3FACE (Token #1, Archetype: Change)
<p>Ian Cheng, <em>3FACE (Token #1, Archetype: Change)</em>, 2022. NFT (ERC-721a), custom software, cloud-based services. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Digital Art Committee 2023.164.1</p>
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- Year
- 2022
- Collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Artist
- Ian Cheng
Artist

Ian Cheng is an American artist working primarily in digital video, simulation, and immersive installation. His practice centers on generative systems and artificial life, creating evolving narratives that exist in real time rather than linear sequences. His work explores consciousness, agency, and the simulation of complex adaptive systems through custom software and algorithmic processes.
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3FACE
2022 · Digital image (generative, interactive)
Emissary Sunsets the Self
2016 · Live simulation and story (color, sound)
Emissary Forks at Perfection
2015 · Live simulation and story (color, sound)
Emissary in the Squat of Gods
2015 · Live simulation and story (color, sound)
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