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Discussing the latest news in digital art with Leyla Fakhr and Jamie Gourlay.

  1. DEC 19

    Phil Mohun: building Node Foundation and the future of digital art

    00:26 - Welcome Phil Mohun 01:44 - The vision behind Node Foundation 03:23 - Why Palo Alto? 04:05 - The importance of Silicon Valley 06:14 - The role of Node in the art community 15:09 - Node's programming and seasonal approach 19:02 - Focus on presentation, education, and preservation 25:18 - CryptoPunks and ERC standards 26:36 - Yuga's contribution and collection bids 28:06 - Creating cultural impact and a distinct brand 31:20 - Node's vision and nonprofit model 34:39 - Sustaining Node and community support 43:34 - The importance of physical and digital spaces https://x.com/philmohun  https://x.com/nodefnd?s=21&t=Y0qIYiBAAsy4ea-t-FfRQw  https://nodefoundation.com/

    48 min

  2. DEC 14

    Terence Broad: From Blade Runner to (un)stable equilibrium

    01:44 - Welcome Terence Broad 02:41 - Terry's early artistic journey  07:16 - Transition to creative computing  14:03 - Exploring AI and generative art  15:45 - DeepDream and AI visual understanding  19:42 - Blade Runner—Autoencoded 25:56 - From Whitney to worldwide  34:12 - Balancing an art and tech career  34:43 - Pursuing a PhD and creative AI  36:09 - Developing (un)stable equilibrium  36:59 - Challenges and breakthroughs  42:36 - Recognition and impact of (un)stable equilibrium  44:08 - PhD experience and artistic practice  50:27 - AI art and data ethics  52:15 - NFTs and connecting with collectors  55:27 - Future directions and inspirations  01:03:38 - Network bending, Teratome and other works  01:09:32 - How AI has shifted perceptions around creativity  https://terencebroad.com   Terence Broad on X  https://verse.works/exhibitions/unstable-equilibrium

    1h 12m

  3. DEC 5

    On the ground inside Zero 10 with Matt Medved

    00:22 - Welcome Matt Medved  04:34 The Evolution of Media and Culture 06:36 The Birth of NFT Now and Its Mission 08:52 The Gateway: Bridging Traditional and Digital Art 10:42 The Shift to Now Media 15:32 Art Basel and the Digital Art Council 21:51 Meeting the market where it is and growing understanding  24:33 Reflections on Art Basel and Digital Art 26:46 The Future of Digital Art in Traditional Spaces 29:34 Interactive and Immersive Digital Art 33:00 - Highlights and Reflections from the fair 41:02 - Live on the ground inside zero 10 https://nowmedia.co  Matt Medved: https://x.com/mattmedved  Now Media: https://x.com/nowmedia

    1h 40m

  4. NOV 28

    Laurie Simmons: art, identity & experimentation in the age of AI

    01:42 - Welcome Laurie Simmons  04:17 - Early inspiration, New York and formative travel  07:25 - Artistic beginnings and creative identity  12:00 - Politics, rebellion and activism     14:57 - Navigating gender norms and early works   21:45 - AI and artistic evolution  27:55 - Photography and artistic identity  30:26 - Connections and collaborations  32:32 - Meeting kindred spirits in the art world  33:08 - Defining movements and appropriation  35:05 - Rejecting the previous generation’s approach 37:14 - Navigating the art world and personal identity  40:26 - Embracing NFTs and digital art   43:39 - Thinking about the space as a separate art world  47:53 - What causes the stigma around NFTs and AI among legacy artists   50:24 - The changing landscape of the art world  54:40 - Looking forward towards the future  Laurie Simmons: https://x.com/simmonslaurie  Black & White: https://www.alminerech.com/exhibitions/11587-laurie-simmons-black-white

    1 hr

  5. NOV 25

    Refik Anadol: building the world's first museum for AI art and celebrating humanity through machine collaboration

    01:15 - Welcome Refik Anadol 02:07 - Blade Runner, media architecture and early inspirations     03:34 - Defining data painting 04:45 - The concept of data as pigment 07:44 - Fusing art and architecture  10:24 - Viral success and public art 13:49 - Collaborations and technological innovation  16:30 - Defining a medium through a holistic approach  21:27- Building the datasets and creating positive impact  25:10 - Galleries, collectors and shifting understandings  29:10 - Avoiding the hype and staying focused  31:19 - Collaborating with Messi         38:03 - Public perception and criticism  45:08 - Early blockchain exploration 47:25 - Unsupervised at MoMA  48:34 - Balancing physical and digital art 49:41 - Challenges and opportunities in web3 54:27 - The vision behind Dataland  01:00:02 - Thinking in "living systems" 01:03:09 - The role of technology in art  01:07:18 - Art as a celebration of humanity   01:11:59 - Collaborating with Demis Hassabis and Jensen Huang   01:20:44 - Future plans and collaborations  Refik Anadol: https://x.com/refikanadol  https://dataland.art/ Dataland Residency Program: https://dataland.art/blog/introducing-the-dataland-ai-artist-residency

