24 HOURS OF ART: Friday Highlights
Digital Art Headlines, Market Highlights, and Analysis from 4/25 - 4/26
XCOPY Afterglow
ModeratsArt continues to be a central figure in XCOPY 1/1 Szn, collecting Afterglow for 128 ETH (~$406k USD) from j1mmyvault.
Minted in February, 2019 on SuperRare, the artwork includes a description: “We are the universe”. It was originally acquired in August, 2019 by hans01 for 0.5 ETH and again in March, 2021 by j1mmy for 26 ETH.
Meanwhile, a 220 ETH offer (thus far not accepted) is in from new2this on ‘Death by Algorithm’, also in the ModeratsArt Collection and with a public list of 350 ETH.
Also in the XCOPY ecosystem, 2 of the 15 ‘The Doomed (black & red)’ variants move in the same day, as The Doomed DAO acquires one and another sells for 24 ETH to an anonymous collector.
Raoul Chooses Violence
Via Raoul Pal:
“While everyone was busy raiding all the XCOPY I chose violence with Beeple, adding a cheeky 6 more to the collection (none include penises).
These two artists ARE the culture of the internet and the single most important artists in the digital space. They are the true OG's and will matter decades from now.
People also haven't really figured out how few Beeple pieces are actually available of this instantly recognizable and utterly iconic artist.”
The 6 additions are:
BULL RUN /271: 17.5 ETH
INFECTED /123: 14.69 ETH
INTO THE ETHER /207: 11.85 ETH
BIOLOGICAL COLLECTIBLE /100: 9.25 ETH
REBIRTH /100: 8.55 ETH
ABUNDANCE /100: 8.5492 ETH
Just a few hours later, one more Beeple joins the haul:
EVERYDAY ARTIFACTS [04.29.23] _ #5: 11.42 ETH
Also entering Raoul’s ‘TheCultureVault’ on the day:
laserEyes palette ‘heart you’ 1/1/8 by Alpha Centauri Kid: 15 ETH
Separate 24 Hour Beeple activity:
INTO THE ETHER /207: 9 ETH
BULL RUN /271: $29,500 to np_273261 via Nifty Gateway
INFECTED /123: 6 WETH
Singular Skull
Another 1/1/50 Skull of Luci is on the move as ‘Singular Focus’ by Sam Spratt sells for 85 ETH ($268,855 USD) from Ben Strauss to Redbeard and Guppy NFT, returning the Skull to its former holder.
Via Ben Strauss:
“A bittersweet moment this morning as I parted ways with my cherished Luci Skull, a piece that symbolizes my respect for Sam's masterful vision and the amazing community he has built.
It comforts me to know that this skull, which became my web3 identity for well over a year now, will be returning to its original owner, Benny. A beautiful full circle moment.”
Via Guppy NFT:
“Welcome home Singular Focus
Thank you Ben Strauss for caring for our baby
We believed in Sam Spratt then
And we believe in him even more now”
Masters of the Metaverse
‘Masters of the Metaverse’ 1/1/666 Collection by Mr Richi mints out on Magic Eden in Whitelist phase at 0.6 SOL each, 399.6 SOL total. 49 sales are in on secondary totaling 49.1 SOL, with list now at 1.04 SOL.
Collection: Highlights
Art Blocks - Chromie Squiggle /10k by Snowfro: 37 ETH volume, high sale: 9 WETH Bold, list: 5.5 ETH
BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ /27.1k by 0xFAR: 0.736 BTC volume, list: 0.00094 BTC
Terraforms /9,911 by Mathcastles: 13 ETH volume, list: 1.05 ETH
Opepen Edition /16k by Jack Butcher: 10 ETH volume, list: 0.1585 ETH
LIVE (BrainDrops) - Memories of an Exhibition by Benjamin Bardou
LIVE (Daily xyz) - TILT by Nikita Diakur
INCOMING (The Memes by 6529) - The Silent Protector by Utkal Gaurab
1/1: Highlights
Anomaly.97 by Giant Swan: 77.5k RARE | $9.2k USD to xcopy
Lost Specimens A— 0X07 by Linda Dounia: 2 ETH to WCC
Heat by Giant Swan: 1.452 ETH to marka_eth
As I Walked Out One Afternoon (Feb 2022 KO) by Hulki Okan Tabak: 1 ETH
I SEE YOU by an1: 17 SOL to jawniest
LIVE (SuperRare) - Abundance in Discarded Whit by Botto: 3.69 ETH bid, ends 4:00pm EST
LIVE (SuperRare) - No. 5 by Ayla El-Moussa: 2.5 ETH bid, ends 1:48pm EST
LIVE (SuperRare) - No. 2 by Ayla El-Moussa: 2 ETH bid, ends 7:10pm EST
1/1/X: Highlights
Winds of Yawanawa /1k by Refik Anadol: 4.4 ETH to Shamrock_xyz
The Golden Ratio /420 by Harto x Vivid: 0.151 BTC
Heurist Imaginaries /325: 2.64 & 2.59 ETH, 2.5 WETH
Art Blocks - Memories of Qilin /1,024 by Emily Xie: 2.485 ETH & 1.75 WETH
Asprey Bugatti La Voiture Noire Collection /261: 2 ETH to Artless_tech
Mutant Garden Seeder /513 by Harm van den Dorpel: 1.66, 1.65, 1.25 & 1.25 ETH
NextGen 6529 | Pebbles /1k by Zeblocks: 1.55 ETH & 1.1 WETH
On the Edge of Oblivion /554 by Nullish: 0.08 BTC
Bright Moments Finale /1k: 1.1 ETH & 0.85 WETH
Fellowship - alignDRAW /2,709 by Elman Mansimov: 1.04 WETH to Ghostxyz
Primera /400 by Mitchell and Yun: 0.9, 0.9 & 0.69 WETH
The Currency /2,008 by Damien Hirst: 0.81 ETH & 0.65 WETH
Fellowship - REWORLD /500 by Roope Rainisto: 0.8 WETH to bone_
Edition: Highlights
Red Lite District /210 by OSF: 3.19 & 3.19 WETH
Afterburn /870 by XCOPY: 2.169 & 2.1 ETH
PROTO-WRETCH /65 by XCOPY: 1.85 ETH
SAINT_LESS (Fire) /200 by XCOPY x NFTBoxes: 1.8 & 1.72 ETH
The Memes by 6529 - The Socially Umpired Animals /365 by Botto: 1.6 ETH to Big_Pengu
PROOF Collective /1k: 1.5 & 1.32 ETH, 1.24 WETH
PROTO-GOUGE /99 by XCOPY: 1.29 ETH
Molotov Glitch Bombs /25 by ACK: 1.01 ETH to Anonymoux
The Last Stand of the Nation State /415 by Slimesunday: $2,099 to sigmajay008
OBLIVION /500 by XCOPY: 0.61 ETH, 0.56 & 0.56 WETH
MAX PAIN /5,694 by XCOPY: 0.6, 0.6, 0.6, 0.599 & 0.59 ETH
Lovers’ Quarrel /70 by DeeKay: 0.59 ETH to ForTheHouse
The Memes by 6529 - SeizeJPGs /1k by 6529er: 0.37 ETH, 0.345 & 0.34 WETH
Closing Thoughts
The week certainly accelerated after a sleepy Sunday and Monday, didn’t it?
While the headlines speak for themselves, Ayla El-Moussa is having quite a 1/1 week, XCOPY enters two Giant Swan bids (wins one), we await a Botto auction close today, and OSF Red Lite Districts continue to sell in the Editions category.
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