A format in which collectors mint outputs of a generative algorithm one at a time, each seed producing a unique work, until an edition of hundreds or thousands is complete. Art Blocks established it in 2020.
Neither the artist nor the collector knows what the work is going to look like until the moment it's minted.
Julia Kaganskiy, Julia Kaganskiy on Generativity’s Deeper Consideration
It wasn't called long-form generative art at the time but I think that was what I was hoping to accomplish—to highlight the artist giving up control but also being able to show off the diversity of the algorithm.
Dmitri Cherniak, Dmitri Cherniak on Strictly for Art