世界是個夢 - 寂夜

Is the world a dream? The world is just a dream? Huang Baixun x David Chang co-created and published In 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto proposed the concept of "blockchain" in the "Bitcoin White Paper". In 2009, he founded the Bitcoin network and developed the first block, the "genesis block". For the first time in our history we know that a concrete, huge and virtual world is about to develop from the Internet. Then, the non-fungible token (English: Non-Fungible Token, referred to as: NFT) came into being, we can understand it as a creative work in China. The formation of the concept of "metaverse" and the renaming of the leading social networking company Facebook to Meta at the beginning of this year (2022) have all declared that a new era is about to begin. Through the collection, transfer and promotion of a large number of domestic and foreign stars, celebrities, and top athletes, 10,000 cartoon ape heads composed of digital calculations, with the same appearance but differences, are undoubtedly the most widely used in NFT. well-known works. The Mutant Boring Ape - MAYC M2 from the young collector David Chang. This spring, David Chang walked into Lei Xiang Gallery to discuss with contemporary artist Huang Baixun, who just completed his solo exhibition "Artificial Natural World" last year. How much extension and possibility can artistic creation have. In addition to the well-known acrylic painting creation, Huang Baixun has also been involved in printmaking (including digital and hand-made), digital synthesis, etc., and his many joint creations with other artists have attracted the attention of David Chang. About: new / old , virtual/reality, history/future and other topics are endless questions for contemporary creators. Echoing the theme of last year's solo exhibition: artificial natural world, Huang Baixun extended his creative concept and gave a new discussion "The World is a Dream? "In the new era, how will our lives come out of the past? The joint creation with David Chang this time is to digitize the images of "The Boring Ape - MAYC M2" and the hand-painted works by Huang Baixun, and then recreate and re-interpret the materials from the image files. It is difficult for us to determine what to call such a new work? Each piece is limited to one piece. It is said that it is a "print" but there is no plural. Even if it is said to be a "single-print print", no hand-painting is involved. Huang Baixun believes that this series is a "digital original" of Erchuang's own images. Looking back on the past three years, the turmoil of the epidemic has greatly changed the way of life, and it has also accelerated our dependence on the Internet and digital products and information. "Is the World a Dream? "Huang Baixun x David Chang Joint Exhibition" is our new exploration and questioning of contemporary art. In the future, it will be increasingly difficult for us to define what the world will look like, and this world may become more and more like a dream: derived from reality, but realized in virtual. Or the other way around, "From the virtual, but realized in the reality. Under the wave of digitalization, Lei Xiang, together with collector David Chang, launched the top NFT IP "The Boring Ape - MAYC M2" co-branded with the well-known Taiwanese artist Huang Baixun, presenting the world's first joint exhibition of digital art and physical artists. This single-edition print is limited to a total of 33 pieces. Zhang Zhang is a unique joint creation. The size of the screen is 70 X 70 CM, and the size of the frame is 86 X 86 CM, and a customized packaging box is attached. The atmosphere is exquisite! It also comes with a letter of guarantee signed by the parents of MAYC M2 holder David Chang and artist Huang Baixun. The letter of guarantee will be stamped and certified by Leixiang Gallery and will be sent out after the exhibition.