Art Blocks and Bright Moments Unite to Link NFTs to Physical Items

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• Generative NFT project Art Blocks has partnered with collectibles gallery Bright Moments to connect NFTs to real-world objects
• The joint project will feature NFTs with traits of popular cities
• NFT artist Mpkoz will work on the new collection

Generative NFT project Art Blocks and collectibles gallery Bright Moments have united to connect NFTs to real-world objects such as popular cities like New York and London. Popular artist MpKoz (Michael Kozlowski) will work on the first collection with the two firms promising to work with “select digitally-native artists” during the partnership period. Kozlowski believes that the partnership will help popularize generative NFTs to non-crypto collectors.

NFT Collectors Witness Mint in Real Time

Dubbed Metropolis, the project will feature artistic representations of cities where Bright Moments has a base, namely Mexico City, New York, Los Angeles, Berlin and London. According to MpKoz, the project is “very special” because a collector gets to witness a mint in real time. 

The first collaborative release will be Metropolis by @mpkoz. Metropolis is a long-form generative art collection exploring the node-based systems that enable modern society.

— Art Blocks (@artblocks_io) January 24, 2023

Metropolis will consist of 500 collectibles with minting starting on February 22. However, the physical aspect of the NFT will only be available in the city which it represents. Each minted NFT will give its holder a chance to mint what Art Blocks calls a “diptych” which will be connected to the previously minted collectible, and minted “for free in the associated city.” 

Send a Friend to Mint for You

Diptych minting will be active a week after the minting of the original NFTs and will start in New York and end in Venice Beach. According to Bright Moments, Metropolis NFT collectors can “send a delegate to mint” the second NFT if they’re unable to visit a “gallery in-person.” 

Collectors need to claim their second NFT on the designated day since the option won’t be available in the future. Being among the first of its kind, it’s yet to be seen whether collectors will be willing to travel to conduct physical.