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All Eyes on Art: Upcoming Collections to Watch the Week of July 8

BY Steven Miller

July 08, 2024

When you consider just how quickly things move in the metaverse, it’s a wonder that anyone can keep up with all the news and product launches, let alone the constant influx of incredible artwork. 

All things considered, it raises an important question: how can you efficiently discover the best upcoming art collections?

For the answer, look no further! I’ve scoured the metaverse to uncover the drops you simply can’t afford to overlook so you can focus on elevating your collection instead of endlessly scrolling through X and Discord.

In this week’s curated Collector’s Digest, I’ll give you a leg up in your search for the premier works debuting on Bitcoin Ordinals, Ethereum, and Solana. Here’s what to look out for this week.


🟧 h00dlums by Sir Gadfly

〰️ 📅 Date: Monday, July 8th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Magic Eden

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 1 of 1 of 49

〰️ 🎛️ Format: Private Sale [Now Open!]

〰️ 💰 Price: 0.028 BTC

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: Over a year in the making, Sir Gadfly’s animated portraiture series centers on the subject of Anon Identity and is inscribed on Block 78 Sats. If you are interested in acquiring a piece from the collection, please inquire directly with Sir Gadfly via DM.

🟪 Jack Dorsey – Decentral Eyes by Coldie

〰️ 📅 Date: Monday, July 8th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Manifold

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 1 of 1 of 240

〰️ 🎛️ Phase: Public [Now Available!]

〰️ 💰 Reserve Price: 0.042 ETH

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: Once the public minting window closes on July 16th at 1 pm ET, a random still frame collector will be selected as the winner of the true 1 of 1 3D animation. Following this, there will be two burn-to-redeem options for collectors. The first will be a limited time single edition burn of Variant 1 for Variant 2. The second option will be a limited-time burn of 10 editions of Variant 1 in exchange for a Julian Assange Variant that will be limited to an edition of 8.

🟪 PEPEhaus by Movsum

〰️ 📅 Date: Monday, July 8th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Ninfa

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 1 of 1 of 21

〰️ 🎛️ Phase: Open Auction @ 8pm ET

〰️ 💰 Reserve Price: 0.15 ETH

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: Through his exploration, Movsum parallels Bauhaus artists who sought to transcend traditional boundaries and redefine artistic expression through abstraction and geometric form. Movsum’s engagement with Pepe as a cultural icon mirrors Kandinsky’s pursuit of emotional expression through abstract compositions. Like Kandinsky, who believed in the spiritual dimensions of art, Movsum imbues his digital creations with a sense of cultural depth and narrative resonance.

🟪 Jidouhanbaiki by Studio Yorktown

〰️ 📅 Date: Monday, July 8th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Independent Site

〰️ 🧮 Supply: Determined Post-Mint

〰️ 🎛️ Format: Burn to Mint [Now Open!]

〰️ 💰 Price: Burn 1 Art On Ledger Stax Mint Pass

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: This piece is one of five available works in the Art On Ledger Stax: Generative NFT Collection – the inaugural generative art drop exclusively available at no cost to holders of the Art On Ledger Stax Mint Pass. The release is split between 5 artists, but the max supply of works will be 4,779. As an exciting addition with this piece, each edition of Jidouhanbaiki has both a Stax version and a full version, showcasing each vending machine within its surrounding area. The mint will be facilitated by gm studio on an independent mint site.

🟪 Gyricon by Andreas Gysin

〰️ 📅 Date: Monday, July 8th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Independent Site

〰️ 🧮 Supply: Determined Post-Mint

〰️ 🎛️ Format: Burn to Mint [Now Open!]

〰️ 💰 Price: Burn 1 Art On Ledger Stax Mint Pass

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: This piece is one of five available works in the Art On Ledger Stax: Generative NFT Collection – the inaugural generative art drop exclusively available at no cost to holders of the Art On Ledger Stax Mint Pass. The release is split between 5 artists, but the max supply of works will be 4,779. The mint will be facilitated by gm studio on an independent mint site.

🟪 Tongues by Linda Dounia

〰️ 📅 Date: Monday, July 8th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Independent Site

〰️ 🧮 Supply: Determined Post-Mint

〰️ 🎛️ Format: Burn to Mint [Now Open!]

〰️ 💰 Price: Burn 1 Art On Ledger Stax Mint Pass

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: This piece is one of five available works in the Art On Ledger Stax: Generative NFT Collection – the inaugural generative art drop exclusively available at no cost to holders of the Art On Ledger Stax Mint Pass. The release is split between 5 artists, but the max supply of works will be 4,779. The mint will be facilitated by gm studio on an independent mint site.

