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  • Comment: The lead tells us: In May 2024, Christie's Hong Kong sold his work PX8371S for HKD 1,008,000; market press reported it as a new auction record for the artist.
    "Career" tells us: On 29 May 2024, Christie's Hong Kong sold PX8371S in the 21st Century Art Day Sale for HKD 1,008,000. HENI reported the result as a new auction record for the artist.
    "Selected auction results" tells us: 29 May 2024: PX8371S, Christie’s Hong Kong, price realised HKD 1,008,000 (reported as a record for the artist).
    Once is enough. And repetition of other claims should be cut too. Hoary (talk) 00:36, 22 September 2025 (UTC)

Skygolpe
Skygolpe on stage at NFT in Europe 2022, Théâtre du Gymnase, Paris
Skygolpe speaking at NFT in Europe, Théâtre du Gymnase, Paris, 17 September 2022
Born1986 (age 38–39)
NationalityItalian
Known forDigital art; non-fungible tokens; painting; installation

Skygolpe (born 1986) is an Italian visual artist whose practice spans digital art, painting, photography and installation. He is noted for faceless portraiture and for works that bridge physical and digital media.[1] In July 2022, Christie's sold an NFT certificate linked to his painting PX4826E; Italian press described it as the auction house's first sale of an NFT of a physical artwork.[2][3] He has since achieved an auction record at Christie's Hong Kong.

Career

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Skygolpe gained broader media attention in Italy in 2021, when Sette (Corriere della Sera) profiled his work and approach to crypto art.[4]

In July 2022, Christie's sold the NFT certificate representing the ownership of his painting PX4826E for US$69,300, a sale widely covered by the Italian press.[2][5][3]

In November 2023–January 2024, Foundry in Dubai presented his solo exhibition Third Dimension, produced by Valuart and curated by Giuseppe Moscatello, which brought together physical canvases from the series Paint on Pixel, AI photographic works and digital pieces.[6][7]

In May–June 2025, he realized the public art project BLACKOUT in Milan, a series of large-format interventions across the city that combined enigmatic textual slogans with AI-generated imagery, prompting public debate on identity and technology.[8][9] The artist discussed his practice and themes in a 2025 interview with Sky TG24.[10]

Work and themes

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Commentators have linked Skygolpe’s practice to a sustained inquiry into identity and the interaction between physical and digital media. Vanity Fair Italia highlighted his faceless portraiture and hybrid method mixing paint, photography and digital processes,[1] while Artnet News framed his work as “collapsing the boundaries between digital and physical art” around the Paint on Pixel series.[6]

Selected exhibitions

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  • 19–21 December 2024: Paint on Pixel, 48 Hester Street, New York (solo).[11]
  • 2023–2024: Third Dimension, Foundry, Dubai (solo).[6][7]

Public projects

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  • 2025: BLACKOUT, citywide public installation, Milan, Italy.[8][9]

Selected auction results

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  • 21 July 2022: PX4826E (NFT certificate plus physical work), Christie’s Online, sold for US$69,300.[2][3]
  • 29 May 2024: PX8371S, Christie’s Hong Kong, price realised HKD 1,008,000 (reported as a record for the artist).[12][13]

References

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  1. ^ a b Piacenza, Davide (13 April 2022). "Metterci la faccia". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "SKYGOLPE (B. 1986), PX4826E". Christie's. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b c Rociola, Arcangelo (22 July 2022). "Christie's vende all'asta il primo Nft di un'opera d'arte fisica. L'autore è un italiano". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  4. ^ "L'artista Skygolpe e gli NFT: «Così creiamo opere digitali uniche e irripetibili»". Sette (Corriere della Sera) (in Italian). 23 July 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  5. ^ "All'asta da Christie's primo Nft di un'opera d'arte fisica". ANSA (in Italian). 22 July 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2025 – via Alto Adige.
  6. ^ a b c "Spotlight: Multimedia Artist Skygolpe Collapses the Boundaries Between Digital and Physical Art in a New Solo Show". Artnet News. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Skygolpe at Foundry". ArtViewer. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  8. ^ a b "BLACKOUT | L'intervento pubblico dell'artista digitale Skygolpe tra arte, intelligenza artificiale e filosofia". Smallzine (in Italian). 21 May 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Skygolpe a Milano: Blackout, un progetto di arte pubblica". Milano per me (in Italian). 26 May 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  10. ^ "Il mondo visionario di Skygolpe: "La realtà è solo la tua illusione"". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 24 May 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  11. ^ Fer, Tania (19 December 2024). "Paint on Pixel, Skygolpe – 48 Hester St, New York". OfLUXO. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  12. ^ "SKYGOLPE (B. 1986), PX8371S". Christie's. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  13. ^ "Auction Record Set For Skygolpe". HENI. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
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