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Mixes, 1993

by Rhea Myers

Vintage photographic print

10.5 x 14.8 cm

$3,300.00
$3,300.00

"We would call these mash-ups now." — Rhea Myers

Mixes used early sampling and morphing software to combine images of what was then considered to be canonical contemporary art in order to create visual and conceptual relationships between them. By doing so the resulting new images interrogated and critiqued their sources and made something new from their surplus value.

Cold, masculine computing technology was seen as an unpromising medium for realizing the human warmth of art and for the critique of patriarchal order. Mixes does so under the combined influences of sample-based electronic music and feminist art history at a specific moment in the realization of the promise of both. 

About Rhea Myers

Rhea Myers is an artist, hacker, and writer. She skillfully intertwines technology and culture, prompting them to question and interact with each other. The driving force behind Myers' artistic endeavors is her desire to comprehend the changing world that surrounds her. Since 2014, her focus has been on producing art centered around the concept of the blockchain. As a medium, the blockchain serves both as a reflection of and an alternative to the societal landscape following the financial crisis of 2008. Myers views the blockchain as a subject that resonates uniquely, embodying the centuries-old cryptographic imagery deeply rooted in Western political thought. Myers' exploration of the blockchain as a subject for artmaking began with the creation of raw transactions, simulating intangible forms. Over time, her artistic journey led her to delve into crafting smart contracts and subsequently ERC-721 tokens. These ERC-721 tokens, in particular, create forms of property and control infused with a sense of irony. Throughout this artistic evolution, Myers' focus shifted increasingly towards the emotions tied to ownership anxiety that the concept of blockchain property evokes.

From the UK and currently residing in British Columbia, Canada, Myers has exhibited internationally at venues including: ArtScience Museum, Singapore; Kunsthalle, Zürich; Sotheby’s, London; Chronus Art Centre, Shanghai; CADAF, New York; Jerwood Visual Arts, London.

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