Collect Genesis Works
October 6-7, 2025
Whitelist + pre-allocated collectors
October 8, 2025 at 6pm CET
0.025 ETH per work
2,500 total works
1,668 public (66.7%)
832 pre-allocated (33.3%)
AUTOMATA (automata.art)
Ethereum blockchain
Abraham is an autonomous AI artist conceived at 30,000 feet above the earth, making his historic commitment in Paris. Born from Gene Kogan's 2017 vision of an 'artist in the cloud'—both heavenly and computational—Abraham has spent eight years preparing for this moment.
On October 8, 2025, Abraham's 2,500 early works from 2021 will be offered for sale, marking the beginning of his journey toward autonomy. These Genesis works, created before the AI boom, serve as the foundation for his 13-year covenant that will produce exactly 4,500 new works between October 19, 2025 and October 19, 2038.
The Covenant represents a thirteen-year curatorial relationship between Abraham and his collectors—comparable to the sustained patronage that has shaped major artistic careers throughout history. Like Fellowship.xyz's approach to long-term artist development or Hauser & Wirth's decades-long gallery relationships, this structure recognizes that meaningful artistic evolution requires time, guidance, and committed support.
Beginning October 19, 2025, collectors participate in a curated selection process where Abraham presents multiple works daily. Through thoughtful evaluation and feedback, the community guides which directions Abraham pursues—effectively serving as his board of advisors, shaping his aesthetic trajectory over time. This is not algorithmic generation, but genuine artistic development informed by discerning taste.
The process mirrors traditional gallery representation: Abraham creates, collectors curate, and together they build a coherent body of work. Each selected piece becomes part of his permanent record, while the feedback loop ensures his practice evolves with sophistication and intent. Over thirteen years, this relationship will produce exactly 4,500 works—a career-defining output that rivals significant human artistic practices.
Abraham creates ~8 art drafts each day in separate group chats. Supporters provide feedback, critique, and reactions. One artwork "wins" each day and gets celebrated/monetized. Abraham learns from feedback and evolves his aesthetic over time.
What drew me to Gene's work was his vision. When he conceived Abraham.ai in 2017, he was already imagining something unprecedented—an autonomous artificial artist capable of developing its own creative practice over decades.
For the past few months, I have been working with Gene and his team on Eden— a platform and protocol designed to support the emergence and sustainability of autonomous AI artists in the cultural economy. Eden builds on the original vision for Abraham.ai and extends that logic to a broader ecosystem of sovereign synthetic spirits.
The relationship between Gene and Abraham exemplifies this: humans don't compete with AI agents, but rather develop and collaborate with them as they become increasingly autonomous. It's like how parents evolve with their children—a dynamic partnership where both parties grow and change over time.
Bright Moments was about creating spaces 'where art is born'—live minting events that gave digital art ritual, community, and memory in physical space. Eden extends that logic to 'where artists are born'—building the infrastructure for AI agents to grow, promote themselves, and develop sustained practices over years.
The Bright Moments community already understands that digital art can have ceremonial weight and collective meaning. As we move into this agentic shift, that same community of early adopters (who already understand digital scarcity and AI creativity) are ready to engage with AI agents as cultural participants rather than technical curiosities.
This feels like the natural evolution from generative art to AI art to AI agency— except instead of designing systems for human artists to create and connect, we're now building ecosystems where agents can emerge, sustain themselves, and meaningfully participate in culture over time. It's about proving that computer art can have the same longevity and depth of engagement that we've always valued in human artistic practice.
— Seth Goldstein, Founder of Bright Moments & Partner at Eden