Verse Talks

00:37 - Ivan heads up Artist Rooms 01:50 - The excitement of a more open schedule 03:04 - Curation and focus for Artist Rooms 07:19 - Flexibility, freedom and consistency 11:13 - Thinking about what to show 14:54 - A difference in approach 20:07 - Foundations and backgrounds 32:13 - Breaking new ground with Botto 36:55 - Rodeo forging ahead 45:25 - The success of gamification 47:30 - Implications...

01:38 - Breaking down the list 03:40 - Context matters 07:06 - Liquidity and rarity 10:37 - How to define importance 16:10 - The problem with 'the' list 21:08 - Trickle-down economics and potential positives 27:34 - A split in the space, ChrisF's prescience 34:24 - Rodeo takes off 37:06 - Gamification and social interaction 39:37 - Ease of use and pace of consumption 42:22 - Thought...

06:49 - Trends and predictions for 2025  07:20 - AI agents and their continued impact   18:51 - The decline of metas   26:24 - Expanding the definition of art   28:56 - An increased tokenisation of art    30:57 - Barriers to entry for the space   36:58 - Complexity and exclusion   44:43 - WIPs and social engagement   46:07 - Growth in mixed media works   46:56 - Collecting in 2025   56:32 - Relati...

01:38 - Highlights and Lowlights 22:23 - Collector of the year 30:44 - Influencer of the year 40:25 - Blockchain of the year 46:10 - Controversy of the year 59:15 - Most though provoking piece of the year 01:01:46 - Series of the year 01:05:37 - Artwork of the year 01:08:21 - Favourite pieces collected this year 01:18:22 - Favourite new discovery this year 01:21:03 - Artist of the year 01:25:35 -...

01:23 - Signs for the year ahead   04:52 - Looking back on 2024   10:11 - Buying, selling and thinking about a collection from a market perspective   13:21 - Reflecting on the last year at Verse   17:10 - Institutional and populist approaches towards culture   20:50 - ChrisF's systems art vs object fetishism thesis   27:49 - fxhash, OpenSea and platform tokens   42:42 - Lonli's highlight...

01:14 - An overview of Tabor's career to date   04:19 - The common threads   07:25 - Physical vs digital   12:39 - Scepticism from the traditional space   15:41 - Working at a web3 pace   18:44 - Conservatism in contemporary art   25:30 - Broken Printer's Recycled Program   29:53 - The process of creating a Recycled piece   34:23 - The genesis of Broken Printer   40:22 - The birth of TAB...

00:38 - Art Basel Recap  04:12 - Online vs irl connections  07:40 - Reflections on Security 19:59 - Release mechanics and artist growth 32:15 - The value of network effects 38:48 - Do curators need to be collectors 45:25 - Basel Recap pt 2 51:00 - Verse rundown 59:07 - Artist highlights Dev Harlan - https://x.com/devharlan Nicolas Sassoon - https://x.com/nicolas_sassoon Tabor Robak - https://x.com...

00:48 - Are we back?  04:25 - Collector confidence  11:14 - New entrants to the space  13:17  - RTFKT closure  17:20 - PFPs, identity and community  29:33 - Meme coins and risk  34:07 - Dynamics of fractionalisation 44:45 - Network effects and OEs  51:22 - Shl0ms is God  55:44 - Discipline to collecting  01:04:44 - Verse rundown  01:07:22 - Artist highlights  Eko33 - https://x.com/eko33  Panavisco...

01:08 - Jay's experience as an artist 10:00 - "Anyone can art?" 16:59 - Reflecting on the banana and its impact 21:12 - Memes and virality 27:11 - Brain Rot and the speed of culture 36:31 - Traditional conceptual art and NFTs 40:00 - Bullposting and energy online 47:51 - Responsibility towards artists 51:43 - Paintboxed Miami 53:47 - The final act of Shl0ms' Security 54:40 - Th...

01:18 - Marfa recap 16:45 - Artists, meme coins and marketing 23:04 - Financial nihilism and Sterling Crispin's post 26:54 - AI agents and their cultural impact 31:05 - The importance of human connection 34:46 - Framing agent developments, aesthetics and process 39:05 - Potential for growth in the space 42:39 - Unbound by human limits 46:15 - How should Verse navigate the art-agent axis 01:01...

01:09 - Sentiment check 03:01 - Navigating the market 09:07 - Platforms prepping for the bull 15:45 - Twitter discourse  17:54 - Art and virality 22:18 - The impact of virality on a creative practice  30:15 - Cultural parallels from the mainstream 33:39 - The bleeding edge 35:43 - tinysoul  38:04 - Memes, video games and shared cultural realities 41:15 - Verse Rundown 46:09 - Artist Highlights Mic...

00:31 - Sentiment in the space 03:10 - Paris Photo  11:44 - $BAN and Michael Bouhanna  17:20 -  The responsibility of leaders in the space and public perception 25:04 - The most significant work of the 21st Century 28:18 - Mechanics of museum administration  31:11 - Investment funds involvement with institutions  41:05 - Verse Rundown 58:02 - Artist Highlights  Luluxxx - https://x.com/luluixixix R...

00:29 - Sentiment in the space 02:31 - Art Basel report and movement in the wider art world 07:18 - Cattelan's banana and artist meme coins 15:50 - Sh0ms' Nothing 17:37 - AI season 19:54 - Botto turns to code based generative art 24:14 - The importance of growth in any practice 26:33 - ArtBlock partners with OpenSea 35:39 - Verse Rundown 41:02 - Artist highlights Cherry: https://x.com/al...

00:33 - Artie Handz news 05:03 - The realities of running a platform in the space  10:07 - Has being platform side shifted Jay's perspective  11:53 - What's next, new Artie Galerie shows and Jay's own series  15:01 - The two sides of the space and where they intersect 29:14 - Exploring the ArtBlocks premium  34:18 - Unpacking mpkoz's Bokeh and AB Curated's return 44:11 - F...

1:52 Sentiment check 10:45 Shl0ms, energy and the market 15:05 Frieze rundown, are art fairs still relevant? 20:48 Combining a digital and physical approach 23:40 Confidence in marketing work 25:20 The importance of a physical space 30:54 The bleeding edge 32:57 Familiarity, perception and context  36:23 Trends, top tens and the mainstream 39:48 Emotion versus technicality  46:33 Highlighting our...

12:00 - Posturing and authenticity  21:03 - Collectors selling    24:50 - Reflecting on price extremes    30:44 - 2021 fallout and the price of participation  35:33 - Risk and opportunity 53:17 - Market moving  57:48 - Forming relationships in the space 1:01:40 - Pseudonymity vs openness 1:07:18 - Verse rundown and Shl0ms' Security 1:17:35 - Artist highlights     Bank: https://x.com/blankspac...

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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: h...

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...

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-tuukz PerfectLoop - https://objkt.com/@perfectloop Jess MacCormak: https://daily.xyz/artist/jess-mac

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/KT1SEE64AgKMfdfYoMDMA8DLePzrGUrRL8z3/47...