Instagram/@grimesMusic / NewsMusic / NewsGrimes is auctioning off 10 pieces of original crypto artThe NFT art from the ‘WarNymph Collection Vol.1’ has already brought in over $5.8 millionShareLink copied ✔️March 1, 2021March 1, 2021Text Alex Peters Grimes ‘WarNymph Collection Vol.1’ After putting a piece of her actual soul up for sale last year, Grimes’s latest offerings up for bid are on the tamer side, although potentially more visually interesting to look at for the buyer. Starting yesterday for 48 hours, the musician has been auctioning off exclusive pieces of crypto art. The collection, entitled WarNymph Collection Vol. 1, comprises 10 pieces of digital artwork created in collaboration with her brother Mac Boucher and features Grimes’s digital avatar version of herself, the winged-baby WarNymph. Presented in the form of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), several of the pieces are also accompanied by exclusive music created by Grimes including songs “Mars Theme,” “Ærythe,” and “Anhedonia.” The collection, which is up for auction via Nifty Gateway, has already brought in over $5.8 million. The last remaining piece for sale, an animated artwork titled “Death of the Old,” currently holds a high bid of $200,000 with over seven hours left in the auction. A percentage of the proceeds from the WarNymph NFT sales will be donated to Carbon180, an NGO dedicated to reducing carbon emissions. “With the WarNymph project, Grimes explores the fluidity of identity in the virtual age: the ability to create, augment, and splinter ourselves into unlimited avatars, create boundless worlds, and build rich, complex lore,” Nifty Gateway writes of the collection. In other Grimes news, the recent mother of little X Æ A-XII has made plans to get matching brain chips with Lil Uzi Vert, courtesy of the neurotechnology company founded by Grimes’ boyfriend Elon Musk. “It’s experimental surgery but if it succeeds we’ll have the knowledge of the Gods haha,” Grimes said of the scheme. Let’s aim for chips by 2022. it’s experimental surgery but if it succeeds we’ll have the knowledge of the Gods haha— ☘︎𝔊𝔯𝔦𝔪𝔢𝔰 (@Grimezsz) February 7, 2021Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.TrendingNobody wants to be famous anymoreMillions of ‘ordinary’ people leapt at the chance to become an overnight star during the reality TV boom of the 2000s and 2010s. Today, just nine per cent of Gen Z want to be famous. What changed?Life & CultureMusicExclusive: 5 things we know about fakemink’s new albumFilm & TV7 sex worker-approved films about sex workLife & CultureThe internet wants women to stop acting like ‘birds’Art & PhotographyInside KUTT, the cult lesbian 00s magazineOnFashionHow On and Loewe are shaping the future of footwear MusicThe 5 best songs from Drake’s new albums (plural) Maison Margiela FragrancesEventWhat went down at Maison Margiela’s ‘The Scentsorium Collection’ launchFashionThe Kylie Minogue fashion moments we can’t get out of our headsEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy