Author: NFT Now
When you consider just how quickly things move in the metaverse, it’s a wonder that anyone can keep up with all the news and product launches, let alone the constant influx of incredible artwork. All things considered, it raises an important question: how can you efficiently discover the best upcoming art collections? For the answer, look no further! I’ve scoured the metaverse to uncover the drops you simply can’t afford to overlook so you can focus on elevating your collection instead of endlessly scrolling through X and Discord. In this week’s curated Collector’s Digest, I’ll give you a leg up…
Gordon Berger has been a trailblazer at the intersection of art and blockchain, helping shape the digital landscape since 2011. Born in Vancouver and trained at the Belgrade School of Design before moving to Central Saint Martins, he explores how social media, blockchain, and digital networks reshape artistic expression. While still in art school, he founded a blockchain mining company, recognizing its potential to transform digital ownership. He has played a key role in advancing on-chain digital art, from delivering an early TEDx talk on NFTs and presenting an AI project to NASA in 2018 to pioneering early generative art…
In Nanjing, China, Deji Art Museum has marked a historic moment with the opening of “Beeple: Tales from a Synthetic Future,” the first-ever solo museum exhibition by digital art pioneer Mike Winkelmann, known globally as Beeple. The retrospective show thoughtfully showcases Beeple’s evolution—from his early “Everydays” sketches to kinetic works like “Human One” and the ambitious “S.2122.” Beeple also unveiled a new kinetic sculpture titled, “Exponential Growth,” which was commissioned by the museum. It’s a career-encompassing exhibition for an artist who has become a lightning rod for the possibilities of digital creativity. Curated by Serpentine Galleries’ Hans Ulrich Obrist, the…
It is now nearly impossible to tell if an artwork, piece of writing, photograph, audio, or video clip has been created by AI. No medium is safe, and the human experience is now forever changed. New generations will grow up in a world where they may never know whether the content they’re viewing is real or a computer simulation. What are the implications? This article explores the impact of AI on creativity, the tokenization of culture, and predictions for the future. Science Fiction & Malevolent AI From the Skynet of “Terminator” to the Butlerian Jihad of “Dune,” science fiction has…
AI is the narrative of the cycle, and many have true conviction that this is a category here to stay. On the flip side, there is plenty of valid criticism that most of today’s agents are slop, and we are 3-5 years away from any of this technology becoming meaningful. As a preface, the crypto x AI category spans many layers. Much of the real technological promise with crypto x AI has to do with crypto economics bootstrapping better inference or offering decentralized access to compute. This Delphi article is a great start to learn about the entire stack. However,…
When you consider just how quickly things move in the metaverse, it’s a wonder that anyone can keep up with all the news and product launches, let alone the constant influx of incredible artwork. All things considered, it raises an important question: how can you efficiently discover the best upcoming art collections? For the answer, look no further! I’ve scoured the metaverse to uncover the drops you simply can’t afford to overlook so you can focus on elevating your collection instead of endlessly scrolling through X and Discord. In this week’s curated Collector’s Digest, I’ll give you a leg up…
As 2025 kicks off, there are only five days left to view one of the most significant Web3 art exhibitions launched in 2024: the “ART OF PUNK” exhibition, showing simultaneously at the Museum Francisco Carolinum in Linz, Austria, and within the Voxels metaverse. Curated by renowned OG CryptoPunk holder Julia Staudach (known in the community as @tschuuuuly), the exhibition is made up entirely of works created by CryptoPunk holders, ranging from traditional physical paintings to innovative digital and on-chain creations. The Francisco Carolinum has a strong track record with NFT collections. It was the first museum with an exhibition of…
When you consider just how quickly things move in the metaverse, it’s a wonder that anyone can keep up with all the news and product launches, let alone the constant influx of incredible artwork. All things considered, it raises an important question: how can you efficiently discover the best upcoming art collections? For the answer, look no further! I’ve scoured the metaverse to uncover the drops you simply can’t afford to overlook so you can focus on elevating your collection instead of endlessly scrolling through X and Discord. In this week’s curated Collector’s Digest, I’ll give you a leg up…
Among the countless PFP (profile-picture) projects to emerge from the NFT space, Doodles has maintained its status as one of the most influential and beloved endeavors. While the collection of colorful line-drawn characters that has swept across the globe ranks high on the list of top PFPs, in terms of both popularity and sales volume, there’s much more to these seemingly simple Doodles than meets the eye. From first-of-its-kind token mechanics and high-profile collaborations to extravagant in-person events and much more, Doodles has traversed the ups and downs of the web3 ecosystem and come out on the other side. While…
When you consider just how quickly things move in the metaverse, it’s a wonder that anyone can keep up with all the news and product launches, let alone the constant influx of incredible artwork. All things considered, it raises an important question: how can you efficiently discover the best upcoming art collections? For the answer, look no further! I’ve scoured the metaverse to uncover the drops you simply can’t afford to overlook so you can focus on elevating your collection instead of endlessly scrolling through X and Discord. In this week’s curated Collector’s Digest, I’ll give you a leg up…