Snapshot

Collection Spotlight

• Karen Navarro

The Latest

• Fellowship

• Monolith + Light.art

• PhotoVerso + Summer Wagner

• Saatchi Art’s Visions of the Future

Overheard

• Mark Kelly on the formulas for successful drops

• Matthew Morroco’s case study of migrating his collection to his own smart contract.

Bookshelf

• Good Pictures: A History of Popular Photography by Kim Beil

Collector’s Corner

• We’re So Early

Collection Spotlight

Karen Navarro - Pieces

We normally dedicate this space to full collections, but Karen Navarro’s 1st editioned drop seems too good to pass up. On August 16th Navarro released a piece from her series “The Constructed Self” in an edition of 15, and it sold out within hours. 

We previously covered Navarro’s larger genesis 1/1 collection, which was dropped in partnership with Art3. The series is a colorful and incisive commentary on the nature of identity, exploring notions of race, gender, and belonging among subjects who are 1st or 2nd generation Americans. And the constructed nature of the work speaks well to the constructs of how identities are formed and how they may be shaped by the contexts of generational history and geographical location. 

Navarro, an Argentinian-born and Houston-based photographer has become broadly recognized on and off the blockchain. She has exhibited her work widely, including shows at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Houston Center for Photography, and Melkwek Expo in Amsterdam, among many others. And her work has been shared in numerous publications including ARTnews, The Guardian, Rolling Stone Italia, and more. 

View Pieces here

The Latest

Fellowship

Led by legends of photography’s history such as Gregory Crewdson, Joel Meyerowitz, and Guy Bourdin (so far), Fellowship’s SuperRare Space has so far amassed over 1000 ETH in volume. It is an eye-popping figure that goes to show that even amid a bear market for NFTs and crypto in general, quality work will still find a home.

chikai.eth @lifeofc

Wow... I just noticed that @fellowshiptrust just crossed 1000 ETH in total sales volume on their @SuperRare Space. 🤯 HUGE congrats fellow Space Operator! 🥳🚀

August 19th 2022

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The platform is also hosting a Spaces talk with Joel Meyerowitz beginning 11am Saturday. Depending on when you’re reading this, you can tune in live or listen to the recording of the talk here:

Fellowship + Joel Meyerowitz Twitter Space

Monolith x Light.art

Following Light.art’s sold out genesis collection, titled Alpha Collection, the platform has partnered up with Monolith to showcase the work of all 100 artists from the collection in a series of virtual exhibitions. 

MONOLITH Gallery @MONOLITHGallery

We very excited to announce that the MONOLITH x LIGHT.ART Exhibition is now live on monolith.gallery. It is 200 photographs from 100 artists showcased in 22 halls. Truly a stunning display of talent and artistry. monolith.gallery Featured artists 👇

August 18th 2022

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PhotoVerso + Summer Wagner

In further awesome news, we’re holding a Spaces talk with the one and only Summer Wagner this Tuesday at noon EST. And yes you are most cordially invited.

We’ll be discussing Summer’s Web3 journey, hear about her work and hustle, and hopefully get a sneak peak at what the artist’s near-term plans might hold. 

PhotoVerso + Summer Wagner Twitter Space

Saatchi Art

In case you missed the preview we dropped on Thursday, Saatchi Art’s Visions of the Future collection is right around the corner, and is expected to reveal and open for bidding. The 50-image collection, drawn from a submission call that received over 800 entries from around the globe, will open publically next week.

A preview of the program and list of artists included can be found here

Overheard

Mark Kelly shared a solid and succinct set of advice for artists looking for best practices in preparing a drop. We agree.

Mark Kelly @saucebook

Artists! Here's a workflow that has been proven over and over again not to work: 1) Drop (unnanounced before or after) 2) Wait (a very short period of time) 3) Complain (bitterly and publicly) What do I suggest instead? Don't copy me - instead follow the great examples of ..👇

August 18th 2022

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Matthew Morrocco took the bold step a few months ago of migrating his already-successful Complicit series from OpenSea’s shared contract to his own custom smart contract. He shared a thread recently that details how he went about it.

Matthew Morrocco @matthewmorrocco

I’ve been meaning to share my experience transferring my project Complicit from an opensea contract to its own CMPLT xtERC-721 Manifold Contract Here is the story 🪡🧵

August 11th 2022

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Bookshelf

Good Pictures: A History of Popular Photography, by Kim Beil

Art Historian and curator Kim Beil’s recent book, Good Pictures: A History of Popular Photography, is a robust and insightful tour through the history of photography’s most significant trends from its inception to the current day. Beil identifies 50 such trends, which are complimented by 200 full-color images and deep commentary on movements, counter-movements, and suprises within the legacies of photographic literature.

Get a copy of Good Pictures here

Collector’s Corner

We’re So Early