Blake speaks with Natalie Stone, General Manager for CryptoPunks at Yuga Labs.

This is a CryptoPunks interview like you’ve never heard before! There is so much new info that will make you appreciate the collection and crypto art even more.

Natalie walks Blake through the 3 pillars of the CryptoPunks brand and explains “the North Star” that the collection is always orienting towards.

Blake also asks Natalie if and how she tracks the Punks floor price, how she communicates and maintains her relationship with the Punks community, as well as about the Proof Collective and how Yuga is managing another art centric brand alongside Punks.

Natalie even previews the new CryptoPunks’ book called CryptoPunks: Free to Claim and hints at some of the incredible contributors like the Chief Creative Officer at Balanciaga, Martina Tiefenthaler.

They also talk in-depth about Punks place within the traditional art world… after listening, you’ll be left with a deeper understanding of the power of art (the ultimate goal for the Context Podcast!). You’ll also have a stronger grasp on the significant role Punks play(ed) in the development of the contemporary digital art movement and how they continue to push the bounds of creativity in crypto at large.

Links:

CryptoPunks: https://cryptopunks.app/

Free to Claim: CryptoPunks Book: https://hub.cryptopunks.app/goods

Natalie Stone: https://twitter.com/NaughtalieStone

Blake Finucane: https://twitter.com/blakefinucane

Boys Club Newsletter: https://boysclub.beehiiv.com/

Context presented by Boys Club is partnering with Sotheby’s for Season 3! Each month, we'll be working with Sotheby's to bring you an episode on a different digital art based theme. The goal over this season is to help you more deeply engage with digital art and better understand how it intersects with crypto.

For the first episode of the season, Blake will be speaking to the brilliant Michael Bouhanna, Vice President and Head of Digital Art and NFTs at Sotheby’s. They’ll be discussing the last 10 years of digital art, and how crypto technology has impacted it.

They walk through the definitions of Generative Art, A.I. Art and Ordinals, how an auction at Sotheby’s gets put together, who a typical digital art buyer is, and the barriers to buying something that’s immaterial.

They also talk about Jackson Pollock, Sol LeWitt and how art history can be used as a tool to better understand digital art today (FYI: digital art is over 60 years old).

It's a super informative episode and really sets the stage for the entire season, with lots of art history intertwined.

Links:

Sotheby’s Metaverse: https://twitter.com/Sothebysverse

Digital Art Through the Decades Auction: https://www.sothebys.com/en/auction-catalogue/2024/revolutionaries-digital-art-through-the-decade?s=intro

Michael Bouhanna: https://twitter.com/michaelbouhanna

Blake Finucane: https://twitter.com/blakefinucane

Boys Club Newsletter: https://boysclub.beehiiv.com/

Blake speaks with Sebastian Sanchez, Digital Art Sales Manager at Christie’s. Sebastian gives a behind the scenes look at how an auction gets put together (selecting artists, pricing, display, collectors) while talking though Christie’s latest sale Next Wave: The Miami Edit, taking place at Art Basel Miami Beach.

Sebastian also details some of Chritie’s major partnerships this year including Gucci and The Keith Haring Foundation.

Blake winds down the episode by asking Sebastian to define both Generative Art and AI Art and explain their importance. And if you weren’t sure about what makes a great digital art work…Blake asks Sebastian to define that as well.

This is a super comprehensive episode about digital art from its market dynamics to its art historical significance…its got you covered.

Boys Club Newsletter: https://www.boysclub.vip/newsletter

Christie’s 3.0: https://nft.christies.com/

Sebastian’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sebastianss527

Next Wave: The Miami Edit: https://nft.christies.com/auctions/next-wave-the-miami-edit-2023

A Collector’s Guide to AI and Generative Art: https://www.christies.com/en/stories/ai-and-generative-art-collecting-guide-998d865bd6a84538a27f640da23b368f

Panter Xhita : https://twitter.com/PanterXhita