Shl0ms
Security
October 9, 2024
Shl0ms is a provocateur and anonymous conceptual artist using the digital medium to expose the contradictions and absurdities of capitalism, consumer culture, and the relentless expansion of technology. Their work doesn’t just flirt with controversy—it dives straight in, asking bold questions about value, waste, and our strange relationship with both physical and digital objects.
In their upcoming SOLOS performance, Security, Shl0ms takes their critical gaze to new territory, targeting the speculative frenzy of the art and crypto markets. Known for their previous projects—like the infamous Lamborghini destruction that turned a symbol of luxury into a collection of NFTs—with their SOLOS performance Shl0ms is again challenging the notion of value.
Shl0ms’ critique is grounded in their earlier work. In $CAR, they blew up a Lamborghini—an icon of wealth and status—only to sell its fragmented remains as NFTs. The act was as poetic as it was provocative, questioning how we assign value to objects, particularly in a world increasingly driven by digital ownership. With Security, they extend this exploration, using the familiar mechanisms of finance to highlight the absurdity of speculative markets. Their previous work showed how a destroyed object could still hold value in the digital realm; here, they take it a step further, mocking the very systems that create such value.
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As with much of Shl0ms’ work, Security exists both within and outside the systems it critiques. Their performances don’t simply critique from a distance; they participate in the same markets, exposing their contradictions in real-time. In Security, the financial theatrics of selling "securities" mock the superficial value often assigned to art, reminding us that the lines between art, commodity, and spectacle have never been blurrier.
For SOLOS, this performance is a timely intervention. As the art world increasingly mirrors the speculative nature of crypto, Security offers a satirical lens through which to view these entangled markets. And as Shl0ms continues to ask uncomfortable questions about the nature of value and belief in art, their work remains a vital commentary on our strange relationship with the objects, digital or otherwise, that define our world.
Bio
Shl0ms is an enigmatic conceptual digital artist whose work challenges conventional notions of artistic value. Operating under a pseudonym, they blur the lines between individual creation and collective expression. Their unorthodox and provocative…