Observed arrival · 2026-10-09
Before 24.02: 40 Machine Portraits
An archival presentation of 40 AI-generated Vladimir Putin portraits recorded on OpenSea from February 18 to 22, 2022.
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- Researchers and viewers of early generative-image history
- Worth noticing
- It separates preserved OpenSea API records from curatorial interpretation and explicitly rejects prophecy or causal claims.
Field notes
The page lays out a five-day chronology, names the first and last mint timestamps, and identifies Polygon/ERC-1155 metadata alongside a contract and creator/recipient address. It says its chronology comes from preserved OpenSea API responses, keeping platform records separate from curatorial interpretation; the page also notes that the original metadata described the works as AI-created. Its historical framing explicitly disclaims predictive or causal significance.
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