Mr. Black, the artist shrouded in mystery, renowned for his street art and the launch of a colossal 21,000 ordinal collection on the Bitcoin network, has shared more about his upcoming work, “Messianic Age.” The artist has disclosed that this eagerly awaited collection will be revealed on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) once the minting process is finalized.
Mr. Black has gained broad recognition in the crypto community due to his mysterious work, comprised of posters and stickers spread in major cities worldwide. Mr. Black’s work has been found in Rome, Jerusalem, Mexico City, Tel Aviv, and in the vibrant artistic scene of the street in Paris.
His new collection, the “Messianic Age,” has set the goal of ushering in a new era of peace and knowledge worldwide. This promise has captured the attention of major figures in the crypto space, as well as other personalities and sectors outside of the nascent industry.
The mysterious artist has shared his work via his social media handler in the past few weeks. These art pieces featured big names in crypto and the legacy financial world, including Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao (@cz_binance), Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos), Dana White (@danawhite), Ayatollah Khamenei (@khamenei_ir), and even the Tesla and X CEO, Elon Musk (@elonmusk).
As the work of Mr. Black does the rounds across X and other social media platforms, users have been discussing and debating the implications and the meaning behind these provocative pieces. As a result, several users have been denouncing Musk’s owned X for suppressing Mr. Black’s works.
Users have begun noticing a shadow ban on the artist and his work by pointing at the posts’ low visibility and reach. In addition, other users have been reporting issues with finding Mr. Black’s art on the social media platform, leading to whether X is trying to hush the well-known artist due to his work.
Other users have been wondering about the reasons behind this shadow ban and the reason why it is growing harder to find the artist’s works on X. Speculations from several sectors are pointing to the Messianic Age and its promise of ushering a new era of peace as the main reason, and potential pressure from some of the figures depicted in Mr. Black’s work.
In that sense, the implication of X trying to silence a major artist cannot be understated. Trying to hush Mr. Black’s voice before launching the Messianic Age collection is perceived by many as an attempt to weaken its objective of bringing a new era of peace worldwide. Thus, attacking Mr. Black is attacking freedom of speech on X, a platform allegedly defending its users’ right to express themselves.
The crypto community, which is used to finding major corporations and central entities, is paying attention to this case. The accusation against X brings further mystery to an already cryptic figure, and the struggle against X emphasizes digital artists’ obstacles in the modern world. Will Mr. Black prevail against Musk’s X? Only time will tell.
Cover image from Mr. Black