    1h 24m

  6. NOV 21

    Tyler Hobbs: From Noise

    00:50 - Early days and the Art Blocks boom 03:48 - A mixed-media approach to a generative practice  05:02 - From Noise  08:50 - Exploring gestural mark-making through an algorithmic practice  10:39 - The power of messy ideas and an unrestricted output space  15:01 - Where the art lies  16:30 - The curation process behind From Noise  18:21 - Thinking about how the work exists physically  22:55 - Unpacking an artist's need to create and experiment  24:24 - Sketching with code and the genesis of From Noise  27:22 - The pressure in a series-based format  28:59 - Avoiding trends and examining the impact of new technologies  30:50 - Edward Hopper and a lesson in authenticity  33:30 - Detaching from social media  35:20 - What represents personal success  36:30 - Agnes Martin and going all in on the work  37:42 - On Marfa, community and the future of digital art  39:28 - Tyler's personal collection and its impact on his work  41:09 - Rejecting the idea of persona as a brand  42:30 - Exploring the different stereotypes around digital and physical artists   46:15 - The cultural influence of the computer   https://www.tylerxhobbs.com  Tyler Hobbs Studio: https://x.com/tylerxhobbs Tyler Hobbs on Messy Ideas: https://www.tylerxhobbs.com/words/direction-reaction-and-messy-ideas

    48 min

  7. NOV 14

    Eli Scheinman: digital art coming to Art Basel Miami

    00:28 - Welcome (back!) Eli 01:10 – Preparing for Miami Beach 01:40 – Marfa and Las Vegas: Yuga Labs, collectors and community on the road 5:50 – The digital council: advising on the digital art ecosystem 7:08 – Leaning into digital art in a post-hype moment 7:50 – 1,000 m² space at Art Basel Miami Beach + global initiative 9:50 – Cultivating a new audience vs “just more sales” 18:20 – How Zero 10 sits outside the usual Art Basel sector selection process 24:00 – Eli’s curatorial brief 26:56 – Why Beeple Studios and Visualize Value are showing as “exhibitors” 35:50 – Stigma, mainstream recognition and why Eli doesn’t want to sanitise crypto culture 44:50 – Onboarding flows, interactive installations, and how to make it “stick” 49:00 – Market conditions and thin liquidity 49:50 – Pricing, supply, and finding the right stewards vs chasing all-time-highs 01:10:53 – SOLOS without a permanent space 01:15:52 – Node’s role in expanding the collector base 01:18:30 – Eli: From operator to patron and making this his life’s work 01:21:00 – Collective spirit vs competition

    1h 23m

  8. NOV 7

    OSF: from a doodle to a $100 million token

    00:30 - Welcome OSF  01:40 - Coping with volatility and market panic  03:16 - The origins of RektGuy  06:15 - Managing impostor syndrome  09:15 - A community born in the bear market  10:55 - Pushing against societal definitions of an artist  12:56 - From PFP collection to drinks company  14:19 - The importance of branching out from NFTs  16:50 - Creating brand identity out of the art  19:20 - The pros and cons of launching a token  22:55 - An additive rather than extractive approach  25:21 - The evolution of brand  27:05 - From web3 to the traditional market  30:17 - Riding the wave of crypto adoption  36:08 - The power of organic growth  39:35 - Building a token around identity rather than utility  43:40 - Collecting and a.c.k.  44:37 - The inevitability of digital art  47:13 - Verse rundown  OSF: https://x.com/osf_rekt Rekt Drinks: https://x.com/rektdrinks  a.c.k: https://x.com/lphacentaurikid  artie galerie: https://x.com/artiegalerie Bangarang: https://verse.works/exhibitions/bangarang-week1 Petra Cortright: https://x.com/petcortright Burnt Umber Broken Silver American Spirit: https://verse.works/series/burnt-umber-broken-silver-american-spirit-by-petra-cortright tinysoul: https://x.com/tinysoulgame  Level 1 https://verse.works/series/level-1-by-tiny-soul

    51 min
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Discussing the latest news in digital art with Leyla Fakhr and Jamie Gourlay.

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