'Meridian' /1k by Matt DesLauriers see 14 sales for 134.72 ETH in total.
The highlight is 6529FundSZN1 acquiring 'Meridian #638' for 60 ETH ($227,608 USD) from BalonVault.
A conversation between the two parties illuminates a story of the Charcoal trait (9 total in the collection).
Via Balon:
"actually a wild story how I ended up with this one
It was early days where the art blocks legacy site would render before OS would so I was cross referencing listings with it and the guy listing for 11 eth didn’t realize what he had
never scrambled so fast in my life"
Via punk6529:
"unbelievable grab. i was watching the charcoals that day and they were elevating in price so quickly that I chickened out. took me years to work my way back"
Lowest list for the September 2021 Art Blocks collection is now 5.85 ETH.
'Gazers' /1k by Matt Kane see 5 sales for 53.6 ETH (avg: 10.72 ETH), all to the same anonymous wallet. The wallet contains three things: 11 CryptoPunks, 77 Meebits, and now 5 Gazers.
Lowest list for the December 2021 Art Blocks collection is now 12.97 ETH.
Wednesday, July 30th:
'Bitframes with Plotted Drawings' by Matt DesLauriers with Heft: Auctions for unique Bitframes with 1/1 plotted drawings
Wednesday, July 30th:
'No Bad Trippers' by Killer Acid x Vodnik with Transient Curated: 1/1/3k collection including 150 1/1s, Allowlist phases at 4:20 and 5:20pm ET at 0.0333 ETH each, Public phase at 6:20pm ET at 0.042 ETH each
Wednesday, July 30th:
'Skull Season' by Odious with The Memes by 6529: Up to 328 editions available at 0.06529 ETH each
Thursday, July 31st:
'Banned from New York' by Slimesunday: 6 physical + digital artwork and 5 digital artwork catalog, solo show opens Thursday 6:00pm ET at Offline Gallery in NYC
We are entering a phase of conviction being expressed swiftly and frequently.
Take 'Gazers' by Matt Kane as an example. Were you in a presentation last week where I expressed my love for the collection from both an art and art investment perspective? In the blink of an eye, its landscape changes. We move from more than a month of all sales happening via WETH offer, ranging from 7 down to 4.8 WETH, into - boom! - five collected at ETH list, ranging from 9.45 to 11.96 ETH. All of that with a backdrop of higher ETH.
What does this mean practically?
As capital continues to enter art, these forms of expression will not be unique. Where will it go? The page has turned from the usual suspects to a broader, still familiar layer. There are at least a handful more telegraphed opportunities here. The real fun begins if the climate continues to improve. A next layer will usher in more of the new, those who in later years will be reflected on as this cycle's stars.
This December, 2024 quote from XCOPY drives the point home:
"Artists unknown to me in Dec 2020: JackButcher, Snowfro, Joe Pease, ACK, Ripcache, Hobbs… the list goes on. New cycle, new narratives. New entrants will come and absolutely slay!"
Today Reported:
Sales thresholds of 4 ETH+ Collection, 0.4 ETH+ 1/1, 0.8 ETH+ 1/1/X, and 0.4 ETH+ Edition
This was a week of two DAM Shows:
In the ART Garden.
The 209th design of 2025 highlights Lucréce, Tyler Hobbs, and Vinnie Hager.
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