United States of Toilet Paper

A closer look at digital artist Beeple’s $69 million collage

By: Vrinda Kapadia, SFU Student Everydays: the First 5000 Days is a series of drawings and images created by digital artist Mike Winklemann. Professionally known under the name Beeple, he began this project on May 1, 2007 and has been diligently posting a new drawing everyday for 14 and a half years now. Beeple made headlines in March 2021 when he sold an NFT of a digital collage of his project at the staggering price of $69 million.  NFTs stand for non-fungible tokens, which are digital assets representing tangible and intangible commodities. These can include toilet paper, Nike sneakers called…

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