SuperRare Sessions

🎙️ New Episode: Anna Condo — Cinematic Color and the Language of AI In conversation with Joshua Long of SuperRare, artist and filmmaker Anna Condo reflects on the evolution of her Color Code series and her upcoming show at Offline Gallery in New York. Together, they explore: How Color Code grew from early DALL·E outputs into a cinematic, deeply personal body of work The interplay between abstraction, memory, and visual storytelling Why AI imperfection adds emotional depth The influence of classic cinema, surrealism, and fable What it means to build immersive worlds across mediums—without chasing trends Anna’s take on authorship, technology, and beauty is as sharp as it is poetic. A layered conversation with an artist whose vision keeps unfolding. 🖼️ Explore the Color Code Collection 🎬 Watch the video for the intro track created by Anna Condo 📸 Follow Anna Condo on X 📸 Follow Anna Condo on instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have officially entered the longest bear market that crypto has ever experienced. (the bear market between 2015 and 2016 lasted 386 days, the bear market between 2018-19 lasted 204 days, whereas we are currently 500+ days into the bear). Many people have left the space, those who stayed may not be all very optimistic about the market.  That’s why, this week, we invited some crypto OGs (OSF, ROBNESS & MISSALSIMPSON) to discuss how they got through the last crypto winter, and how they are doing this time.  Art That Fucks: The Blink of an Eye by Kako Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There is a lot of talk about the future these days. The bear has stolen our picnic basket of opportunity and the market has dried up. This has a lot of people asking the question: Is it over for NFTs? If not, well then what happens next? Will we see another 2021? This week's live discussion with Ben, Luke and Emma covers the topic and invites audience members to ponder the question. Art That Fucks: Deep Dream by Joy Jo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Whenever people ask what we do for a living, we still have to sus out the person asking the question before choosing an appropriate answer. Since 2021, NFT seems to be a word that’s been frowned upon by the general public, people tend to have very strong views about NFTs even if they have never purchased or transacted NFTs themselves.  This week we discussed: How do we get people to stop hating NFTs? Art That Fucks: Morning in the forest by @subwwaym  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Luke, Oli and Emma went out to the audience to discuss an important conversation given the rebranding of X, formerly known as Twitter, and it's effectiveness as a platform for artists in the Web3 space. Art that Fucks: Interlude by Bárbara Carvalho Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

During the last bull market, anything seemed possible - whether you were a newcomer lured in by the promises of PFP summer or a crypto veteran who let your guard down amid all the growth and hype, you’d be hard pressed to find someone in web3 who doesn’t have their fair share of paper hands moments to look back on. This week, Luke and Oli were commiserating over some of our biggest blockchain busts with the audience.. Hopefully, we’re at a point where we can all just laugh about it. Art that Fucks: Unfurling Apparition With Broken Glass by davidhenrynobodyjr Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on SuperRare Sessions, we discussed the legal implications of creating using AI. It’s no secret that AI has received a lot of bad press. Artists who work with AI have unfairly been labeled as lazy and untalented by people who accuse them of art theft, people who have largely been misled by clickbaity headlines and commentators who care more about likes and shares than reporting accurate information.  We’re not interested in adding fuel to the misinformation fire. Instead, it’s important for the future–to discuss the reality of AI art, its legal implications, and possible solutions, both on and off chain. We we’re lucky enough to be joined by Kyle Smith, Stephen Kelly, and Elizabeth Rothman from LexDAO, a decentralized legal guild whose members are dedicated to shaping the next generation of law. Art That Fucks: "Tasty Water” by Takayoshi Ueda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on SuperRare Sessions, Ben, Oli and Luke are joined by Anna Ridler, Ivona Tau, and Derrick Schultz who have been using GANs long before the advent of Generative AI. First, we get under the hood of GANs and learn more about them and how they are built, before we dive into our guests practice and relationship with GANs, touching on some of the questions around ownership, and ethics. Art that Fucks: Wonderful Time by Bombadil Meteor Flower by thisisjaaason  Crystal Metamorphosis by NOEASY  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Luke & Oli are discussing how we find ourselves here, in a reality where technology and art are more intertwined than ever and challenging what we think of art, what we think of original art, and the way to make it. They are joined by artists Danielle King & Santiago to discuss AI-generated art challenges traditional conceptions of creativity and authorship and questions such as who or what can be considered an artist. Art That Fucks Alice in Digital Land by Saeko Ehara MIND BLOWING by Caramurú Baumgartner last night on earth by Blank Embrace Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on SuperRare Session, Ben, Luke and Oli are joined by artists, Sofia Crespo and Feileacan McCormick to discuss AI Art, through the ages. Artificial intelligence has taken the digital art world by storm, driving discourse and controversy as many people are learning about AI’s uses in art for the first time. But the relationship between artificial intelligence and art goes back further than you might expect. Art that Fucks: Civilizations of an Exoplanet by Leo Isikdogan Pillars of light by Adam Fryda The last summer, as the world changed around us by Rose Forsyth-Jackson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Ben, Luke and Oli battle through Twitter glitches to bring an exciting conversation. In its earliest years, photography was a medium that brought people wonder and awe for its ability to recreate reality. It was the inception of photography that allowed painters to explore more abstract aesthetics, and over the last century it has become not just a means of documenting the world, but of expressing creativity.  