The ‘Ninetynine Tulips’ are works of art, evoking the tulips that set the stage for the first documented financial bubble in emerging capitalism. The depicted tulips were the Bitcoins, Ethereums, and NFTs of their day. Understanding the historical context and reading the stories reveal the value and meaning of each individual tulip.
Bulls don’t read. Bears read financial history. As markets fall to bits, the bears dust off the Dutch tulip mania of 1637, the Banque Royale of 1719-20, the railway speculation of the 1840s, the great crash of 1929
james buchan
The tulip works merge art, history, technology, and community into a single artwork. Each tulip features digital variations and will soon be released as NFTs. Follow us to stay updated!
What does the tulip experience or Gesamtkunstwerk consist of?
HISTORY
Interested parties, prospective buyers, and buyers have access to a variety of content, including a description of the tulip (accessible via QR code), a summary of the story of the Tulip Mania, a description of the creation process and the techniques used, personal letters from the artist, entry to the museums where the artwork will be exhibited.
EXPERIENCES
The tulips will be on exhibit at several locations with the possibility for speakers on Tulip history, Dutch culture, The Tulip mania, financial bubbels and so on.
We look for ways to have the tulip interact with the public.
SERVICES
The ‘Ninetynine Tulips’ experience is further enriched by personal services from the artist, such as personal delivery of the artwork and the opportunity for speeches and workshops.
MULTIMEDIA
The project also includes a series of multimedia elements, The Ninetynine Tulip podcast. A podcast on the world of the tulip. Video ‘The Making of Ninetynine Tulips’, access to special content from the Ninetynine Tulips Podcast, and a four-part soundscape that reproduces the sound of tulip trading in different eras.
NFT SERIES
In addition to the physical paintings, each tulip has several series of NFTs (under development)… follow us to remain updated!
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