24 Hours of Art: January 31, 2025

Energy of the Muse

"that's how we ended up here... it's about the energy" says Alpha Centauri Kid.

'self portrait in the garden of the Muse' sells for $200,000 USD to bba.eth.

It is the sixth and final 1/1 from the 'Piano Blossoms' collection debuted with Avant Arte in October, 2024.



Full Context via ACK:
"I had no intentions of selling the self portrait, but when a great collector such as bba makes a strong and thoughtful offer, you have to consider it fully.

i'm a firm believer in the reciprocation of the energy of the Universe (the Muse), and letting it be the guide of all things art.

that's how we ended up here. it was not a meaningless transaction. it was not about number. it's about the energy.

the Muse Facktory will honor that energy by going forth to create the absurd and magnificent things we are destined to create."

Via BBA:
"Exactly one year ago, I won the auction for til death do us part, Alpha Centauri Kid's defining masterpiece.

Today I'm grateful to add self portrait in the garden of the Muse to my collection—a perfect complement and ack first true self-portrait."

Via Hivemind:
"Securing our five 1/1s from the October auction was a testament to our deep conviction in a.c.k's work and the Piano Blossoms' significance within his artistic legacy. This latest acquisition only strengthens that belief and the growing appreciation for his talent."


Collection: Highlights

  • Primary (Artist Website) - 'PXL DEX' by Kim Asendorf: 254/256 minted via Allowlist, list: 7.1 ETH
  • Primary (The Memes by 6529) - 'Survive and Thrive' by Rachael Pease: 155 editions minted at 0.06529 ETH each
  • 'Opepen Edition' /15.8k by Jack Butcher | Visualize Value: 38 sales for 11.63 ETH, list: 0.11 ETH
  • 'The Empresses' /576 by Damien Hirst: 14 sales for 5.53 ETH, list: 0.35 ETH
  • 'Checks - VV Originals' /5,033 by Jack Butcher | Visualize Value: 15 sales for 3.62 ETH, list: 0.25 ETH
  • LIVE (8NAP) - 'Metamorphosis' by RedruM with 8NAP: 188/500 minted thus far, public phase open at 0.079 ETH per artwork
  • LIVE (Highlight) - 'MMZ Last Tango' 1/1/95 by Qubibi: 24 unique artwork outputs + physical books remaining at 0.5 ETH each, mint closes at 1:00pm ET
  • LIVE (Iconic x MoA+L) - 'Shooting: The Fire' /50 by Osinachi: 15 digital + physical editions remaining at 0.11 ETH each
  • LIVE (Rune Art) - ‘T I M E S T A M P S’ with RuneArt: 6 artists with 10 artworks and 100 runes per artwork at 0.00077 BTC per rune
  • LIVE (SuperRare) - 'Echoes of the Squares' curated by 787: 6 artist 1/1s
  • LIVE (Verse) - 'My Happy Childhood' by Alice Gordon': 5 works remain in 1/1/100 collection, 85 sold at $169 each, 10 reserved for artist

*Incoming Notables

Friday, January 31:
'Coin Whisperer' by Maciej drabik via The Memes by 6529: up to 329 editions available at 0.06529 ETH each

1/1: Highlights

Clouds of the Metaverse

  • PRIVATE ACQUISTIION (SuperRare) - 'Silencio' by Louis Dazy: to theanalyst
  • ACTIVE OFFER (SuperRare) - 'Cycles of Expressing' (Mar 2023) by Botto: 15 ETH offer (17 ETH list)

1/1/X: Highlights

Winds of Yawanawa #160 by Refik Anadol

Edition: Highlights

PAGGAGECLAIM by Joe Pease

RD Report

The Muse speaks, and the day has an exciting surprise headline. The self portrait sale continues a strong string of events for Alpha Centauri Kid in advance of his Grand Exhibition.

The 1/1 category is a fun one today with a deep cut acquisition and story from MLow, a breaking AMC acquisition, an older Hafftka, a Dazy acquisition (that's two for the artist this week), and spicy Botto secondary offer. Let's see if the latter sparks a sale today.

With all of the above said, secondary 1/1/X and collection volume remains in a slumber.

Catch Up:
Monday's 'The DAM Show' with Fvckrender, Coldie, and Artacle. Watch or listen to the recording here.

Today Reported:
Sales thresholds of (USD) $10k+ Collection, $1k+ 1/1, $2.5k+ 1/1/X, and $1k+ Edition artworks

Under threshold but interesting to me are 3 'LetsWalk' by DeeKay selling for 0.285 ETH (Dog Walker #084), 0.207 & 0.2 WETH (both Devil #041).

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