01:23 - Signs for the year ahead 04:52 - Looking back on 2024 10:11 - Buying, selling and thinking about a collection from a market perspective 13:21 - Reflecting on the last year at Verse 17:10 - Institutional and populist approaches towards culture 20:50 - ChrisF's systems art vs object fetishism thesis 27:49 - fxhash, OpenSea and platform tokens 42:42 - Lonli's highlight 44:16 - Verse rundown 47:59 - Artist Highlights ChrisF...
01:14 - An overview of Tabor's career to date 04:19 - The common threads 07:25 - Physical vs digital 12:39 - Scepticism from the traditional space 15:41 - Working at a web3 pace 18:44 - Conservatism in contemporary art 25:30 - Broken Printer's Recycled Program 29:53 - The process of creating a Recycled piece 34:23 - The genesis of Broken Printer 40:22 - The birth of TABCORP LABS 43:08 - What is TABCORP LABS 47:46 - The artist, ...
00:38 - Art Basel Recap 04:12 - Online vs irl connections 07:40 - Reflections on Security 19:59 - Release mechanics and artist growth 32:15 - The value of network effects 38:48 - Do curators need to be collectors 45:25 - Basel Recap pt 2 51:00 - Verse rundown 59:07 - Artist highlights Dev Harlan - https://x.com/devharlanNicolas Sassoon - https://x.com/nicolas_sassoonTabor Robak - https://x.com/taborrobak Tù.úk’z - https://x.com/tuukzsDadabots - https://x.com/dadabots &...
00:48 - Are we back? 04:25 - Collector confidence 11:14 - New entrants to the space 13:17 - RTFKT closure 17:20 - PFPs, identity and community 29:33 - Meme coins and risk 34:07 - Dynamics of fractionalisation44:45 - Network effects and OEs 51:22 - Shl0ms is God 55:44 - Discipline to collecting 01:04:44 - Verse rundown 01:07:22 - Artist highlights Eko33 - https://x.com/eko33 Panaviscope - https://x.com/panaviscope Ex Mortal...
01:08 - Jay's experience as an artist 10:00 - "Anyone can art?" 16:59 - Reflecting on the banana and its impact 21:12 - Memes and virality 27:11 - Brain Rot and the speed of culture 36:31 - Traditional conceptual art and NFTs 40:00 - Bullposting and energy online 47:51 - Responsibility towards artists 51:43 - Paintboxed Miami 53:47 - The final act of Shl0ms' Security 54:40 - The Tornado Cash ruling 57:51 - Verse Rundown 01:01:14 - Artist Highlights Auriea Harvey - https://x.com/auriea Mazin -...
01:18 - Marfa recap 16:45 - Artists, meme coins and marketing 23:04 - Financial nihilism and Sterling Crispin's post 26:54 - AI agents and their cultural impact 31:05 - The importance of human connection 34:46 - Framing agent developments, aesthetics and process 39:05 - Potential for growth in the space 42:39 - Unbound by human limits 46:15 - How should Verse navigate the art-agent axis 01:01:41 - Verse Rundown 01:10:38 - Artist Highlightsqubibi - https://x.com/qubibi quibibi Awakened - https...
01:09 - Sentiment check 03:01 - Navigating the market 09:07 - Platforms prepping for the bull 15:45 - Twitter discourse 17:54 - Art and virality 22:18 - The impact of virality on a creative practice 30:15 - Cultural parallels from the mainstream 33:39 - The bleeding edge 35:43 - tinysoul 38:04 - Memes, video games and shared cultural realities 41:15 - Verse Rundown 46:09 - Artist Highlights Michelle Tompson: https://x.com/mich_tomAndreas Gysin: https://x.com/andreasgysi...
00:31 - Sentiment in the space 03:10 - Paris Photo 11:44 - $BAN and Michael Bouhanna 17:20 - The responsibility of leaders in the space and public perception 25:04 - The most significant work of the 21st Century 28:18 - Mechanics of museum administration 31:11 - Investment funds involvement with institutions 41:05 - Verse Rundown 58:02 - Artist Highlights Luluxxx - https://x.com/luluixixix Rafaël Rozendaal - https://x.com/newrafael qubibi - https://x.com/qub...
