SuperRare Sessions

This week we're joined by the founders of 3 SuperRare Spaces.

SuperRare Spaces are independently run storefronts on SuperRare that can curate art and artists, promote sales, run auctions, and collect commissions. New Spaces are proposed to the DAO and voted on by token holders. If approved by the community, a new gallery space is run by its own operating team, which could be a traditional art gallery, a DAO, an artist collective, or any other organization that curates and promotes art. The goal of Spaces is to expand the pool of curatorial talent in the SuperRare ecosystem, empower those curators, and provide new avenues for artists to mint and sell their work. Today we’ll be discussing how each of these operators discover new talent, their vision for the future of their Space, and how you can get on their radar.

Art that Fucks:

Fall Set Blend by Michael Callas (presented by Art Angels)

Race by Spøgelsesmaskinen (presented by TheEdge) 

Debris 0006 by Susana Moyaho (presented by Chile con Carne)

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This week, we turn to some of the SuperRare Top Collectors to learn more about their approach to artist discovery. AOI and Artie Hands offer some really fascinating insight into curation.

Art that fucks:

The Oceanic Pearl by arthr (collected by basileus)

FΞARLESS by ignatius_arts (collected by batsoupyum)

Inconsolable Interface by Holladay Saltz (collected by colborn)

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This week, we continue discussing artist discovery. One of the most significant differences between the traditional art world and the digital art space is the democratization of the market.

With the digital art space built around communities of art lovers, many artists who gained success in selling their works turned around to reinvest in the community by collecting works from other fellow artists.

During this session, we interview artists who have been involved in the space for a long time and are making contributions to the community.

Art that Fucks:

tuna ascension by Intton Godelg

An apparition 2 by Amelia Eguia

EGO SPECTRUM by pixelord

Article: https://www.christies.com/features/interview-with-cozomo-de-medici

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This week begins our series of episodes on tactics for how to discover artists in the NFT art space.

And since SuperRare Labs has just celebrated its 5th birthday this month, we thought it would make sense to start by interviewing some of the OG collectors and early SuperRare Labs curators who helped shape what the space has become today.

Most specifically, we want to understand how they began their journey in digital art, and how they look for art they like in an increasingly saturated market.

Art that Fucks:

Unknown Realms by Vector Meldrew

The Garden II by Luis Toledo Laprisamata

Trapped In My Mind by ArrogantKei

Additional Reading:

The Blockchain Art Market Is Here, Jason Bailey, 2017

What Is CryptoArt?, Jason Bailey, 2018

SuperRare Origin Stories, SRL Founders, 2021

Uncovering abandoned multi-million dollar Ethereum projects: The life of an NFT archeologist, 2021

Among the Pioneers, 2020

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This week we were joined by SuperRare co-founders, Jonathan Perkins, John Crain, and Charles Crain, and SVP, Zack Yanger.

We covered origin stories, tales from within the SuperRare camp during the meteoric rise of Digital Art and NFTs between 2020 and 2022, and took a look to the future of SuperRare.

Art That Fucks:

• UAP - Unidentified Art Phenomenon
• AI Generated Nude Portrait #1
• 1000

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This week Oli from SuperRare Labs leads the feature conversation.

Most people in this space are not strangers to the culture’s widespread technophobic response to the growth of NFTs but, of course, technophobia isn’t something new, or something restricted to NFTs. In fact, in the 19th century United States, there was a technophobic backlash against the rapid adoption of railroad travel. People claimed, without justification, that riding so fast would likely cause dislocation of muscles or bones, and disrupt the nervous system.

Feature Conversation Links:

Clip: https://youtu.be/e_x7UfT2GGo?t=44

Oli's tweet: https://twitter.com/trshboyoli/status/1640725556055375872?s=20

Art the fucks:

Beyond the Surface by Shavonne Wong

The indecisive by Rik Oostenbroek

''Dragonfly Serenade'' by browntopink

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This week we’re diving into the question: Do collectors really own NFTs? For an exploration of the current and future state of blockchain-based copyright.

We’ve got two incredible panel guests we want to bring up today to help us steer this conversations. Jessica Neer McDonald, a trademark and copyright attorney working in web3 who we’ve had as a guest before and Emilio Cazares, an attorney, blockchain copyright innovator, former head of Legal Innovation at SuperRare.

Art that Sucks: https://twitter.com/williamapan/status/1635670446971531266

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Episode six of SuperRare Sessions with Benjamin White, Oli Scialdone and Luke Whyte. This week Luke leads an interview with renowned artist and documentary photographer Robert LeBlanc.

Robert spent five years photographing the sermons, culture, and people of, “The House of The Lord Jesus”, a church in the quiet town of Squire, West Virginia with a population of less than 300 people. During services, the pastors will handle live rattlesnakes and drink “deadly things”, like the neurotoxin strychnine. Robert’s work, titled GLORYLAND, has resulted in a series of photos minted on SuperRare, a beautiful artbook, and an exhibition with the Fahey/Klein Gallery in Los Angeles.

For more on Robert:

SuperRare: https://superrare.com/robertleblanc

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thebadlarry_

Web: https://www.photosbyrobertleblanc.com/

Art that Fucks:

Oneirophobic by Adam Yates

7th Dimension by ForsArt

Sic transit gloria mundi by Benjamin Garcia

Pinned Tweets:

https://twitter.com/lukewhyte/status/1635548863351214080?s=20

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Episode 5 of SuperRare Sessions was recorded on International Women's Day with hosts, Ben White, Oli Scialdone, Luke Whyte and Paloma Rodriguez. The feature topic coincides with the exhibition, Mind the Gap: An Artistic Exploration of the Gender Gap Across Industries.

Curated in partnership with World of Women to highlight and celebrate the rising female creators and innovators across web3, this showcase highlights a diverse array of artworks by five different female artists addressing the complexities of gender within the art market and beyond.

Mind the Gap has been showcased with a physical exhibition in London with LWLW3 on Monday and will have one tonight in Los Angeles at Art Angels. In collaboration with our gallery and organizational partners, World of Women and SuperRare aim to reach a broad audience, giving these female creators a global platform, both online at SuperRare and IRL through exhibitions.

For more on the exhibition: https://superrare.com/features/an-artistic-exploration-of-the-gender-gap-across-industries

Artworks: 

The Glass CΞiling by Camibus Here

Tearing by CheeseTalk here

Pin Cushion by Iness Rychlik here

Bouquets and Bombshells by LifeWithArt here

Bust! by Marrisa Wilson here

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In this episode of SuperRare Sessions, Ben White, Luke Whyte, Oli Scialdone dive deep on the effects of the recent ‘Bear Market’ and how the sentiment surrounding Art in Web3 has been positively impacted, despite the challenging economic outlook.

Listen in to find out more.

Referenced materials:

Art that Fucks:

https://superrare.com/artwork-v2/both-be-both-41921

https://superrare.com/0xd8c9c3a2724e703c0ca7d205f16aff8acaac9994/sim_box_of_things-17

https://superrare.com/artwork-v2/chrysanthemum-36806

Tweet with all: https://twitter.com/trshboyoli/status/1630619733618749440?s=20

Batsoupyum tweet: https://twitter.com/batsoupyum/status/1429221211293114371

@broke0x’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/broke0x/status/1629896828119400448

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