Miami Art Week Live Blog Day 2: The Gateway and Beyond
Art Basel Miami 2022 is officially in full swing, which means The Gateway 2022 has also gone live. In partnership with Mana Common and MoonPay, nft has now officially launched The Gateway: A Web3 Metropolis in the heart of downtown Miami, and it has already become one of Web3’s most important events in 2022. Top names from our planned programming include panels from Instagram, MoonPay, Christie’s and many more.
Day one was a dud. Attendees flooded the Dupont Building to catch one of the many insightful panels taking place that day. Predictably, a panel led by Gary Vaynerchuk — arguably the original Internet-age influencer — saw nft now co-founder Matt Medved in conversation a packed housefull of people eager to hear the web guru’s thoughts and perspective on all things Web3.
Other highlights at the Dupont Building included a panel hosted by Porsche regarding their plans to embark on a comprehensive Web3-focused campaign in the near future and beyond, a panel hosted by members of FaZe Clan on the role of interoperability in the future of gaming, and a bombshell announcement from Rug Radio’s Farokh at a panel to close out the day.
As part of Rug Radio’s ever-growing foothold in Web3 media, Farokh announced the upcoming release of a PFP compilation that aims to capture the “many faces of Web3.” The collection’s art was prepared by noted NFT artist Cory Van Lew, who will also have pieces on display at The Gateway’s Christie’s exhibition throughout the week.
Collectables featuring Michael Jordan, Derek Jeter, Queen and more are launched at Art Basel
Newly curated NFT marketplace Nifter is taking to Art Basel Miami to unveil a massive staggered launch of NFT collectibles, available for purchase on their website at an undisclosed date. Headlining this collection of digital collectibles are pieces featuring the likes of Michael Jordan, Derek Jeter, Queen, Muhammad Ali, Stan Lee and many more
Each collectible scheduled for release has been certified for authenticity by Topps, Iconic Authenticated and Upperdeck Signatures. Prices are set to range from $500 all the way up to $50,000 for the rarest NFTs. Nifter will host a number of art and music NFTs on the platform, with pieces by renowned street artist Uncuttart and Grammy nominee Melky Jean among the most notable NFT drops during the week.
This is developing coverage of The Gateway on Thursday, December 1, so be sure to check in for more updates.
