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All Eyes on Art: Upcoming Collections to Watch the Week of October 15

BY Steven Miller

October 15, 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.


🟧 Shibuya by Maja Kalo

〰️ 📅 Date: Monday, October 14th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Gamma Prints

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 36 Editions

〰️ 🎛️ Phase: Public [NOW OPEN]

〰️ 💰 Price: 0.00036 BTC

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: A vibrant, code-generated vision of Shibuya, Tokyo which pulses in neon bursts, capturing the electric energy of a city alive. Geometric shapes flicker like phosphenes behind closed eyes, evoking movement and light. It’s an impressionistic take on an urban landscape.

🟧 Be Brave by Eka Lestienne

〰️ 📅 Date: Monday, October 14th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Gamma Prints

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 22 Editions

〰️ 🎛️ Phase: Public [NOW OPEN]

〰️ 💰 Price: 0.00088 BTC

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: This piece is a tribute to those who trust in their own strength and in the transformative power of decentralized technology. The AR experience powered by Artivive App.

🟧 Midnight Creatures by Milla Si

〰️ 📅 Date: Monday, October 14th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Gamma Prints

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 15 Editions

〰️ 🎛️ Phase: Public [NOW OPEN]

〰️ 💰 Price: 0.0006 BTC

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: The Original 1 of 1 Artwork for this Gamma Print Series is also for sale, priced at 0.01 BTC.

🟧 Life is Not What I Thought It Would Be by Jordi Gandul

〰️ 📅 Date: Monday, October 14th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Gamma Prints

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 10 Editions

〰️ 🎛️ Phase: Public [NOW OPEN]

〰️ 💰 Price: 0.00045 BTC

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: A raw reflection on the unexpected turns life takes, capturing the gap between expectation and reality, with a hint of quiet resilience.

🟧 Paperhand by Costo Bravo

〰️ 📅 Date: Monday, October 14th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Gamma Prints

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 42 Editions

〰️ 🎛️ Phase: Public [NOW OPEN]

〰️ 💰 Price: 0.00042 BTC

🟧 Monochrome Reverie by Milana Juventa

〰️ 📅 Date: Monday, October 14th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Gamma 

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 40 Editions

〰️ 🎛️ Phase: Public [NOW OPEN]

〰️ 💰 Price: 0.0006 BTC

🟧 Squigglebit by Smiley_Bits

〰️ 📅 Date: Monday, October 14th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Gamma Prints

〰️ 🧮 Supply: Determined Post-Mint

〰️ 🎛️ Phase: 7D Timed OE [NOW OPEN]

〰️ 💰 Price: 0.0008 BTC

🟪 2024 Lumen Prize Anniversary Auction

〰️ 📅 Date: October 14th – October 16th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Sotheby’s x Lumen Prize

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 15 Unique Auction Lots

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: The latest Sotheby’s Web3 auction revolves around the innovative spirit of artists who harness technology to expand what we consider art. These creators offer profound insights into how technology is changing our experience of reality. Their works, curated into three main sections, not only reflect the current state of digital art but also pave the way for future explorations at the intersection of art and technology. Curated by @CuratorView & @AurondaScalera, the Lumen Prize Anniversary Auction features works from @sougwen, @fahadfalls, @bottoproject, @DarienBrito, @Damjanski, Brendan Dawes, David Gould, @mayaonthenet, @kcimc, @0xhaiku, @epure_, @LAB212, @aaronpenne, @simondlr, @sashastiles and @GiselFlorez.

🟪 Deco Echo by Harvey Rayner

〰️ 📅 Date: Monday, October 14th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Art Blocks Studio

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 1 of 1 of 1000

〰️ 🎛️ Phase: Public [NOW OPEN]

〰️ 💰 Price: FREE

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: Deco Echo is FREE to claim for all Station 3 patrons and the 31 Members of Harvey’s Council of Elders. Minting will be open until November 11th, at which final supply will be determined. The collection features an algorithmic sketch that explores quasi-symmetry, but unlike Harvey’s earlier works, which combine multiple primitives to form a unified whole, Deco Echo uses a single generative building block to create a surprisingly large diversity of distinct outputs.

🟪 Pax by Eric De Giuli

〰️ 📅 Date: Monday, October 14th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Art Blocks Studio

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 1 of 1 of 100

〰️ 🎛️ Phase: Public [NOW OPEN]

〰️ 💰 Price: 0.07 ETH

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: All 100 mints will begin with an artist-curated hash and vantage, but collectors are free to change this within the first 25 Days. This is a hard constraint, because the contract will be locked after this point. If you choose to find your own landscape, let Eric know your choice in his Discord and send 0.01 ETH from the address holding the token. After the contract is locked, the collection will be complete and on-chain.

