Verse Talks

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Virality in art, shared cultural realities, navigating the market Nov 15, 2024

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_tom
Andreas Gysin: https://x.com/andreasgysin
Jan Robert Leegte: https://x.com/janrobertleegte
Paul Prudence: https://x.com/mrprudence
Paul Prudence - ISO/IEC 10646: https://verse.works/series/iso-iec-10646-by-paul-prudence?itemId=41065b8e-42d9-4e9f-9336-4999516378ae
Iskra Velitchkova: https://x.com/pointline_
Iskra Velitchkova - Ink: https://www.artblocks.io/curated/collections/ink-(fragrances)-by-iskra-velitchkova

Investment funds involvement with institutions, ethics in the space, $BAN fall out and Paris Photo Nov 08, 2024

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/qubibien
Disrupted Star - https://x.com/tidallyd
Legio X - https://x.com/legio_x_
Shaun Keenan - https://x.com/ktheorphan
World Computer Sculpture Garden: https://x.com/0xshiroi/status/1853775794264236338?s=46&t=Y0qIYiBAAsy4ea-t-FfRQw

AI season, Botto's evolution, artist meme coins, ArtBlocks partners with OpenSea Nov 01, 2024

00:29 - Sentiment in the space
02:31 - Art Basel report and movement in the wider art world
07:18 - 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 practice
26:33 - ArtBlock partners with OpenSea
35:39 - Verse Rundown
41:02 - Artist highlights
Cherry: https://x.com/aletiune
ClownVamp - The Junk Machine: https://x.com/clownvamp/status/1851624131160064011?s=46&t=Y0qIYiBAAsy4ea-t-FfRQw
Artie Handz - the deviates: https://highlight.xyz/mint/shape:0xD4dd46226Db9c0c7af2D6925ffAC3af193422649

Artie Handz news, ArtBlocks Curated returns, Foundation's Pivot Oct 26, 2024

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 Phantasmagoria
57:47 - Zuka Kipiani upcoming on Artie Galerie
01:01:45 - Push, pull and different perspectives
01:09:16 - Verse Rundown
01:15:33 - Artist highlights
RJ - Crash: https://verse.works/series/crash-by-rj16848519
Auriea Harvey - Me And My Ghost: https://objkt.com/collections/KT1ERJwCZGPNwarxhxVmXBjh96pchnTMpHNi

Lillian Schwartz: http://lillian.com/
Nice Aunties: https://x.com/niceaunties/status/1848285696932655230?s=46&t=Y0qIYiBAAsy4ea-t-FfRQw
Iskra Velitchkova: http://iskraovelitchkova.com
Mika Rottenberg: https://www.hauserwirth.com/artists/23390-mika-rottenberg/

Frieze rundown, are fairs still relevant, the bleeding edge, emotion versus technicality in art Oct 18, 2024

1:52 Sentiment check
10:45 Shl0ms, energy and the market
15:05 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: https://x.com/etiennejcb
Beesandbombs: https://x.com/beesandbombs
Cedar Plank: https://x.com/hasdrubalwaffle
Jon Wubbushi: https://x.com/wubbushi
The Rapture: https://verse.works/series/the-rapture-by-wubbushi

Artist sustainability, posturing and authenticity, collector mentality, Shl0ms' Security Oct 11, 2024

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 openness
1:07:18 - Verse rundown and Shl0ms' Security
1:17:35 - Artist highlights
Bank: https://x.com/blankspac_e
0009: https://verse.works/0009
Jon Cates: http://joncates.com/
Jon Cates - Gitch Western Cowboy: https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1XDBxZxcyKh2NhAAiCvELu57LvvjQBTfWU/111
Riiiis: https://riiiis.xyz
SPACEFILLER: https://x.com/spacefillerart
Arsiliath: https://x.com/arsiliath

BURNT UMBER BROKEN SILVER AMERICAN SPIRIT, a conversation with Petra Cortright Oct 07, 2024

https://www.petracortright.com/
https://solos.gallery/artists/petra-cortright
https://verse.works/petra-cortright

Shape goes live, private sales vs the ethos of the space, is crypto hurting us, Verse's new secondary market and SOLOS fall programme Oct 04, 2024

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 - Repetition and Noise: https://highlight.xyz/mint/base:0x8718d8f356FCDcbe6BD359A157A63dB898dC3f53
Yuri_jjjj: https://objkt.com/@yurijjjj
Mert's tweet: https://x.com/0xmert_/status/1840765813021626501?s=46&t=Y0qIYiBAAsy4ea-t-FfRQw

Silk Road run down, competition in the space, Mat Dryhurst's post, is conceptual art a scam? Sep 27, 2024

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

Bad taste in the space? What is good art? Verse product updates Sep 20, 2024

01:35 - Personal Journeys
17:00 - Bad Taste in the space?
26:00 - Defining good art
33:00 - What is bad art
37:50 - Artist wallets and provenance
42:45 - Verse run down
50:10 - Verse Collect
51:49 - Artist highlights
Tù.úk’z - Escapes: https://verse.works/series/escapes-tuukz
PerfectLoop - https://objkt.com/@perfectloop
Jess MacCormak: https://daily.xyz/artist/jess-mac