Jay, Ivan, Leyla and Jamie sit down with Beeple to discuss the importance of authenticity, virality, the role of galleries in web3 and the responsibility of curatorial uplift in an attention economy.

00:50 - Welcome Beeple

01:33 - Avoiding burnout and connecting with an audience

04:30 - Looking back across an artistic practice

06:06 - When is a work finished and the exploratory role of an artist

08:25 - Developing a physical practice

12:09 - What role do galleries have in the space

14:32 - Beeple Studios as an alternative cultural hub

18:25 - Digital media's potential for greater inclusivity

24:20 - Curator guidance, imparting context and wall text

26:50 - Finding balance in politically charged work

32:30 - How to tell what will resonate

34:40 - The Trump phenomenon and attention economy

36:00 - What community really means in web3

39:30 - Why the imbalance between penises and vaginas

40:30 - Self-censoring, misinterpretation and deleting posts

43:26 - Where will we be in ten years?

44:00 - Post-Beeple debrief

45:06 - Meme-pyromania and community reaction as art

46:18 - The exponential curve of stimulation

49:40 - Beeple's curatorial approach and the democratisation of opportunity

51:36 - Red Chip, Blue Chip and wall text

58:39 - Node's acquisition of the Punks IP

01:04:00 - Verse rundown

01:06:26 - Artist Highlights

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