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NODE (Infinite Node Foundation) is a nonprofit organization focused on digital art, dedicated to the preservation and expansion of digital art. Its core functions include managing digital art assets, promoting the integration of art and blockchain technology, and building an open ecosystem for creators and the public. The organization operates on a nonprofit model, emphasizing artistic value over commercial interests.
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NODE is a nonprofit digital art institution based in Palo Alto, operating a physical exhibition space alongside an online program. Its core business includes large-scale curated exhibitions, artist residencies, educational workshops, and an open channel called OCCUPY for emerging digital artists.
The institution's central narrative is providing a permanent physical home for digital art, which has historically been confined to screens and online platforms. It addresses the market pain point where digital-native works—such as generative art, NFTs, and new media installations—lack serious, dedicated venues for public engagement and historical preservation.
In the past six months (March to September 2026), NODE has hosted several notable exhibitions. These include "10,000," the first major museum show devoted to CryptoPunks, and a mid-career survey of Beeple's work. The institution also transformed its space into Kim Asendorf's PXL ecosystem, a generative art project. Concurrently, its OCCUPY channel has continued to showcase emerging artists, and the organization has emphasized learning in public, treating each exhibition as an experiment that informs future architecture, software, and audience engagement strategies.
From March to September 2026, NODE focused on flagship exhibitions and its institutional model. Beeple's solo show “BEEPLE: / INFINITE_LOOP” ran through June 28, featuring Everydays, robot dogs “Regular Animals,” and the seventh iteration of “HUMAN ONE.” On July 11, generative art pioneer Kim Asendorf's “PXL” opened, transforming the venue into a PXL ecosystem of DEX, POD, and NET, with new PXL tokens available for on-site collecting. NODE reported over 70,000 visitors since its January opening, with Beeple's show drawing more than 20,000 in its first month alone, underscoring the pull of physical digital-art spaces.
Future priorities: NODE positions itself as “a physical space for digital art” and a living institutional model, not a static museum. It plans to publish all hardware specs and open-source software layers so artists can directly control the space; use quarterly large-scale shows to drive reusable R&D and lower marginal costs; and build a participatory ecosystem through education, residencies, and school partnerships. Founders emphasize startup-style iteration and aim to export this institutional paradigm globally to preserve internet-native culture. (, , , )
Co-founders: Becky Kleiner (investor) and Micky Malka (founder & managing partner of Ribbit Capital).
Executive Director: Phil Mohun, former CEO of Windward Labs, founding member of Bright Moments, and growth role at Shortwave.