The NET Society crew reflects on a big week for JPEGs post-Marfa, unpacking the impact of Art Blocks Weekend and headline-grabbing moments like Cattelan’s banana sale. They explore the rise of political art, levels of meaning in different forms of art, and the evolving power dynamics in art and crypto. Plus, a dive into the "hot ball of money" driving memecoins and the bright future of DeSci.

Mentioned in the episode:
Art Blocks Marfa Weekend: https://x.com/artblocks_io/status/1858256010617483606

Eno 2024: https://www.hustwit.com/eno

Oblique Strategies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblique_Strategies

Maurizio Cattelan’s Banana sold for $6.2M: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/that-viral-banana-duct-taped-to-a-wall-it-just-sold-for-6-2-million-180985523/

The Painted Protest - Dean Kissick: https://harpers.org/archive/2024/12/the-painted-protest-dean-kissick-contemporary-art/

Everything vs nothing: Joe Pease: https://www.everythingvsnothing.com/

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• (00:00) - Introduction

NET Society records together live for the first time in Marfa, Texas during Art Blocks Weekend. On the docket: robot population growth, the resurrection of the NFT market + the future of digital art collecting, generative art in its 'twee era', and projects like: squiggles, meebits, and clownvamp. 

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