Travess Smalley’s solo exhibition “Pixel Rugs” opens at Galerie Met in Berlin on November 13, 2026, and runs through December 5. Curated by Kika Nicolela with objkt, it brings together generative NFTs on Tezos, animations, prints, hand-knotted wool rugs and the artist’s first monograph, published by Vetro Editions. Since 2018-2019, Smalley has transformed small pixel grids in Photoshop before translating their patterns into ink, paper and wool, drawing on Appalachian and Shaker quilts. The 192-page monograph, printed with four fluorescent inks and Pantone 812 C, reveals previously hidden structures and colors under ultraviolet light. For artists and NFT collectors, the project demonstrates how a digital token can archive a work’s development while serving as a production map for its physical versions, without by itself ensuring the permanence of art on the blockchain.
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