Recently, SuperRare partnered with Real Vision to bring to life a short documentary about three photographers at the cutting edge of the medium, all building surrealist visions of the world and demonstrating, through their distinct individual styles, that surrealism isn’t just one thing. Joining us today are Nico, senior executive producer at Real Vision and lens-based artist Ryan Koopmans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Ben, Luke, Oli and Linda discuss a topic they'd prefer not to have. Unfortunately, scams seem to bean integral part of the experience in web3. It’s better to know what they are, how to spot them, and how to protect yourself. Since the beginning of June we have received at least 5 reports of the same case of a highly sophisticated scam that specifically targets artists who are on SuperRare. More from Luke on Twitter here. We discuss with Three SuperRare artists, Pol Ballonga, Ian Spriggs, and Hex6c, who have shared their experiences on Twitter. Pol's Tweet Ian's Tweet Hex6c's Tweet Art That Fucks Sandstorm.RAD by chepertom Cold Arms by Ina Vare Fractured Planet by Dehiscence Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Ben & Luke tried something a little different, intentionally using a somewhat clickbait-y title for the Session - because, well, we were looking to get people riled up. After a little intro we invited everyone and anyone in the audience to request to speak and come up to chat, facilitating a vigorous discussion about the subject matter and comparing traditional art world pricing with post-bull market NFT art. Additional Reading: Art Basel Report Art That Fucks: Unconventional Beauty - Phoenix by dreamingdigitally anti by Kesean Anthurium Fin by lykai Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 20: This week on SuperRare sessions, Ben and Oli are joined by the artist ClownVamp to speak about his new show, “Chester Charles: The Lost Grand Master,” which opens tonight, online and in New York. Following the life and career of a fictional gay Impressionist painter, ClownVamp has used AI to build something we otherwise would maybe never get to know or see. Alongside him, we have Chris from Transient Labs, which is powering the show. Read Oli's article/interview with ClownVamp here. Art that fucks: naivete. by mew. Master of reality by Mr Shapeless Aquarium by Stephan Vasement Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of SuperRare Sessions, Luke, Oli and Ben meet with two of the more industrious and dapper JPEG peddlers in the web3 ecosystem, SuperRare Labs CEO and co-founder, John Crain, and SuperRare Labs CPO and co-founder, Jonathan Perkins. We delve into the detail of $RARE staking - a proposal that has bee made to the SuperRare DAO and what it means for artist discovery. During the conversation, we refer to this article and white paper. Art The Fucks: Clowntauk (Summer 2023) by Matt Clark Exhaustion by Gordey Prostov all walls will be digital by #1 crush Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Hosts, Ben, Oli and Luke are joined by Batsoupyum, one of the most prominent 1/1 digital art collectors on SuperRare. This was a wonderful conversational to learn more about his journey as a digital art collector. Art That Fucks: Hold Me In The Dark by Rensi Ardinta Queensboro Plaza by Trina Hines Hang The DJ by mrfiretruckmanarts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we play back and discuss a conversation with SuperRare’s Chief Curator, Alessio De Vecchi. With Luke Whyte having sat down with him for an hour long chat about the history of SuperRare’s curation and where he thinks SuperRare, and the whole of Web3 Art, should head in the future - we were all eager to hear more and get a sense of the future of curation in the space. Art That Fucks: (Black and white photography) A journey into the unknown by Samantha Cavet Repose by Joe Cardamone Ascension by Nilus Dantes  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last week, we kicked off our short series on gatekeeping in web3 with “Who wins in web3?: Queer creators, bias, and the blockchain.” Today, we continue to look at gatekeeping but, this time, focusing on an emerging concept we’re calling ‘guerilla curating’ or the idea of harnessing decentralized curation as a response to gatekeeping.   Ben, Linda and Luke are joined by Diana Sinclair, Rebecca and Michelle from Haus of Collage and Chikai from Monolith. Art that fucks: To be free by Negative Vibrations Crash Test 01. by Geoffroy de Crécy NEXUS by Martisha Merems Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Queer creators: does web3 really improve gatekeeping? On Monday 15th May, we published an article in SuperRare Magazine that Oli wrote titled, “Who wins in web3?: Queer creators, bias, and the blockchain.” Behind the scenes, we talk a lot about NFTs and gatekeeping, and it’s a topic that’s become more and more relevant in the web3 creative space, a place that purports to eliminate the gatekeeping prevalent in traditional creative communities and industries but has yet proved to clearly do so. Article: https://superrare.com/magazine/2023/05/15/who-wins-in-web3-queer-creators-bias-and-the-blockchain/ In this episode we discuss this topic with: Dawnia Darkstone: @letsglitchit Bee Davies: @thebeedavies Zak Krevitt: @zak_krevitt Art that Fucks: Zizi - Queering the Dataset #1 by Jake Elwes dusk (liminal) by Mercy Thokozane Minah Cyclic Paradise by occulted Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Art needs curators – and so do NFTs” That’s the headline of a January 2023 article in Fast Company by arts writer and Professor of Visual Culture, Charlotte Kent, and a sentiment shared by many in the NFT art space today. Nonetheless, it remains controversial: Curation, almost by definition, leads to exclusion from the top down, an outcome that sits in direct conflict with the inclusive, ground up ethos that many consider a fundamental tenet of the cryptoart movement. And yet, for those looking to discover art, or to be discovered, the lack of digital art curation at scale is a big problem, if not the biggest. On SuperRare alone, which is regarded as one of the most exclusive marketplaces in the space, the total number of artists jumped from just under 1,500 on our first anniversary to just under 36 thousand on our fifth anniversary. How does one solve a goal-impeding problem at scale when all known scalable solutions require sacrificing the values that led them to set that goal in the first place? Well, that’s the subject if this week’s discussion: Can Web3 Fill the Artist Discovery Gaps Left by Trad Galleries? Joining Ben, Oli and Luke to discuss this subject, we’ve got guest from three fantastic institutions, VerticalCrypto Art, Verse Works, and ArtxCode. Art that Fucks: Are Ya Winning Son? By karborn Gmgmgmgmgngmgmgm by ballzerino FROG NOIR by twick Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.