{"id":15557,"date":"2014-05-09T09:13:49","date_gmt":"2014-05-09T13:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/?p=15557"},"modified":"2014-05-09T09:13:49","modified_gmt":"2014-05-09T13:13:49","slug":"gig-web-development-monegraph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2014\/05\/09\/gig-web-development-monegraph\/","title":{"rendered":"[GIG] Web Development, Monegraph"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Hi ITP<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I\u2019ve had this idea, a way to use bitcoin blockchains to make digital art ownable.<\/div>\n<div>I had a chance to develop it this past weekend at Rhizome\u2019s Seven on Seven and I created\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.monegraph.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.monegraph.com<\/a><\/div>\n<div>The system is simple, but it really works. I used it to sell blockchain-verified art from the stage at the New Museum.<\/div>\n<div>Then this week it\u2019s started to kind of blow up:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/video\/monegraph-a-cryptocurrency-for-digital-art\/518221293\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/video\/<wbr \/>monegraph-a-cryptocurrency-<wbr \/>for-digital-art\/518221293\/<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/motherboard.vice.com\/read\/a-bitcoin-for-gifs-aims-to-make-digital-art-ownable\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/motherboard.vice.com\/<wbr \/>read\/a-bitcoin-for-gifs-aims-<wbr \/>to-make-digital-art-ownable<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcolabs.com\/3030366\/how-anil-dash-and-kevin-mccoy-think-they-can-eradicate-fake-digital-art\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.fastcolabs.com\/<wbr \/>3030366\/how-anil-dash-and-<wbr \/>kevin-mccoy-think-they-can-<wbr \/>eradicate-fake-digital-art<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I need to take what is a simple walk through and start to flesh it out. But I need some help.<\/div>\n<div>Are you someone who knows a bit about web development? Some php, or python? Have you ever made a SQL database? Do you work with Git?<\/div>\n<div>Do you want to learn how to work a crypto-currency wallet app from the command line? Do you like online art and culture?<\/div>\n<div>Then we should talk.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Here\u2019s the pros:<\/div>\n<div>This is a totally world changing idea \u2014 for real.<\/div>\n<div>We\u2019ll be working on it at the New Museum\u2019s new art\/tech incubator space New Inc (\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/newinc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/newinc.org\/<\/a>\u00a0).<\/div>\n<div>This is an art project that is turning into something else, so the emphasis is on experiment and trying.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Here\u2019s the cons:<\/div>\n<div>I currently have no money, but my job is to change that fact.<\/div>\n<div>Stuff has to happen fast.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This is an experimental and unorthodox implementation of art and internet technology and I think it fits ITP\u2019s culture perfectly.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Please contact me if you are interested.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>best<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Kevin McCoy<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"mailto:kevin.mccoy@nyu.edu\" target=\"_blank\">kevin.mccoy@nyu.edu<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/mccoyspace.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">mccoyspace.com<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/steinhardt.nyu.edu\/faculty_bios\/view\/Kevin_McCoy\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/steinhardt.nyu.edu\/<wbr \/>faculty_bios\/view\/Kevin_McCoy<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi ITP I\u2019ve had this idea, a way to use bitcoin blockchains to make digital art ownable. 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