America’s first major institutional exhibition of Ethiopian art throughout the ages will conclude its year-long tour at the Toledo Museum of Art with a grand finale featuring non-fungible tokens .
The announcement that Yatreda will be this year’s digital artist in residence arrived just a week after TMA announced its new TMA Labs, a department devoted to scouting new technologies, such as artificial intelligence, augmented reality and Web3, to support data and operating efficiencies.As a collective, Yatreda alchemizes Ethiopia’s oft-overlooked history and national pride into black and white, animated photographs of historical fictions minted entirely on Ethereum.
Working alongside her sisters Roman and Suzy, as well as her fiance and friends, Tadele guides Yatreda in staging and documenting scenes that bridge Ethiopia’s past with its present and future. TheyScreenshot of Medusa, Andromeda of Aethiopia. Source: Yatredaone of the top lots in Christie’s NFT sale during Art Basel Miami Beach in December 2023.
However, TMA was the first museum to stage a metaverse exhibition in Decentraland during 2021. It also believes it’s the first institution to host a digital art residency for NFT artists.