Beeple: 69 problems but p*nises ain't one

Jay, Ivan, Leyla and Jamie sit down with Beeple to discuss the importance of authenticity, virality, the role of galleries in web3 and the responsibility of curatorial uplift in an attention economy. 

00:50 - Welcome Beeple 

01:33 - Avoiding burnout and connecting with an audience 

04:30 - Looking back across an artistic practice 

06:06 - When is a work finished and the exploratory role of an artist 

08:25 - Developing a physical practice 

12:09 - What role do galleries have in the space 

14:32 - Beeple Studios as an alternative cultural hub 

18:25 - Digital media's potential for greater inclusivity 

24:20 - Curator guidance, imparting context and wall text 

26:50 - Finding balance in politically charged work 

32:30 - How to tell what will resonate 

34:40 - The Trump phenomenon and attention economy 

36:00 - What community really means in web3 

39:30 - Why the imbalance between penises and vaginas 

40:30 - Self-censoring, misinterpretation and deleting posts 

43:26 - Where will we be in ten years? 

44:00 - Post-Beeple debrief 

45:06 - Meme-pyromania and community reaction as art 

46:18 - The exponential curve of stimulation 

49:40 - Beeple's curatorial approach and the democratisation of opportunity 

51:36 - Red Chip, Blue Chip and wall text 

58:39 - Node's acquisition of the Punks IP 

01:04:00 - Verse rundown 

01:06:26 - Artist Highlights 

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