin artworks were sold to a “diverse audience” — ranging from school children to business professionals, art curators, collectors and artists, Street said.
Street said the exhibition led many visitors to reconsider their misconceptions about Bitcoin and its role in reshaping the financial system.
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 “Many visitors have reported that the exhibition fundamentally changed their understanding of Bitcoin, leaving with a newfound appreciation for its potential to revolutionize the world.”
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<a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/spain-surge-registered-crypto-firms-2023" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">Spain’s unpredictable economy</a> may have contributed to the increasing interest in <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-has-entered-a-civil-war-over-art" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">Bitcoin art,</a> Street said.
Still, “our primary goal is to educate and inspire, rather than to capitalize on economic hardship,” they added.
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 Bitcoin artwork at the “Art of Revolution” exhibition at Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter. Source: Street CY₿ER
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The <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/learn/what-is-crypto-art-and-how-does-it-work" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">Bitcoin Art of Revolution</a> was initially set to run from Sept. 24 to Oct. 20, but was extended for another week by the gallery owner.
Related: <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-sats-most-valuable-digital-canvas-ordinals-artist" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">Bitcoin sats the ‘most valuable digital canvas ever’ — Ordinals artist</a>
Street said the exhibition’s success attracted the attention of other European galleries that have expressed interest in hosting future exhibitions. Last year, Cointelegraph interviewed Street, whose unique work had been gaining attention as more <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-graffiti-crew-street-cyber-spreading-messages-about-btc" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">Bitcoin art was being graffitied</a> in the streets of European cities, including Barcelona, London, Berlin, Madrid, Prague, Riga and Tallinn.
Street Cy₿er comprises over 100 educators, enthusiasts, artists, musicians and activists who have helped spread Bitcoin’s message through street art — effectively bypassing traditional media.
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 Bitcoin graffiti on Street CY₿ER’s website. Source: Street CY₿ER.
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Their Bitcoin street art aims to raise awareness about Bitcoin by exploring themes of financial privacy, inflation and war, challenging viewers to reconsider money’s impact on society.
Big Questions: <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/big-questions-can-bitcoin-payments-make-a-comeback/" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">How can Bitcoin payments stage a comeback?</a>

Bitcoin artist says ‘fascination’ brought thousands to BTC art exhibition

Cointelegraph

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