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Update: A four-year generative art journey has concluded as the Chromie Squiggle project reached its finale.
Chromie Squiggle #9999 was officially minted today (Aug. 21) to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) collection, marking the end of a chapter for the most influential generative art collections.
The seminal Art Blocks release’s last mint was commemorated in a unique way, sourcing participation from the web3 community and preserving the moment in the LACMA collection.
The mastermind behind the event was Art Blocks founder and Squiggle artist Erick Calderon (aka Snowfro), who announced a special farewell smart contract developed in collaboration with renowned audiovisual artist 0xDeafbeef.
“It would be incredibly meaningful for me to get as many people as possible to interact with the contract, so please help me spread the word!” Calderon wrote in the announcement post. “Anyone and everyone is welcome and encouraged to participate.”
Save the Date
The farewell smart contract is scheduled to go live on Monday, July 15th at 12 PM CT and will remain open for one week, closing on Monday, July 22nd at the same time. This period will allow ample opportunity for everyone in the community to leave their mark.
How to Participate
Participation in the farewell is designed to be straightforward and secure. There will be no website involved, and no need to connect wallets to any third-party site, a measure taken to protect participants from scams. Instead, involvement is achieved by sending any amount of ETH to the smart contract address. This can be as little as 0.000000000000000001 ETH, though a suggested amount is 0.001 ETH. Importantly, any ETH sent will be immediately returned to the sender, confirming their participation without any financial cost.
The Farewell Smart Contract
The farewell smart contract will act as a ledger, recording the addresses of all participants. This gesture is both a nod to the early days of Ethereum and a safe, nostalgic approach reminiscent of pre-MetaMask times. The simplicity of using Etherscan to interact with the contract is intended to evoke the early spirit of the blockchain community.
The Final Mint
At the close of the participation window, the contract will be paused and sealed forever. In the following weeks, the final transaction will be initiated to mint Squiggle #9999 directly to the LACMA, marking a notable moment in digital art history. This final mint will be forever linked to every participant who interacted with the farewell contract, symbolizing the collective effort and community spirit that has defined the Chromie Squiggle project.
Editor’s note: This article was originally published on July 11 and updated on August 21. It was written by an nft now staff member in collaboration with OpenAI’s GPT-4o.
