24 HOURS OF ART
Digital Art Headlines, Market Highlights and Analysis from September 19-20th
London Calling
Defaced arrives. Lost In The Supermarket launches 72 hour auction on SuperRare, breaks out. Five bids in from Sam Spratt, DeeKay, Han, Omid, and WCC, vaulting it from 20 to 30.697 ETH. 2 days to go.
Matt’s Multitudes
Matt Kane releases ANONS. All 4 ANONS (4.2 ETH reserves) and 21 of their 32 Multitudes (1.337 ETH reserves) in 24hr countdown. 45.64 ETH thus far.
Plaques & Tangles
tjo reveals year-long creative endeavor Plaques & Tangles, ventures into new medium with poignant statement on Alzheimer’s. Full-length version headed for festival run, three interactive 1/1 SuperRare pieces airdropped to RarePass holders today 12:00pm EDT.
Careful Curation
AOTM announces Ephemeral Visions: Exploring Transience through Art auction beginning on October 3rd, featuring 18 artists
Feral File announces SOURCE exhibition curated by Operator, 0xDEAFBEEF, and Casey REAS highlighting use of software as medium
Art Blocks Action
Ringers #28 by Dmitri Cherniak: 30 WETH to 0xFudmaster
Ringers #75 by Dmitri Cherniak: 27.125 WETH (6th in 16 days for collector)
Chromie Squiggle #2161 by Snowfro: 23.65 ETH to Cozomo
Meridian #135 by Matt DesLauriers: 11.95 ETH to philbirt
Chromie Squiggle #9867 by Snowfro: 9.45 WETH to Seedphrase
Collection Notes
Matteo Mauro opens FOUR SEASONS: AUTUMN on Nifty Gateway, sells out 2 artworks, 4 editions each, $26,400 total
SlimeSunday launches alter ego (and historical homage) GrimeMonday contract, sees 73 collect flash open edition FRACTURED MEMORIES
Winds of Yawanawa /759 by Refik Anadol: 5 sales for 34.15 ETH, floor: 7.15 ETH
INCOMING: The Memes by 6529 CONTAGION by Rupture, 11am EDT
INCOMING: ClickCreate Undefined:Unified by neurocolor, 3pm EDT
Highlight 1/1 Sales
Mundi Intacta by Kazonomics: 4.62 ETH
Glitching Non-Euclidian Brain Frame by davidhenrynobodyjr: 2 ETH to Pindar Van Arman
A Record of Life by kao: 1 ETH to mini_investorY
Doomscrollooor by nicedayJules: 1 ETH to evbuilds
be reflective by yassi: 0.75 ETH to tsme
LIVE: Sit Up At The Table by davidhenrynobodyjr: 2 ETH bid, ends 10:20am EDT
Highlight Edition Sales
Grifters /666 by XCOPY: 7.569 WETH to Rektguysaregood
Opepen Edition by Jack Butcher: 5.99 & 3.5 ETH
Themes and Variations /499 by Vera Molnár: 3.53, 3.5 & 3.05 WETH
AB Memories of Qilin /1,024 by Emily Xie: 3.3 ETH & 2.8751 WETH
AB The Harvest /400 by Per Kristian Stoveland: 2.8 ETH
The Currency by Damien Hirst: 2.6 ETH
MACHINE HALLUCINATIONS : MARS LANDSCAPES - Collector's Edition /30 by Refik Anadol: 1.97 WETH to wagmi1
Synthetic Dreams /1k by Refik Anadol: 1.68 WETH
Laughing Stock /55 by Alotta Money: $1,715 to eternalyst
Prime Example /97 by Alotta Money: $1,480 to eternalyst
Closing Thoughts
Massive day. Art Blocks high end action returned, and individual artists ruled the day in a variety of places and ways:
Defaced: SuperRare, 1/1
GrimeMonday: Manifold, flash open edition
Matt Kane: Own site, 1/1 & 1/1/8
Matteo Mauro: Nifty Gateway, small batch /4 editions
tjo: SupeRare aidrops, festival future
Now consider two massive curation announcements - one commercial, one non-commercial - from AOTM and Feral File.
This is one of the more important days in recent memory. Get inspired.