Till Lindemann, lead singer of the German metal band Rammstein,
has angered Russia’s renowned Hermitage Museum with a crypto initiative.
The musician seeks over a hundred thousand euros for an NFT collection
containing footage and imagery shot in the cultural institution. The
tokens have been created without its authorization.
German Singer Till Lindemann Sells NFTs of Russian Art Without Permission
Rammstein’s vocalist and songwriter Till Lindemann has put up for
sale five non-fungible tokens (NFTs), the most expensive of which has a
price tag of €100,000. The NFTill
collection contains a video clip of his performance of the popular
Russian patriotic ballad “Beloved Town” which was shot in May. The
world-famous museum in Saint Petersburg allowed Lindemann to record the video as part of the Year of Germany in the Russian Federation which started in August 2020.
However, museum officials did not appreciate Lindemann’s NFT initiative, Forklog reported. In a statement
released on Facebook, the Hermitage stressed that the use of images of
objects from the museum’s exhibitions and interiors in the token
collection labeled ‘Hermitage Edition’ “was not and could not have been
agreed with the museum.”
It also said Mr. Lindemann was sent a warning notice regarding the
violation of the museum’s licensing policy with his NFT project. No
response has been received from the German singer so far and the tokens
have already been offered for sale online.
The Hermitage further pointed out that it’s probably among the first
such institutions in the world to have faced an unfair use of its
exhibits in the NFT field. It also remarked that Mr. Lindemann had
personally signed an agreement with the museum clearly stating the
permission to use images and any other materials from the Hermitage
applies exclusively to the music video.
In July, the museum itself announced
it was considering issuing NFTs for works of art from its rich
collections and was in talks with crypto exchange Binance which had just
launched its NFT marketplace.
The Hermitage plans to hold its first art exhibition of non-fungible
tokens by the end of this year. Its management expects the tokens to
bring additional funding and hopes NFTs will be exempted from the
current Russian regulations on digital assets.
Rammstein is a Neue Deutsche Härte (NDH)
band established in Berlin in 1994, which became world-famous with its
industrial metal and rock music that produced hits such as “Du Hast,”
“Engel,” and “Amerika.” Till Lindemann has been writing the lyrics and
singing the songs as the lead vocalist of Rammstein since its formation.
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