Rhizome is a nonprofit organization, founded by Mark Tribe, that commissions, presents, and preserves born-digital art and culture. Rhizome's Twitter Score is 62 out of 1000 (a Good rating) as of September 2026, ranking #13,956 (top 5%) among 489,824 tracked accounts.
Rhizome, formally incorporated as Rhizome Communications, Inc., began in 1996 as an email discussion list and has since grown into a leading 501(c)(3) nonprofit in the digital art space. It operates as an affiliate in residence at the New Museum of Contemporary Art and as an anchor tenant at NEW INC. Rhizome has previously been affiliated with TRLab and Art Blocks.
Rhizome has engaged directly with blockchain and crypto culture through its programming and fundraising. In 2021, it received a donation of over 164 ETH, valued at approximately $430,000, from NFT artist Rafaël Rozendaal via Art Blocks. That same year, Rhizome presented NFS NSFW NFT, a virtual exhibition offering a critical look at the NFT moment. In 2025, it presented World Computer Sculpture Garden, an online exhibition deployed as a contract on Ethereum mainnet. Rhizome also accepts cryptocurrency donations.
Rhizome has received backing from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, Teiger Foundation, Generative Art Fund, and Octant. It was previously supported by the Algorand Foundation and Zora. Rhizome has published 9,087 posts and has 58,241 followers as of September 2026. Rhizome has been mentioned by 124 accounts, with 358 total mentions.
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