24 HOURS OF ART: Wednesday Highlights
Digital Art Headlines, Market Highlights, and Analysis from 4/16 - 4/17
Ordinals At Auction
Ordinals lead the day as the 4 Lot Ordinal Maxi Biz (OMB) auction closes at $730,800 total via Christie’s:
Red, Blue, Green, and Orange Eye OMB Set by Tony Tafuro: $441,000
This Is Me by Tony Tafuro: $126,000
Recording In Progress by berkin bags: $88,200
Artists Journal by Tony Tafuro: $75,600
OMB creator ZK kicked off the auction by announcing that Lot 1 proceeds are set for donation to the Ulbricht Freedom Fund.
ThankYouX’s Terrains
Also on Ordinals, ThankYouX launches TERRAINS II. The in progress 1/1/544 sequel collection mint crosses 2 BTC in primary, and the secondaries of both collections see additional volume: 0.32 BTC (TERRAINS) and 0.149 BTC (TERRAINS II).
Via ThankYouX:
“This collection was all about bringing the art to life. Giving new feeling to each of my brushstrokes with a macro perspective. Art is my entire world…”
Some Other Doomed
Hivemind continues to unveil pillars of their Digital Culture Fund Collection, announcing Some Other Asshole by XCOPY.
Via Hivemind:
”Minted as a 1/1 piece in 2018, this artwork features a character in office attire with exaggerated facial distortions against a backdrop of dark, flashing colors, offering a powerful commentary on the dehumanizing aspects of corporate life…
More of our XCOPY collection to be revealed in the coming days!”
If you recall this private lot acquired in November, 2023 from the Starry Night Collection via Sotheby’s, you know these reveals will be impactful.
Meanwhile, an anonymous wallet freshly acquires a rare ‘The Doomed (red)’ by XCOPY for 32 WETH.
Via Benji:
“The Red Doomed is a 1/10 minted in 2020 by XCOPY, with 9 editions gifted to his best collectors and 1 edition auctioned off to cover the gas fees (lol).”
Emily’s Memories
Emily Xie’s Art Blocks collection Memories of Qilin /1,024 sees a surge of activity. In total there are 9 sales for 16.79 ETH (avg: 1.87 ETH) with a single wallet collecting 6.
Collection: Highlights
Terraforms /9,911 by Mathcastles: 77 ETH volume, floor: 1.12 ETH
Opepen Edition /16k by Jack Butcher: 24 ETH volume, floor: 0.185 ETH
swatches by jvmi: 12 ETH volume, floor: 0.097 ETH
alignDRAW /2,709 by Elman Mansimov x Fellowship: 10 ETH volume, floor: 1.6 ETH
LIVE (ClickCreate) - REVERIES by Louis Dazy, curated by Bryan Brinkman
LIVE (mmERCH) - First Drop x Gilbert Hernandez
INCOMING (The Memes by 6529) - Salt Lake Metaverse by Lola Hubner
1/1: Highlights
Where My Vans Go #31 by Drift: 5.5 WETH
Adoration of the Artificial by Victor Fota: $9,500 USDC to pangolinn.eth
CELESTIAL OFFERING by Leeaux: 2.5 ETH to Overflows
GodMode Activating by Injectkid: 2.011 ETH to noart_yesjpg
𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 by MaNiC//: 0.88 ETH to _ktmkancha
Medusa by Muhju: 0.69 ETH to Tailchakra
Pepe by Muhju: 0.69 ETH to CodeMedici
The Ferryman by Muhju: 0.69 ETH to Other World
F114 Black Light Pop by Ekos Genesis Art Collection: 0.65 ETH
Izaki by Zigor: 0.61 ETH to ethdotco
The Guardians - Temple gods by Souline: 0.6 ETH to basileus
LIVE (Foundation) - Ben, The Huh Cat: 5 ETH bid (Feisty Doge), ends Sat
LIVE (SuperRare) - RAGE by Patrick Amadon: 3.69 ETH bid, ends Thurs 2:00pm EST
LIVE (SuperRare) - Modular (Sept 2022 SR) by Pi-Slices: 1.25 ETH bid, ends 9:38pm EST
LIVE (NINFA) - Nexus Anima by Muhju
1/1/X: Highlights
Grifters /666 by XCOPY: 10.1 ETH to SOMADA-X
The Golden Ratio /420 by Harto x Vivid: 0.25 BTC
Heurist Imaginaries /325: 2.3, 2.3 & 2.2 ETH
The Currency /2,005 by Damien Hirst: 1 & 0.9 ETH, 0.8 WETH
1111 by Kevin Abosch: 1 ETH
Colorglyphs /520: 0.996 WETH
Edition: Highlights
Player /256 by Sam Spratt: 6 ETH
Afterburn /870 by XCOPY: 2.189 ETH & 1.9 WETH
Complexity /100 by Pak: 1.69 ETH to rchg
PROOF Collective /1k: 1.2, 1.19 & 1.15 ETH
BANG_BANG /250 by XCOPY: 1 ETH to SOMADA-X
Eroding and Reforming 964 /99 by Daniel Arsham: $2,000 to markherwig
MAX PAIN /5,731 by XCOPY: 0.58, 0.54, 0.54, 0.54 & 0.54 ETH, 0.53 WETH
OBLIVION /500 by XCOPY: 0.56 WETH
Ash Chapter One: Carbon by Pak: 0.54, 0.5 & 0.5 ETH
A Cube by Pak: 0.5 ETH & $1,350
Eroding and Reforming Bust of Rome (One Year) /671 by Daniel Arsham: $1,125 to markherwig
Closing Thoughts
I’m obviously a fan of the blockchain aspect of digital art. By extension it’s fun to see Hivemind enjoying reveals of what back in November, 2023 was a shocking private lot sale.
24 Hours of Art has been churning along in its current format since Summer, 2023, so I vividly remember November. It’s worth pausing to consider how far art has come since then. Yes, there are plenty aspects of the art market that remain bearish, but the latter half of 2023 pales in comparison to what we have seen recently.
Art Ordinals capture headlines outside of just Harto. With Sam Spratt in Venice exhibiting, a Player edition moves. The Pak ecosystem shows signs of life in several places as ASH trends higher.
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