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KSM Art & Social Experiments Initiative @ksm-art.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Yayoi Kusama, the celebrated Japanese pop and minimalist art pioneer, has died aged 97. Across painting, sculpture, performance, and installations, her iconic artistic expression inspired generations globally. The KSM Initiative will remember every polka dot she brought to the world.

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KSM Art & Social Experiments Initiative @ksm-art.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

😍 UPDATE! We're onboarding our first two projects. But while we are actively evaluating new proposals right now, we also have scope and funds to ensure many people we don't even know about yet will also be part of our journey. Read our latest bulletin now! forum.polkadot.network/t/the-ksm-ar...

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The KSM Arts Initiative: Where We've Got To

It’s about time we updated you on the activities of the KSM Art & Social Experiments Initiative. Although our first applications date back to early spring this year, we began a new social media campai...

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KSM Art & Social Experiments Initiative @ksm-art.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

What's in scope for the KSM Art & Social Experiments Initiative? Generative & network art. Performance & installation. Film, sound & expanded cinema. Academic research. Participatory projects Critical engagement with privacy, sovereignty, and decentralized power Up to $10,000 USD. art.ksm.vision

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KSM Art & Social Experiments Initiative

A Kusama-powered initiative fostering experimental art, performance, and social innovation on the decentralized web.

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KSM Art & Social Experiments Initiative @ksm-art.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

In 1992, a group of cryptographers and hackers asked how encryption could resist surveillance. They called themselves cypherpunks. That question didn't go away. We fund artists who are still asking it through visual art, performance, research, film, sound, and more. art.ksm.vision

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KSM Art & Social Experiments Initiative

A Kusama-powered initiative fostering experimental art, performance, and social innovation on the decentralized web.

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KSM Art & Social Experiments Initiative @ksm-art.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

The KSM Art & Social Experiments Initiative is now accepting applications for grants of up to $10,000 USD each.

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KSM Art & Social Experiments Initiative @ksm-art.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Do you still love #artfight or reckon it's run its course? Seems there's still plenty of energy for this fun concept.

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Art Fight July

ALT: Art Fight July

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KSM Art & Social Experiments Initiative @ksm-art.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Our Initiative is funded and accepting applications for grants of up to $10,000 USD each. If you engage with privacy, digital sovereignty, surveillance, DAOs or the cypherpunk tradition, we want to hear from you. Bonus points if you have an on-chain element planned. Apply: art.ksm.vision/apply

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KSM Art & Social Experiments Initiative @ksm-art.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

We made a starter pack! We want to create a global community of artists and social experimenters ready for a world that puts privacy and decentralization first. Join us. go.bsky.app/CMMW8Bc

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KSM Art & Social Experiments Initiative @ksm-art.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

We are waiting for you to tell us about the cool stuff you want to do. $10k per project. #OpenCall #CypherpunkArt #ArtGrants #DigitalSovereignty

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KSM Art & Social Experiments Initiative @ksm-art.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

How does an art project that leans into decentralization, privacy and other crypto attributes stop being an NFT saved on your phone?

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KSM Art & Social Experiments Initiative @ksm-art.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Sometimes we think we are a bit too niche. And then we read things like this. superb thread about resistance, the power of cryptography, the cypherpunk movement and how it is all still so relevant.

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KSM Art & Social Experiments Initiative @ksm-art.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

We've been in prep mode for a few months, but we're now in the final stages as we gear towards announcing the first project(s) lined up to be funded. With that said, we still need a lot more strong applications! Read our website (link in bio) and if this is for you, APPLY! 😃

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KSM Art & Social Experiments Initiative @ksm-art.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

What does the cypherpunk movement look like in art form? If you have an answer to this, then we want to hear from you!

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KSM Art & Social Experiments Initiative @ksm-art.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Was the cypherpunk movement in vain? As crypto drifts further from its core ethos, we're here to inject new life into the cypherpunk world, funding artists who are big on privacy and cryptography.

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KSM Art & Social Experiments Initiative @ksm-art.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

This is an absolutely fabulous open call, which was launched last night at an event in London we attended. Discussions activated over a possible collaboration... 👀 apply.restlessegg.com

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Restless Egg

Restless Egg is the incubator for artist-founders: creators who treat technology as their canvas.