🟪 And Yet We Dance by Ryan Bell

〰️ 📅 Date: Monday, October 14th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Art Blocks Studio

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 1 of 1 of 500

〰️ 🎛️ Phase: Public [NOW OPEN]

〰️ 💰 Price: 0.05 ETH

🟪 404: SELF NOT FOUND by Don’t Buy

〰️ 📅 Date: Monday, October 14th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Fellowship Daily

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 1 of 1 of 9

〰️ 🎛️ Format: 24H Reserve Auction @ 1pm ET

〰️ 💰 Reserve Price: 0.1 ETH

🟪 64 Pixels by Andreas Gysin

〰️ 📅 Date: Monday, October 14th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Verse Solos

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 1 of 1 of 8

〰️ 🎛️ Phase: 7-Day Public [NOW OPEN]

〰️ 💰 Price: 0.984 ETH

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: Part of the “Matrices” series by Andreas Gysin & Sidi Vanetti, based on the physical limitation of 64×64 pixel LED matrices. The work explores a series of abstract compositions possible with only 64 lit pixels in a 4096 pixel square matrix.

🟪 Recursive Tile by Andreas Gysin

〰️ 📅 Date: Monday, October 14th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Verse Solos

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 1 of 1 of 41

〰️ 🎛️ Phase: 7-Day Public [NOW OPEN]

〰️ 💰 Price: 0.984 ETH

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: Part of the “Matrices” series by Andreas Gysin & Sidi Vanetti, based on the physical limitation of 64×64 pixel LED matrices. The work explores a series of abstract compositions possible with only 64 lit pixels in a 4096 pixel square matrix.

🟪 S3 Collectors Pass by SHILLR

〰️ 📅 Date: Monday, October 14th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Highlight

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 100 Editions

〰️ 🎛️ Phase: Public [NOW OPEN]

〰️ 💰 Price: 0.2 ETH

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: The S3 Collector Pass from SHILLR is the only way to guarantee acquisition of the complete 10-piece set of artworks associated with SHILLR Media Season 3. Each curated, limited edition will be airdropped to holders as they’re released.

🟪 Daydream by Ponse Lakiva

〰️ 📅 Date: Monday, October 14th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Foundation

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 15 Editions

〰️ 🎛️ Phase: Public [NOW OPEN]

〰️ 💰 Price: 0.015 ETH

🟪 trash vortex by Brutal

〰️ 📅 Date: Monday, October 14th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Transient Labs [Shape]

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 10 Editions

〰️ 🎛️ Phase: Public [NOW OPEN]

〰️ 💰 Price: 0.04 ETH

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: An abstract piece that, through its bright colors, symbolizes beauty while concealing a darker meaning, which is reflected in the name of the artwork. By purchasing one of these editions, you’ll receive an airdrop of an upcoming, full-fledged collection on ETH. The new collection will start with these 10 pieces and expand over time. The collection will be a fun way to BRUTALIZE PFPs with the artist’s iconic style.

🟪 Sciatica by Harley Davidson

〰️ 📅 Date: Monday, October 14th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Transient x Ninfa [Shape]

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 1 of 1

〰️ 🎛️ Phase: Open to Offers [NOW OPEN]

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: The first part of the “Interstellar Pain and Love” collection on Ninfa, a series deployed using 

Transient Labs’ Multi-Creation contract on Shape. By purchasing the Artwork digitally, the collector will be entitled to the original physical oil painting.

🟪 HURRICANE by The Mess

〰️ 📅 Date: Monday, October 14th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Foundation

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 1 of 1 of 4

〰️ 🎛️ Format: Reserve Auctions [SOLD OUT]

〰️ 💰 Reserve Price: 0.13 ETH

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: The Hurricane Collection is an 8-Part spectacle from The Mess. While the first 4 works in the series – “Shopping for the Storm,” “Rage of Radiance,” “Flare Drift,” and “Embrace the Storm” – are sold out, you need to keep an eye out for the four pieces that remain unsold / unminted.

🟪 The Rapture by Wubbushi

〰️ 📅 Date: Monday, October 14th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: BrainDrops Art

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 1 of 1 of 300

〰️ 🎛️ Phase: Public @ 1pm ET [SOLD OUT]

〰️ 💰 Price: 0.05 ETH

🟪 Algo Story by Han

〰️ 📅 Date: Monday, October 14th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Warpcast 

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 100 Editions

〰️ 🎛️ Phase: Public [NOW OPEN]

〰️ 💰 Price: 100 $DEGEN

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: The first 100 people to tip exactly 100 $DEGEN will receive an edition, and it’ll only ever be available through tipping. One tipper will get Han’s daily allowance of 10K $DEGEN, and each NFT will be a ticket for something exciting. Be advised, the second chapter of Algo Story will drop at 9pm ET.