🟪 Florilege by Sarah Ridgley

〰️ 📅 Date: Monday, July 8th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Independent Site

〰️ 🧮 Supply: Determined Post-Mint

〰️ 🎛️ Format: Burn to Mint [Now Open!]

〰️ 💰 Price: Burn 1 Art On Ledger Stax Mint Pass

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: This piece is one of five available works in the Art On Ledger Stax: Generative NFT Collection – the inaugural generative art drop exclusively available at no cost to holders of the Art On Ledger Stax Mint Pass. The release is split between 5 artists, but the max supply of works will be 4,779. The mint will be facilitated by gm studio on an independent mint site.

🟪 CRYPTIC POEMS by Sasha Stiles

〰️ 📅 Date: Monday, July 8th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Independent Site

〰️ 🧮 Supply: Determined Post-Mint

〰️ 🎛️ Format: Burn to Mint [Now Open!]

〰️ 💰 Price: Burn 1 Art On Ledger Stax Mint Pass

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: This piece is one of five available works in the Art On Ledger Stax: Generative NFT Collection – the inaugural generative art drop exclusively available at no cost to holders of the Art On Ledger Stax Mint Pass. The release is split between 5 artists, but the max supply of works will be 4,779. The mint will be facilitated by gm studio on an independent mint site.

🟪 Infinite Drip by Ishika Guha

〰️ 📅 Date: Monday, July 8th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Foundation

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 1 of 1

〰️ 🎛️ Format: Public @ 4am ET

〰️ 💰 Price: 1 ETH

🟦 Hero’s Journey by T3

〰️ 📅 Date: Monday, July 8th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Exchange Art

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 1 of 1

〰️ 🎛️ Format: Timed Auction [Now Open!]

〰️ 💰 Reserve Price: 2 SOL

🟧 Flowers by Amber Vittoria

〰️ 📅 Date: Tuesday, July 9th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Gamma

〰️ 🧮 Supply: Determined Post-Mint

〰️ 🎛️ Phase: 24H Holder AL @ 9am ET

〰️ 💰 Price: 0.00036 BTC

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: Available exclusively to holders of Gamma’s Summer Pass, Vittoria’s Flowers features 8-bit flowers, where each blossom can be collected, gifted, and shared as everlasting bouquets on the blockchain. The collection aims to honor the important people in our lives, commemorate victories, and offer solace during times of loss. It serves as a gentle reminder to cherish each other while we have the chance. There will be no public sale, and while the supply will be determined at the conclusion of the mint window, the total supply will be capped at 2,784 pieces.

🟪 L’AVVENTURA by Vikki Bardot

〰️ 📅 Date: Tuesday, July 9th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Expanded Art

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 1 of 1 of 40

〰️ 🎛️ Phase: Public @ 12pm ET

〰️ 💰 Price: 0.07 ETH

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: Vikki Bardot‘s latest AI collection depicts a narrative of lost essence with ethereal landscapes and ghostly female forms on the verge of vanishing from sight.

🟪 Linea by Stuart Batchelor

〰️ 📅 Date: Tuesday, July 9th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Verse Works

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 15 Unique Works

〰️ 🎛️ Format: Public @ 1pm ET

〰️ 💰 Price: 0.19 ETH (~$650)

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: An ongoing exploration of the subject, the series size and timeline are deliberately undefined. Rather than exclusively focusing on one-off series over the coming years, the artist intends for the series to be his major body of work that represents a particular era in his career.

🟪 nullMachines++ by Kerim Safa & loackme

〰️ 📅 Date: Tuesday, July 9th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Verse Works

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 1 of 1 of TBA

〰️ 🎛️ Format: Public @ 1pm ET

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: One piece will be gifted to each collector who acquires 3+ from the nullMachines series, which releases Wednesday, July 3rd and is open for 6 days.

🟪 SEEDS by Patric Ortmann

〰️ 📅 Date: Tuesday, July 9th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: MakersPlace

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 2 Unique Works

〰️ 🎛️ Format: Reserve Auction @ 1pm ET

〰️ 💰 Reserve Price: 0.5 ETH

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: Ortmann’s latest animated works are deployed on Transient Labs’ ERC-7160 contract. The artist will be rolling out two additional works on the same contract – interested buyers may request a private preview of the other two works by emailing Jessica Marinaro – [email protected].

🟪 CRAWL by Travess Smalley

〰️ 📅 Date: Tuesday, July 9th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Feral File

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 1 of 1 of 512

〰️ 🎛️ Format: Public @ 12pm ET

〰️ 💰 Price: TBA

🟧 FUSION: PHASE II by Billy Restey x Gabe Weis

〰️ 📅 Date: Wednesday, July 10th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Ordinals Bot

〰️ 🧮 Supply: Determined Post-Mint

〰️ 🎛️ Phase: Mint Pass Holders @ 3pm ET

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: Holders of the FUSION: Mint Pass – which was launched on Magic Eden in May – will be able to inscribe upon their own rare sat to generate a completely unique FUSION.

