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Dune, Encanto, West Side Story and The Beatles: Get Back Take Top Honors * * * Dune, Foundation and Shang Chi: The Legend of the Ten Rings among Best Technical Achievement winners * * * Squid Game Wins for Best Episodic – Live Action, while Arcane wins for Best Episodic – Animation * * * […]
February 23, 2022 - Metacurio (formerly known as 1ofOne), the leading NFT creative agency for A-list talent and global brands and the internationally renowned photo house Iconic Images announced that they will be releasing a limited collector's edition NFT on OpenSea featuring original negatives of the iconic photo of Sean Connery as James Bond golfing on the moon created by the world-famous photographer, Terry O'Neill. The NFT Collection will feature an array of different color variations and doctored edits of the original photos. The colors incorporated in the unique pieces were created by referencing NASA's own template to identify colors that might exist in space. These never before seen colorized images will not only indicate ownership of a rare photo that will never be sold in print, but will also allow holders to vote on upcoming releases from Iconic Images NFT, gain early access to purchase never before seen archival images, participate in the Iconic Images NFT community, and more.
Collectors can bid on the NFTs starting Friday, March 4 at 1pm PT/4pm ET on OpenSea.io.
The images are sourced from Iconic Images, a UK-based enterprise which is home to an extensive archive of millions of photos spanning the history of fashion, rock and roll, film, politics, royalty and pop culture. Last November Authentic Brands Group (ABG) a brand development, marketing and entertainment company announced the acquisition of Iconic Images adding a Fine Arts vertical to its portfolio of global media, entertainment and lifestyle brands
O'Neill developed the concept for this photograph while working on the set of the James Bond film, “Diamonds are Forever”, at Pinewood Studios in London during the Apollo 14 mission. During the historic moonwalk, astronaut Alan Shepard famously took a 6-Iron and two golf balls to Mars. The image of Shepard golfing on the moon inspired O'Neill to recreate the photograph with Connery on the backlot's moonscape set of the film.
Metacurio (formerly 1ofOne) is the world's leading NFT creative agency for A-list talent and global brands. The company partners with clients to create boundary-pushing NFT experiences and delivers full-service infrastructure, strategy, and support for each drop. Established in 2021, Metacurio was founded by Blocksquared founder Jeff Hood and former STX Entertainment president Sophie Watts.
About Iconic Images
Iconic Images, which is owned by New York-based Authentic Brands Group, owns or represents many of the world's most renowned photographers, creating international touring exhibitions, collaborating with more than 50 galleries worldwide, resourcing luxury fashion brand collaborations and editorial image licensing to the world's leading publishers, newspapers and magazines. The archive includes one of the world's largest collections of David Bowie, Elton John, Marilyn Monroe, Jimi Hendrix, Audrey Hepburn, Frank Sinatra, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and the history of 20th century fashion photography.
About Authentic Brands Group
Authentic Brands Group (ABG) is a brand development, marketing and entertainment company, which owns a portfolio of global media, entertainment and lifestyle brands. Headquartered in New York City, ABG elevates and builds the long-term value of more than 30 consumer brands and properties by partnering with best-in-class manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers. Its brands have a global retail footprint across the luxury, specialty, department store, mid-tier, mass and e-commerce channels and in more than 7,800* freestanding stores and shop-in-shops around the world.
ABG is committed to transforming brands by delivering compelling product, content, business and immersive experiences. It creates and activates original marketing strategies to drive the success of its brands across all consumer touchpoints, platforms and emerging media. ABG's portfolio of iconic and world-renowned brands includes Marilyn Monroe®, Elvis Presley®, Muhammad Ali®, Shaquille O'Neal®, Dr. J®, Greg Norman®, Neil Lane®, Thalia®, Sports Illustrated®, Reebok®*, Eddie Bauer®, Spyder®, Volcom®, Airwalk®, Nautica®, Izod®, Forever 21®, Aéropostale®, Juicy Couture®, Vince Camuto®, Lucky Brand®, Nine West®, Jones New York®, Frederick's of Hollywood®, Adrienne Vittadini®, Van Heusen®, Arrow®, Tretorn®, Tapout®, Prince®, Vision Street Wear®, Brooks Brothers®, Barneys New York®, Judith Leiber®, Herve Leger®, Frye®, Hickey Freeman®, Hart Schaffner Marx®, Thomasville®, Drexel® and Henredon®. Pending acquisition in Q1 2022*.
Liverpool, UK: the city of The Beatles, Cilla Black, and meaning more. It’s also the home to some of Sony’s central operations, including its XDEV division which works with external developers on PlayStation Studios projects. But now it’s moving to a new office, having been situated at Wavertree Technology Park since the PS1 launched.
The company’s new 65,000 square foot campus will bring it into the bosom of the city, and will boast some swish perks like a café, staff gym, and rooftop terrace. It’ll open later this year, sometime in the Spring, and we’re sure staff are rubbing their hands together at the prospect. According to Sony, the move is designed to attract and retain employees, while also helping to “better connect with tech companies, business partners, and academic communities”.
“Psychedelics are illegal not because a loving government is concerned that you may jump out of a third story window. Psychedelics are illegal because they dissolve opinion structures and culturally laid down models of behaviour and information processing. They open you up to the possibility that everything you know is wrong.” – Terrence Mckenna Although […]
Julian Lennon, John Lennon’s eldest son, is selling some of the most valuable items of music history from his collection. Some of the most sought-after items from music history are up for auction, including John Lennon’s coat from the film “Magical Mystery Tour,” his cape from “Help!,” three guitars, and Paul McCartney’s handwritten arrangement notes for “Hey Jude.” The “Lennon Connection: The NFT Collection” NFT series, in conjunction with NFT marketplace YellowHeart and Julien’s Auctions, began for bidding on Monday and will begin on February 7. The White Feather Foundation will get a percentage of the proceeds from the NFT auction. Julian would keep the tangible things, but the buyer would be the owner of the rights to the one-of-a-kind NFT. Each NFT in the collection would be available as an audio-visual collectible, with Julian Lennon himself narrating. The handwritten note by Paul McCartney for Hey Jude is thought to be the most remarkable piece that is expected to draw the highest bid. The item’s NFT starts at $30,000 and goes up from there. Other Beatles Memorabilia Earlier Fetched Millions of Dollars Julien’s Auctions has sold other Beatles items in the past, bringing in millions of dollars. One of John Lennon’s acoustic guitars was sold for $2.4 million, while Ringo Starr’s drum kit was sold for $2.2 million and the drum head Ringo used on the “Ed Sullivan Show” in 1964 was sold for $2.1 million. NFTs are the newest crypto fad, and many believe they will disrupt the art business. NFTs have become the latest trend in the art world, with mainstream artists and celebrities abandoning traditional auctions in favor of NFTs.
Psychedelics and rock n roll have gone hand in hand for decades. The Beatles enjoyed acid, Hendrix was known to dabble in LSD and Eric Clapton also enjoyed hallucinogens. The question is: do psychedelics cause brilliance? Or does brilliance gravitate towards psychedelics? Today we’re going to be zooming in on psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd […]
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