🟦 Mind’s Carnival by Mireyita

〰️ 📅 Date: Monday, October 14th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Exchange Art

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 1 of 1

〰️ 🎛️ Phase: Public [NOW OPEN]

〰️ 💰 Price: 6 SOL

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: Mind’s Carnival speaks to the explosion of thoughts, emotions, and ideas that feel like a never-ending festival of creativity inside the artist’s mind. Inspired by the concept of brainwaves, Mireyita wanted to capture where colors and emotions collide and merge in a kind of wild carnival. Scattered throughout the piece are elements that reflect the struggle and pressures of being an artist. The buyer is entitled to the Physical Painting following the conclusion of the DAM Magazine residency in Las Vegas, NV.

🟪 MORPHIC RESONANCES by LEGIO_X

〰️ 📅 Date: Tuesday, October 15th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Fellowship Daily

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 1 of 1 of 24

〰️ 🎛️ Format: 24H Reserve Auction @ 1pm ET

〰️ 💰 Reserve Price: 0.1 ETH

🟪 DEJA VU by Fateme Kazemi

〰️ 📅 Date: Tuesday, October 15th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Foundation [Base]

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 1 of 1 of 60

〰️ 🎛️ Format: Public @ 7:30am ET

〰️ 💰 Reserve Price: 0.02 ETH

🟧 Bold by Buitrago

〰️ 📅 Date: Wednesday, October 16th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Function Gallery

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 1 of 1 of 64

〰️ 🎛️ Phase: Public @ Time TBA

〰️ 💰 Price: 0.0064 BTC

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: The latest Function Gallery drop invites audiences to contemplate the inherent beauty in radical simplicity. Inspired by the principles of digital minimalism and the philosophy underlying Bitcoin. Each inscribed artwork will include an individually hand painted physical artwork with free international shipping. 

🟪 Bokeh [Physical Lamps] by Michael Kozlowski

〰️ 📅 Date: Wednesday, October 16th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Art Blocks Curated

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 1 of 1 of 20

〰️ 🎛️ Format: Public @ 12pm ET

〰️ 💰 Price: $3,000

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: Fixed price sale of 20 Physical “Bokeh” lamps (includes claimable digital artwork). Payment via crypto and credit cards available for the 1st Time on Art Blocks. There will also be an opportunity to purchase two “Bokeh” wall mural-sized sculptures (~64 x 31 x 2”) through Private Sale.

🟪 COMPLETION: FRAGMENTS by Sasha Stiles

〰️ 📅 Date: Wednesday, October 16th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Iconic Culture

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 1 of 1 of 30

〰️ 🎛️ Phase: GTD Allowlist @ Time TBA

〰️ 🎛️ Phase: Public @ Time TBA (10/17)

〰️ 💰 Price: $750

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: Iconic and the Museum of Art + Light’s 5th collab showcases the exceptional talent of Sasha Stiles. In this bespoke series of 30 tactile, physical poem sculptures from Stiles’ iconic 2022 release, Stiles reflects upon on a cycle of transhuman poetry that muses on the nature of selfhood in a world increasingly mediated by technology. Reflecting on connection, loss, and the traces we leave behind, each AI-powered stanza is part of a fragmented yet cohesive narrative that explores the tension between what is whole and what remains incomplete – gesturing toward the shards of ancient literature (such as Sappho’s Fragments) that serve as civilization’s memory, while also pointing to the ways in which modern technologies like AI and blockchain are changing the relationship between individual experience and collective wisdom.

🟪 VISIOMATHS by Boldtron

〰️ 📅 Date: Wednesday, October 16th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Fellowship Daily

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 1 of 1 of 11

〰️ 🎛️ Format: 24H Reserve Auction @ 1pm ET

〰️ 💰 Reserve Price: 0.1 ETH

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: Boldtron’s latest collection explores the idea of transformation through the blending of emojis. Each piece in the collection combines three different emojis, representing emotional states, objects, creatures, or ideas, to create something entirely new. It offers a metaphor for how different aspects of life, nature, and emotions can come together to create something unique and interconnected.

🟪 Courses by 0xdgb

〰️ 📅 Date: Wednesday, October 16th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Foundation

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 1 of 1 of 6

〰️ 🎛️ Format: 24H Reserve Auction @ 3pm ET

〰️ 💰 Reserve Price: 0.25 ETH

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: Courses is a fully on-chain collection, referencing the beautiful contours and natural shapes found on the golf course. Much like 0xdgb’s previous collection ‘Greens’ these pieces have been designed to look like a generative collection, but are in-fact completely hand drawn. Just like with the prior collection, a Bidders Edition will be airdropped after the drop concludes.