🟪 AnnoMetta by Matto

〰️ 📅 Date: Wednesday, July 10th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Art Blocks Studio

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 1 of 1

〰️ 🎛️ Format: 24H Dutch Auction @ 12pm ET

〰️ 💰 Starting Price: 2.5 ETH

〰️ 💰 Resting Price: 0.25 ETH

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: The first 1 of 1 artwork ever sold on Art Blocks Studio, AnnoMetta (‘Anno’ meaning year in Latin and ‘Metta’ meaning loving-kindness in Pali), symbolizes community connections through a dynamic canvas. The artwork is dynamic, responsive, interactive, and deterministically changing every hour.

🟪 Robot Ladybug by Fabiano Speziari

〰️ 📅 Date: Wednesday, July 10th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Mona [Base]

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 300

〰️ 🎛️ Format: Limited Edition @ 8pm ET

〰️ 💰 Price: Free

🟧 HolyMath by Orkhan

〰️ 📅 Date: Thursday, July 11th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Independent

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 1 of 1 of 100

〰️ 🎛️ Format: Private Sale

〰️ 💰 Price: 0.02 BTC

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: HolyMath draws inspiration from the mathematical heritage and geometric patterns of Middle Eastern culture during the Islamic Golden Age. Each of the unique generative artworks is going to be made available exclusively to a select number of collectors through individual private inquiries. Each inscription is accompanied by a custom print, embedded with both digital and physical certificates of authenticity, signed, packed, and specially produced by Orkhan.

🟪 MONUMENT by Hideki Tsukamoto

〰️ 📅 Date: Thursday, July 11th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: The Disruptive Gallery

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 1 of 1 of 128

〰️ 🎛️ Format: Dutch Auction @ 2pm ET

〰️ 💰 Starting Price: 5 ETH

〰️ 💰 Resting Price: 0.1 ETH

🟪 Equinox / 春分 by Aluan Wang

〰️ 📅 Date: Thursday, July 11th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Verse Works

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 1 of 1 of 64

〰️ 🎛️ Format: 24H Auction @ 1pm ET

〰️ 💰 Price: 0 ETH (No Reserve)

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: The available, collector-curated supply will be distributed to the top 64 bids. Winning bidders only pay the lowest winning bid amount.

🟪 FOR THE LOVE OF THE META by Mariela Victoria

〰️ 📅 Date: Thursday, July 11th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: OpenSea [Base]

〰️ 🧮 Supply: Determined Post-Mint

〰️ 🎛️ Phase: 48H Drop @ 10:11am ET

〰️ 💰 Price: 0.0015 ETH

🟧 Fluid Geometry by Andrea Belloni

〰️ 📅 Closing Date: Friday, July 12th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Gamma

〰️ 🧮 Supply: Determined Post-Mint

〰️ 💰 Price: 0.0006 BTC

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: Andrea Belloni’s Fluid Geometry has debuted as a 7-day timed edition on Gamma. The supply will be determined at the conclusion of the 7-day mint window.

🟪 Corrupted Cognition by Brian Cattelle

〰️ 📅 Date: Friday, July 12th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: MakersPlace

〰️ 🧮 Supply: Ten Unique Works

〰️ 🎛️ Phase: Public @ 1pm ET

〰️ 💰 Price: TBA

🟧 The Astronomer’s Daughter by POSTWOOK

〰️ 📅 Closing Date: N/A

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Counterfeit Culture

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 1 of 1 of 100

〰️ 🎛️ Phase: Public [Now Available!]

〰️ 💰 Price: 0.018 BTC

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: Postwook’s forthcoming collection, The Astronomer’s Daughter, is a tribute to her father that interprets satellite data from rare sat block times to create unique timepieces of outer space in her signature style. By using a 15 year retrospective starting from the beginning of Bitcoin, Natasha found the exact rare sats needed to find the dates needed to tell the story of what happened in outer space the day of each handpicked sat. There is no other chain where Natasha could have used rare sat block times and recursion to make this collection come to life – which makes it evident that this collection must live on Bitcoin. To collect, visit theastronomersdaughter.io.


Thanks for checking out All Eyes on Art! I curate this comprehensive yet selective digest of upcoming collections to keep you informed week in and week out. If you’d like to see more color in your X feed, I share a 30-Day Outlook version of this Collector’s Digest every Monday and my Discover Art series every Thursday.

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