‘Debt to Ekub’ by Sam Spratt is acquired for $375,000 USDC (160.86 ETH) by the BCA Foundation from Conviction.

The acquisition takes place via Gondi trade, bundling and including the 1/1/50 ‘Skull of Luci’ plus associated Mask, and it is facilitated by Eli Scheinman.

It is the second Skull and Mask pairing to change hands this week, following ‘Foreshadow’, collected by A_OF.

The OpenSea Flagship Collection expands:

1-of-1 ‘rotational flow’ by Zach Lieberman is privately acquired, marking the 46th entrant to the collection. The artwork is one of fifteen in the artist’s ‘light studies V3’ collection and was originally minted in November 2022 via Foundation.

It follows recent addition ‘DDUST #434’ by jiwa into Flagship, that artwork part of a 1/1/500 generative collection released via Art Blocks in collaboration with OpenSea Residency.

Art Blocks Studio - ‘MASKS’ by Piter Pasma: 128 artwork collection, available at 0.05 ETH set price each, 36 minted thus far

SuperRare - ‘Panorama’ by Yigit Duman: Token + NFT edition hybrid $PANO releases, Genesis Tableau #1 in live auction countdown (below), and Tableau #2 to follow upon conclusion

Via Artist - ‘thankyousatoshi’ by Karborn: 10 handmade artwork collection, acquired via top 10 senders of signal (BTC) to the Satoshi Genesis Wallet, artist encourages intent - “this is not a bidding game”

Transient Curated - ‘In Absence Of ___’ by Ayla El-Moussa: 11 artwork collection available at 0.69 ETH reserve, 1 sold, 2 in live in auction countdown

Gamma - ‘Soft Eulogies: Portraits from the Mempool’ by Travis LeRoy Southworth: 630/1,440 artworks minted thus far at 0.00021 BTC each in ‘Domain One: Light’ of an ultimately 10,080 generative work collection

Hash Gallery | Verse - ‘Double Take #1 - Mint Pass’: New series that airdrops two artworks to collectors, 1st installment with Osinachi with Bård Ionson, fixed price of $285 USD each

Transient Labs - ‘Timechain’ by Jaen: 18 artwork collection, each “its own museum” with 7+ variations, available at 0.7 ETH reserves, 1 in auction countdown

Shout Out:
BatSoupYum announced the “Levine Letters”, an educational collaboration with Adam Levine of Toledo Museum of Art. The Museum Director selected 12 works from the BSY collection and is penning essays on each, to be released every few weeks. The collector emphasizes the endeavor’s intent: relatably communicate what makes cryptoart great and “bridge a gap that never should have been there”.

Shout Out:
Refik Anadol announced the official opening of DATALAND: June 20th. “Building the world’s first Museum of AI Arts at The Grand LA has been the journey of a lifetime for me, Efsun and our studio.”

Catch Up: The DAM Show!
Monday’s The Digital Art Market show welcomed two guests:

Watch the recording here.

Weekly Dose of Art:
‘Halfway Between Reality and Imagination: Cath Simard’s Composite Landscapes’ by Justin Wetch, his 43rd deep dive artist interview via 24 Hour of Art

Stay tuned for the next installment later today!

Today Reported:
Sales thresholds of 2 ETH+ Collection, 0.2 ETH+ 1/1, 0.4 ETH+ 1/1/X, and 0.2 ETH+ Edition