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Steve Pikelny is a Brooklyn-based artist with a background in engineering and finance. He is known for his crypto, web-based, and generative art that combines satire, absurdism, and postmodernism. His work often involves creating fake websites and launching scams to highlight the social and economic narratives people build around digital ownership and value. His most recent project

Susanne Päch, spouse of the late Herbert W. Franke, is a journalist and media specialist who collaborated with Franke, oversees his archives, curates exhibitions of his work, and is founder of the Art Meets Science - Foundation Herbert W. Franke dedicated to preserving his legacy. Franke led a multi-faceted life that included work as an artist, writer, and scientist. He was a pion

Roope Rainisto is a Finnish designer, creator, photographer and screen-writer with a flair for storytelling. Roope has had a lengthy career as a professional designer, and holds a Master of Science degree in Information Networks from the Helsinki University of Technology, Through his art, he combines artificial intelligence and traditional art methods to blur the boundary between t

Jiwa is an artist and coder with over 15 years of experience building creative technology for startups and fortune 500 companies. He’s also a smart contract and web3 developer who builds and manages the technology for the digital art collective ntent. Jiwa’s works have been exhibited internationally, and can be found on platforms including Art Blocks, Objkt and fxhash. Recorded

Monster Mike is an artist who makes drawings and animated doodles that reflect reality with optimism and a dash of humor. He is breaking new ground by bringing spatial art to the blockchain, creating opportunities for mixed reality art experiences. His immersive artwork has been exhibited internationally, and he has also created a public mural in Miami. When he’s not making art,

Rebecca Rose is an artist who creates 3D collages and holograms that blur the line between viewer and participant. Her immersive storytelling comes from decades of experience creating analog and digital collage, sculptural collage, wearable collage, as well as life-size installations. Rebecca’s work has been featured in over 100 international exhibitions, her NFTs are available o

Josie Bellini is a pioneering artist and entrepreneur who has been creating cryptoart since 2017. Her artwork tells the story of the crypto ecosystem, and it has been auctioned at Christies and exhibited at major blockchain conferences. She is also the founder of CyberBrokers, an NFT collection and digital art ecosystem, as well as Paradigm Found, an immersive browser-based game th

Anne Spalter is an artist and educator who stands at the forefront of digital art. She was featured in the Taschen book On NFTs, named to the Lumen Prize Longlist, and included in the top 50 influential crypto artists by Rizzoli. Anne’s work has been exhibited widely and can be found in private collections and institutions including the Victoria and Albert Museum, Buffalo AKG Art

Harvey Rayner is an artist and creative coder with over 25 years of digital and generative art experience. His large and varied body of work reveals an evolution in formalized geometric approaches to art making. His work is a unique blend of compositional restraint and precision coupled with playful dynamism and a daring boldness. Harvey is also an avid rock climber and has maintai

Micol is a curator, art dealer, and former founder of Vertical, a house for art and culture on the blockchain. As one of the most thoughtful voices in the NFT space, Micol has consistently worked to enrich the quality and content of discourse within web3.Recorded on March 28, 2024 as a Space on X.Follow the guest:https://twitter.com/micolmicolmicolFollow the host:https://twitter.co