MOCA LIVE

Inspired by the announcement of Apple's new VisionPro AR/VR headset, Colborn and Max discuss crypto art's future in a world where we more-or-less have computers taped to our heads 24/7. The potential goods of that world, sure, but also the many, many, *many* potential bads. We might be listening back to this one in a few years saying "We told you so." 

It's been a big few weeks for generative art, and to talk about the what's, why's, how's, and should's of it all, Colborn and Max are talking with Dejha Ti and Ania Catherine, who together make-up the experiential art duo Operator. We discuss Operator's recent work (Human Unreadable), how algorithmic artistry can continue expanding across mediums, and why exactly generative looms as large as it does in the crypto art canon. Come for Operator's genius, stay for...well... you're probably staying for Operator's genius too.

A loaded title for a loaded podcast. This one start Max and Colborn with a simple question —Is Crypto Art a Joke?— and spins out into a much wider conversation about internet culture at large. Get ready to bounce around from traditional art to memetics, from sincerity in television and videogames to Susan Sontag. Enjoy. 

Max and Colborn are back together and talking about the moral responsibilities artists face when achieving monumental success in crypto art. Should high-selling crypto artists have an ethical mandate to help keep this space alive? Why is it worth keeping alive in the first place? Ultimately, who is in charge of preserving crypto art going forward, and where, and in what form? Big topics, lengthy pontifications, and, yes, some Celtics/Lakers talk at the end. 

Max is joined by MOCA Director Shivani Mitra, and by crypto artist Earthsample, to dig under the nails of AI: AI culturally, AI as it relates to crypto art, AI as a paradigm shift that might, yes, push society forward into something security-seeking, but might instead encourage it away from technology altogether. Near the end of this pod, the conversation turns to Milady NFTs and, naturally, devolves into chaos. This is a fun one. 

Max, and special guest Anubis3100, go deep into the why's and what-now's of crypto art's latest foray into memecoin speculation. We talk our person memecoin histories, how this hyper-investment might affect crypto art downstream, and why the memetics never seem to stop. 

Colborn and Max are joined by MOCA's resident metaverse architect, untitled,xyz, to talk blockchains: Tezos, Solana, Polygon, Steemit, Ethereum, and how crypto art has adapted to each ecosystem. This pod's got stories, it's got insights, it's a whole lot of fun. 

Max and Colborn are back talking about post-NFTNYC feelings and insights and events. A bunch of folks gathered at MOCA's Church (we have a church) for a weekend getaway, our hosts rediscovered the meaning of friendship, and an Async.Art love-fest quickly devolves into $Pepe/Franklin/Celtics-fueled chaos.

Max and Colborn talk about NFTNYC 2023 week *during* NFTNYC 2023 week. They discuss some trends —good and bad— regarding display (Times Square billboards, anyone?), curation, and togetherness (aww). 

Colborn and Max are joined by artist/curator/superhuman/MOCA-programming-director Julian Brangold to discuss MOCA's latest exhibition, crypto art in Argentina, the effects of decentralization on crypto art's aesthetics, and the role collectors play in encouraging local, personal artistry. A good conversation by smart cookies.