🟧 Ariadna by Dario Lanza

〰️ 📅 Closing Date: Thursday, October 17th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Magic Eden x VIVID

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 1 of 1

〰️ 🎛️ Format: 7-Day Auction

〰️ 💰 Reserve Price: 0.01 BTC

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: For the next Chef D’œuvre, VIVID Gallery is proud to present a generative homage to Greek Artistry and mythological legacy, interwoven with the threads of Ariadne and Penelope from Dario Lanza.

🟪 Naqsh-e Jahan by Naime Pakniyat

〰️ 📅 Closing Date: Thursday, October 17th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Highlight [Shape]

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 25 Editions

〰️ 💰 Price: 0.01 ETH

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: This artwork is inspired by Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan crafted pixel by pixel in 440x440px. In this design, four historical buildings are located on the four sides of this square – Ali Qapu, Shah Mosque (Imam Mosque), Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, and Qeysarie Gate.

🟪 Zima by Nahiiko

〰️ 📅 Date: Thursday, October 17th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Highlight

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 1024 Editions

〰️ 🎛️ Phase: Public @ 10am ET

〰️ 💰 Price: 0.169 ETH

🟪 Piano Blossoms [1/1 Auctions] by Alpha Centauri Kid

〰️ 📅 Date: Thursday, October 17th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Avant Arte

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 5 Unique 1/1 Works

〰️ 🎛️ Format: 72H Auctions @ 2pm ET

〰️ 💰 Reserve Price: 4.5 ETH

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: From ACK’s latest collection comes 5 Unique 1/1 Works – ‘Muse Blossoms,’ ‘Golden Afternoon,’ ‘Wonderland,’ ‘Flower Demons,’ and ‘Interblossom’ – a series of 12k Digital Artworks that were transformed into physical objects by the printmakers at Make-Ready in London, who worked closely with ACK to introduce layers of texture and glossy highlights to the surface of the print. Each piece invokes its own source of inspiration – from the works of Lewis Carroll to Interstellar to Van Gogh to his own Muse – and is well-worth reading about. The entire ‘Piano Blossoms’ collection will be exhibited IRL at Tweede Hugo de Grootstraat in Amsterdam from October 17th to October 20th. Auction Winners will receive the Physical Print as well as a Digital Twin which will be distributed on Ethereum.

🟪 (loop (format t -~%-));2^int main(){for(;;);}–1 by Nouseskou

〰️ 📅 Date: Thursday, October 17th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Fellowship Daily

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 1 of 1 of 12

〰️ 🎛️ Format: 24H Reserve Auction @ 1pm ET

〰️ 💰 Reserve Price: 0.1 ETH

🟪 More Than by Noper

〰️ 📅 Date: Friday, October 18th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Fellowship Daily

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 1 of 1 of 8

〰️ 🎛️ Format: 24H Reserve Auction @ 1pm ET

〰️ 💰 Reserve Price: 0.1 ETH

🟪 StoryGEN1 by Roope Rainisto

〰️ 📅 Date: Saturday, October 19th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Fellowship Daily

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 1 of 1 of 6

〰️ 🎛️ Format: 24H Reserve Auction @ 1pm ET

〰️ 💰 Reserve Price: 0.1 ETH

🟪 333 Collectors by Arts of Chet

〰️ 📅 Date: Saturday, October 19th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Foundation [Base]

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 1 of 1 of 333

〰️ 🎛️ Format: Public @ 12:45pm ET

〰️ 💰 Reserve Price: 0.0001 ETH

🟪 Piano Blossoms [Editions] by Alpha Centauri Kid

〰️ 📅 Date: Sunday, October 20th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Avant Arte

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 30 Editions

〰️ 🎛️ Format: 24H Ranked Auction @ 2pm ET

〰️ 💰 Reserve Price: 1.25 ETH

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: From ACK’s latest collection comes ‘Tempted in the Garden’ – a 12k digital artwork that was transformed into a physical object by the printmakers at Make-Ready in London, who worked closely with ACK to introduce layers of texture to the surface of the print. This piece – the only Editioned work in the collection – is a dreamy ode to Music, Van Gogh and the Muse with all the romance of Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo & Juliet’. The entire ‘Piano Blossoms’ collection will be exhibited from October 17th to October 20th at Tweede Hugo de Grootstraat in Amsterdam.

🟪 SORA by Niceaunties

〰️ 📅 Date: Sunday, October 20th

〰️ 🚀 Launchpad: Fellowship Daily

〰️ 🧮 Supply: 1 of 1 of 3

〰️ 🎛️ Format: 24H Reserve Auction @ 1pm ET

〰️ 💰 Reserve Price: 0.1 ETH

〰️ ℹ️ More Info: The collection’s title is an acronym for “Super ORganic Aunties.”


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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