JONAS LUND 

ARTIST

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<div data-mce-fragment="1">KÖNIG DIGITAL | DECENTRALAND | NAVE</div>
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18 JULY - 09 SEPTEMBER 2021 Click <a aria-describedby="a11y-external-message" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kynLXXkW7Q" data-mce-fragment="1" data-mce-href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kynLXXkW7Q">HERE</a> to watch the guided tour by Jonas Lund through ON THIS DAY. 
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<div dir="ltr" data-mce-fragment="1">The digital solo show ON THIS DAY by Jonas Lund at KÖNIG GALERIE in Decentraland, a virtual world based on the blockchain, explores memories and influence. Jonas Lund and his animals take the digital visitors on a journey through the JONAS LUND TOKEN universe. 
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<div dir="ltr" data-mce-fragment="1">The visual representation of the JONAS LUND TOKEN has taken different shapes and forms since its inauguration on March 21, 2018. JONAS LUND TOKEN (JLT) is a distributed decentralized autonomous artistic practice that aims to optimize and streamline the decision-making process in art production and the strategic decisions concerning Lund’s career path. The JLT shareholders participate in the decision-making process by casting votes on proposals and through discussions on the JLT website. As the career path of Lund improves and his market value increases, so does the value of a JLT, thus allowing board members to profit through dividends and potential sales of the tokens. HOW TO BECOME A JLT SHAREHOLDER Join the shareholders and participate in the distributed control over Jonas Lund’s artistic practice by completing a JLT Bounty or by investing in a JLT wall piece or a JLT NFT. THE BENEFITS OF BEING A JLT SHAREHOLDER Starting with this exhibition, the profits from every JLT NFT sale will be distributed to the shareholders based on the amount of JLTs they hold. Join them for board meetings during the duration of the exhibition ON THIS DAY, experience the special features for shareholders and get exclusive access to the VIP area on the rooftop of St. Agnes in Decentraland. A long table with 50 chairs stands in the center of the gallery space. The chairs are reserved for selected JLT shareholders, the Eames chair at the short end of the table is reserved for the artist: the chairs are free, the space is filled with animals like an elephant, a zebra, a camel, a penguin, a leopard, and a sheep. The animals patiently wait for something to happen and observe Lund walking around the table in circles. The artist constantly walks by memories that hang on the wall in the form of a JLT: seaside landscapes, seafood, and selfies. The photos are recommendations by one of Apple’s algorithms, trained to remind users of personal moments. Shareholders are offered a fraction of the artist Lund and are presented with his most precious moments from the past months of his private life to deepen the relationship. THE JLT COLLECTIBLES  Choose your kindred spirit, the animal you relate to and become part of the JLT community by owning a representative and symbol of the JLT universe. The elephant for example stands as a symbol of good luck, prosperity, the destroyer of evil, and the remover of obstacles.  ON THIS DAY is an incentive and opportunity to invest in Jonas Lund’s career and an invitation to remember special moments together.</div>

JONAS LUND | JONAS LUND COLLECTIBLES

NFT DROP: 16 OCTOBER, 6 PM CEST
Jonas Lund drops three JLT COLLECTIBLES that can be used as a playable character in his forthcoming game IN SEARCH OF IDEAS.  DREAMING OF OPEN FIELDS, A WARM BREEZE, A MISTY FOREST AND A PEACEFUL PLACE OF PROGRESS. 
IN SEARCH OF IDEAS is Lund's latest exploration into his tokenized artistic practice.
Watch the trailer <a style="color: #ffffff;" href="https://insearchofideas.com">HERE</a>.

SOLO NFT BOOTH: IN SEARCH OF IDEAS | JONAS LUND | NOW LIVE

<h3>About the Work</h3>
“I dream of open fields, a warm breeze, a misty forest and a peaceful place of progress.” – Jonas Lund 
<h3>Details</h3>
Contract Address: <a href="https://flowscan.org/contract/A.20187093790b9aef.MintStoreItem">A.20187093790b9aef </a>Token Standard: <a href="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/onflow/flow-nft/master/contracts/NonFungibleToken.cdc">A.1d7e57aa55817448 </a>Blockchain: Flow Metadata: Centralized
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Dreams, 2021

UNTITLED (2021) is a series of JONAS LUND'S networked paintings. Each work in the series evaluates its own performance and likability, quantifying data through in-depth network analysis. This information can then be accessed by near-field communication, offering the viewer meta-data on the painting and some additional abstracted information through a popup window appearing on his/her phone when approaching the painting. Through this technology, the viewer is provided with an alternative narrative to the works, bestowing a presence that exists beyond our own physical world.
The formalization of these painting’s aesthetics is also the result of this data analysis, with each tablet a mosaic of artworks that have experienced success at auction. From such, Lund presents landscapes that are expressionist and vibrant, where visual information is remixed and juxtaposed to such a degree that only small traces of the previous lives it once lived are visible.

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MORE FROM THIS ARTIST

The Swedish artist Jonas Lund has been concerned with the emergence of values and the distribution of power in the art market since 2012. He creates his works with the help of algorithms and viewers, who, for example, have voting rights in decisions affecting his art and career as owners of the JONAS LUND TOKEN (2018). He talks to Anika Meier about the emergence of values, changes in the art market, and the benefits of NFTs. And why do animals play an important role in his JONAS LUND TOKEN universe?

Interview with Jonas Lund

WHAT DOES BEING AN ARTIST MEAN?

MAGAZINE

GENERATIVE ABSTRACTION AND BEYOND aims to define a point in history where a network of artists are generating abstract works with algorithms and codes. In collaboration with Verse. 

Verse x EXPANDED.ART

GENERATIVE ABSTRACTION AND BEYOND | BERLIN

The exhibition presents pioneers from different generations, early 1950s until today, working in the field of generative art. On view will be, among others, plotter drawings, generative photography, sculptures, and NFTs from 30 international artists. In collaboration with ELEMENTUM.ART.

GROUP SHOW

THE THINKING MACHINE. PRESENTING PIONEERS, 1953-2023 | BERLIN

EXHIBITION

UNTITLED (2021) is a series of JONAS LUND’S networked paintings. Each work in the series evaluates its own performance and likability, quantifying data through in-depth network analysis. This information can then be accessed by near-field communication, offering the viewer meta-data on the painting and some additional abstracted information through a popup window appearing on his/her phone when approaching the painting. Through this technology, the viewer is provided with an alternative narrative to the works, bestowing a presence that exists beyond our own physical world.
The formalization of these painting’s aesthetics is also the result of this data analysis, with each tablet a mosaic of artworks that have experienced success at auction. From such, Lund presents landscapes that are expressionist and vibrant, where visual information is remixed and juxtaposed to such a degree that only small traces of the previous lives it once lived are visible.

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2021 | Acrylic on canvas, NFC tags, metal frame | 124 x 100 cm | 48.8 x 39.4 in | Unique | 