Verse Talks
Verse
Discussing the latest news in digital art. With Leyla Fakhr, Artie Handz, Ivan Zhyzhkevych, and Jamie Gourlay.
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Oct 4, 2024 • 1h 1min
Shape goes live, private sales vs the ethos of the space, is crypto hurting us, Verse's new secondary market and SOLOS fall programme
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
Sep 27, 2024 • 55min
Silk Road run down, competition in the space, Mat Dryhurst's post, is conceptual art a scam?
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
Sep 20, 2024 • 55min
Bad taste in the space? What is good art? Verse product updates
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-tuukzPerfectLoop - https://objkt.com/@perfectloopJess MacCormak: https://daily.xyz/artist/jess-mac
Sep 13, 2024 • 1h 4min
Supply dynamics, platforms bidding at auction, gallery representation, the Verse curation board
02:15 - Supply dynamics 09.05 - Consistency vs experimentation 11:42 - The argument for gallery exclusivity 19:50 - Platforms & galleries bidding at auction 32:00 - Verse run down 34:22 - The Verse Curation Board 36:12 - Why galleries matter 39:12 - Artie Gallerie rundown 53:28 - Artist highlights Francois Gamma - Ludanz https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1SEE64AgKMfdfYoMDMA8DLePzrGUrRL8z3/474John Provencher - Lore https://verse.works/artworks/172233d0-3b76-40f7-9d4b-ec8c5b820f2d/30Tabor Robak - Broken Printer https://verse.works/artworks/4ada8479-acd7-4b5b-8c08-6f1229763b01/1023Jan Robert Leegte - Selection https://www.folia.app/works/selection/detailsPsychofuturist https://objkt.com/@psychofuturistLorna Mills https://verse.works/lorna-mills