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KSM Art & Social Experiments Initiative @ksm-art.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

We have an Open Call for Artists who lean into the "cypherpunk" movement to be funded up to $10,000 Get in touch if you want to know more about how this works.

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KSM Art & Social Experiments Initiative @ksm-art.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Artistic contributions to a decentralized blockchain do not have to involve NFTs. Contact us to find out more - and your project may be something we can support with funds.

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KSM Art & Social Experiments Initiative @ksm-art.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

We will always have art. And it is through art that revolutions are charted, where change is recorded. Seeking funding for your project? Get in touch now.

Graphic states: "Art As Resistance. Code As Language. Privacy as Practice"

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KSM Art & Social Experiments Initiative @ksm-art.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

The Cypherpunk movement comprises thinkers, developers, researchers, and activists dedicated to preserving freedom of expression and privacy through cryptography. Cypherpunks share an ideology blending crypto-anarchy and libertarianism.

A heavilly pixellated "Guy Fawkes" / anonymous stylized face (Credit - cointribune)

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KSM Art & Social Experiments Initiative @ksm-art.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

33 years ago, this was the front page of @wired.com magazine. But did the cypherpunk movement fizzle out? Is it time to revive it? We believe strongly that it is.

Three figures with masks are depicted. The caption reads Rebels with a Cause (Your Privacy)

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KSM Art & Social Experiments Initiative @ksm-art.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

We fund artists, researchers, writers, and collectives to develop work that explores the relationship between technology, society, and human coordination. Hot tip. Projects that lean into the CYPHERPUNK movement have a strong chance of attracting our interest. medium.com/@Luuuuu/kusa...

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Kusama Vision Bounties: Art & Social Experiments Grants

Grants for artists, researchers, and cultural practitioners exploring cypherpunk philosophy. Funded by the Web3 Foundation. Open now.

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KSM Art & Social Experiments Initiative @ksm-art.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

From an article in last week's New York Times... Imagine what the cypherpunks were looking for. Imagine what Satoshi Nakamaoto wanted to achieve with Bitcoin. Now imagine that in art form. Whatever that looks like - that is what we are supporting and funding.

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KSM Art & Social Experiments Initiative @ksm-art.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

FANGØ (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, and Google Obfuscator) aims to disrupt the mechanics of surveillance capitalism which has turned private human experiences into tradeable commodities. FANGØ adds “noise” to captured data, thus devaluing the extracted data.

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KSM Art & Social Experiments Initiative @ksm-art.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Right-Click and Save As Guy is a 2021 work by XCOPY, a London-based digital artist whose real identity is unknown. He sold it for about $7m, making it one of the highest selling NFTs. In 2022, XCOPY relinquished copyrights on all his previous and dedicated his future works to the public domain.

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KSM Art & Social Experiments Initiative @ksm-art.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

We're trying to do our bit to bring back real cypherpunk values. As this thread suggests, it's a movement that very much does need bringing back!

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KSM Art & Social Experiments Initiative @ksm-art.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

We have been receiving applications for funding for a few weeks now, the majority of which we have now assessed. We will soon have funds that can be awarded to the right artists & social experimenters, so please reach out! Mission/Vision/Application form ➡️ art.ksm.vision

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KSM Art & Social Experiments Initiative @ksm-art.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

From the exhibition Gaia – Art Meets Technology by Oskar Stocker, European Space Operations Center, Darmstadt 2013

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KSM Art & Social Experiments Initiative @ksm-art.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

The internet is being reimagined. Has AI beaten crypto to the punch? Does art have a role to play in shaping a new narrative for the future? And what happened to #cypherpunk culture?

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KSM Art & Social Experiments Initiative @ksm-art.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

If you're curious about what we do, contact us via the link in our bio.

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KSM Art & Social Experiments Initiative @ksm-art.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Works by Cypherpunk Now (Martin Fischer) "Strong cryptography is a vital tool in fighting state oppression" - Julian Assange

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KSM Art & Social Experiments Initiative @ksm-art.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

This is where we come from. We are one of three movements promoting decentralized innovation.

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KSM Art & Social Experiments Initiative @ksm-art.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Art has the power to question systems and imagine new worlds. (Image by Josan Gonzales from "The Future is Now - Neon Rising")

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