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The Weekly: DAOs, Sequels, and Other Post-Marfa Observations

Jeremy Booth, Tabitha Booth, Alejandro Cartagena, Justin Trimble, Proof, Adam Hollander, TMA, Jaime Gourlay, MOCA, Marfa, Ilan Derech, Joe Pease, Jack Butcher, Per Kristian Stoveland.
  1. Jeremy Booth shared reference material photographed by his wife, Tabitha Booth — the reference photo so striking, it would seem that Jeremy Booth’s paintings owe it an apology.
  1. Alejandro Cartagena returned to selling old photos with release of “Carpoolers 2” — Turns out, no one’s ever truly “post-photography” when there are bills to pay.
  1. Justin Trimble calls NFTs “idiot-proof" investments for bad traders— but what’s the ROI for proof holders?
  1. Adam Hollander tax-loss harvested his Otherdeeds, declaring, “you win some, you lose some.” — with BTC nearing 100k, was 2.5 BTC for the Forgotten Runes “Shadow Hat” a win or a loss?
  1. The Toledo Museum of Art was hailed as the first “major museum” to acquire art using cryptocurrency, prompting Jamie Gourlay to ask, What about the Museum of Crypto Art buying Kevin Abosch? — keyword being “major.”
  1. Marfa attendees left town this week, but managed to kept the IRL connections alive by frequently glazing each other on the timeline – because it's important that we remind others what they missed.
  1. Speaking of Marfa, Ilan Derech closed an impressive 10 ETH pre-sale while in town — the sale propelled him just days later to a 0.2 ETH sale of a 3D banana rendering — just incredible. 
  1. Joe Pease’s Everything v Nothing auctions netted over $1 million in sales — credit to the many participating DAOs for both democratizing access to incredible art while simultaneously pricing out others.
  1. Jack Butcher disclosed that his collection summaries are written by AI to prevent his own “heavy bias” — Funny, here I thought that an artist’s "bias" was just their voice… 
  1. Per Kristian Stoveland announced “Keepsakes” a new long form generative collection dubbed the “sequel to The Harvest” — aesthetically quite similar to its predecessor, let us observe a brief moment of silence for all Harvest bag holders. 

This satirical not-newsletter is for comedic purposes only—please don't mistake it for news, legal, tax, investment, or financial advice. Seriously, don’t make decisions based on this. Do your own research and consult people who actually know what they’re talking about before making any moves.