00:29 - Sentiment in the space 02:31 - Art Basel report and movement in the wider art world07:18 - Cattelan's banana and artist meme coins 15:50 - Sh0ms' Nothing 17:37 - AI season 19:54 - Botto turns to code based generative art 24:14 - The importance of growth in any practice26:33 - ArtBlock partners with OpenSea 35:39 - Verse Rundown 41:02 - Artist highlights Cherry: https://x.com/aletiuneClownVamp - The Junk Machine: https://x.com/clownvamp/status/1851624131160064011?s=46&t=Y0qIYiBAAsy...
00:33 - Artie Handz news 05:03 - The realities of running a platform in the space 10:07 - Has being platform side shifted Jay's perspective 11:53 - What's next, new Artie Galerie shows and Jay's own series 15:01 - The two sides of the space and where they intersect 29:14 - Exploring the ArtBlocks premium 34:18 - Unpacking mpkoz's Bokeh and AB Curated's return 44:11 - Foundations' instagram wipe 54:15 - Mazin's Phantasmagoria57:47 - Zuka Kipiani upcoming on Artie Galeri...
1:52 Sentiment check 10:45 Shl0ms, energy and the market15:05 Frieze rundown, are art fairs still relevant? 20:48 Combining a digital and physical approach 23:40 Confidence in marketing work 25:20 The importance of a physical space 30:54 The bleeding edge 32:57 Familiarity, perception and context 36:23 Trends, top tens and the mainstream 39:48 Emotion versus technicality 46:33 Highlighting our pioneers 50:33 Artist highlights Ex Mortal: https://x.com/ex_mortal_Etienne Jacob:...
12:00 - Posturing and authenticity 21:03 - Collectors selling 24:50 - Reflecting on price extremes 30:44 - 2021 fallout and the price of participation 35:33 - Risk and opportunity 53:17 - Market moving 57:48 - Forming relationships in the space 1:01:40 - Pseudonymity vs openness1:07:18 - Verse rundown and Shl0ms' Security 1:17:35 - Artist highlights Bank: https://x.com/blankspac_e 0009: https://verse.works/0009 Jon Cates: http://jon...
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00:56 - Shape goes live 05:20 - Private sales vs accessibility 17:20 - Should PFPs show up in an art platform’s secondary market? Where’s the line? 25:40 - Is association with crypto and gambling holding the digital art movement back? 39:40 - Mert's tweet 43:50 - Verse rundown & SOLOS fall programme 56:03 - Artist highlights William Mapan: https://verse.works/william-mapan Momo: https://deadlyyucca.com RJ: https://rj16848519.com/about Jeres - R...
3:30 - Silk Road run down 7:33 - Collaboration in the space 13:58 - Competing or complementary 23:54 - The issue with a lack of risk 31:02 - The growth of a global scene 38:40 - is conceptual art a scam 49:40 - Verse run down and artist highlights The Water Museum - Arctic Eggs: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2763670/Arctic_Eggs/Chia Amisola: https://chia.design/Ganbrood - Daemonica Syntheticum: https://verse.works/series/daemonica-syntheticum
01:35 - Personal Journeys17:00 - Bad Taste in the space?26:00 - Defining good art33:00 - What is bad art37:50 - Artist wallets and provenance42:45 - Verse run down50:10 - Verse Collect51:49 - Artist highlightsTù.úk’z - Escapes: https://verse.works/series/escapes-tuukzPerfectLoop - https://objkt.com/@perfectloopJess MacCormak: https://daily.xyz/artist/jess-mac
02:15 - Supply dynamics 09.05 - Consistency vs experimentation 11:42 - The argument for gallery exclusivity 19:50 - Platforms & galleries bidding at auction 32:00 - Verse run down 34:22 - The Verse Curation Board 36:12 - Why galleries matter 39:12 - Artie Gallerie rundown 53:28 - Artist highlights Francois Gamma - Ludanz https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1SEE64AgKMfdfYoMDMA8DLePzrGUrRL8z3/474John Provencher - Lore https://verse.works/artworks/172233d0...