"Ancient trees glitch in the virtual Valley of the Trees as Canova’s masterpiece is lit up with graffiti mask. The Cybaroque Quantum computer programme for Villa Borghese was one of the most popular downloads in 2080. She could step into the AI Baroque landscape and drape herself in front of the Villa and be transported back into her beloved Roma. Closing her eyes, she switched on the neon wire frames pulsating Italian arias all around the virtual Villa. Like the marble statue of Princess Paolina Borghese, she was forever a young and beautiful Venus in the Cybaroque Borghese Gardens."
The present work features in “Bonhams & SuperRare: CryptOGs, The Pioneers of NFT Art, June 21st-30th 2021”,...