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Grimes Sells Digital Art Collection: $5.8 Million In 20 minutes

Grimes made a lot of money in a short amount of time by selling pieces from her digital art collection titled “WarNymph.” The singer sold $5.8 million worth of her…

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Grimes made a lot of money in a short amount of time by selling pieces from her digital art collection titled "WarNymph." The singer sold $5.8 million worth of her art in under 20 minutes. She announced on the sale on Sunday via Twitter, saying that she'd be selling her art for 48 hours, but she sold out of everything in well under that amount of time.

WarNymph is described as exploring "the fluidity of identity in the virtual age: the ability to create, augment, and splinter ourselves into unlimited avatars, create boundless worlds, and build rich, complex lore."

Grimes described the baby in the artwork as "the Goddess of Neo-Genesis," though people online have speculated that the baby depicted in the collection is actually a representation of her and Elon Musk's baby, X Æ A-Xii.

Grimes, born Claire Elise Boucher,  is selling the collection on the NFT trading platform Nifty Gateway. She collaborated with her brother, Mac Boucher, who has worked with her on past projects like the music video for "Kill V. Maim".

One piece, "Newborn 2" was traded for over $300,000 in under 10 minutes. The image depicting a baby guarding Mars has already been relisted at $2.5 million.

The singer plans to give a portion of the proceeds to Carbon 180, a nonprofit organization focused on reducing carbon emissions. Musk shares her beliefs about carbon emissions, announcing in February he would fund a carbon-capture competition - pledging about $100 million.

Laila Abuelhawa is the Top 40 and Hip-Hop pop culture writer for Beasley Media Group. Being with the company for over three years, Laila's fierce and fabulous red-carpet rankings have earned her a feature on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert!' Her favorite stories are those surrounding the latest in celebrity fashion, television and film rankings, and how the world reacts to major celebrity news. With a background in journalism, Laila's stories ensure accuracy and offer background information on stars that you wouldn't have otherwise known. She prides herself in covering stories that inform the public about what is currently happening and what is to come in the ever-changing, ever-evolving media landscape.