Upcoming Drops: Feb. 19 — Feb. 25
Let’s face it: The NFT space moves really fast. Considering how quickly things can change in the metaverse, a week in NFTs might as well be a month IRL.
Don’t get us wrong — the merrier, the more people onboarded into the space. But because of the constant influx of great art and ideas, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to keep up with all the news, launches, and general happenings.
Well, you can put the days of endless Twitter and Discord scrolling behind you as we pull together a weekly list of upcoming NFT drops you don’t want to miss. Here’s what to look out for this week.
Serc1n—Silhouettes
Who: Serc is a typography, 3D, and abstract artist based in Germany.
What: Silhouettes sell for .69 SOL for presale and .96 SOL for the public. 999 tokens are available.
Where: The mint is with Magic Eden Launchpad—the marketplace’s curated drops section.
When: Allowlist mint opens Feb. 19, 6:30 pm CET, with public mint kicking off at 7 pm. Presale buyers will be airdropped their tokens.
Why: Serc’s inspiration for these hypnotic, undulating terrains of lines is the curves of the human form—inspired by a series of nude photographs he curated in 2023. These abstract Silhouettes are visually appealing and compelling to explore.
Sarah Script—Scripted Gordon
Who: Sarah Script is one of the most beloved creators who started in the Web3 class of 2021 and uses her mastery of calligraphy to create beautiful, script-powered works of art.
What: Scripted Gordon is a 1/1, listed for auction—as of this writing, the current bid is .08 ETH.
Where: https://gallery.manifold.xyz/scriptedgordon
When: The auction, which kicked off on Feb. 19, closes on Feb. 20.
Why: Sarah’s Scripted collection is both lovely and bang on trend, as she shares her take on the most hyped collections, always in her elegant style. This piece is Yuga cofounder Gordon Goner’s Ape, created with Gordon’s permission.
Empress Trash—Sharp Objects
Who: Empress Trash is a shocker of an artist, combining incisive statements with rigorous, vibrant beauty.
What: 500 pieces are up for mint, .05 ETH in the allowlist period (for current ETH holders), and .1 ETH for public sale.
Where: Available at emprops.ai.
When: Presale from Feb. 20-22, with public sale opening Feb. 22 at noon CET, to coincide with Empress Trash’s public exhibition that day at NFT Paris: 11-5 pm exhibition with panels at Cor Studios 28 Rue Du Petit Musc
Why: They’re bold, bright, powerful—and occasionally confronting—in the best way. Let’s use a description from the Empress’s X: “As a long-form generative AI homage to Artemisia Gentileschi, Britney Spears’ knife dance and all other objectified, abused and eventually self-empowered weapon-wielding women of history, Sharp Objects blends Gentileschi’s Old Master sensibility with Empress Trash’s stylization of saturated color palette and her traditional oil painting methods. Long-form generative means each work is generated at the time of mint with no curation of the raw AI output from the artist besides from the prompts and variables. Empress Trash created this collection for her first solo exhibition in Paris through @SuperchiefNFT x @emprops_io,” she posted on Feb. 16.
Pobedeen—Trails
Who: Photographer, collector, and Frame Society founder Pobedeen is pushing the boundaries of what photography and technology can do together.
What: Trails offers 555 mints at .69 SOL.
Where: Available at Magic Eden Launchpad
When: Presale opens Feb. 23, with public sale opening March 4.
Why: Fantastic figures, usually unseen but made visible through trails of smoke. They are heckin’ pretty! They’re “based on an 8-year photography portfolio, signature lighting technique, and AI collaboration, exploring digitalization’s canvas and digital trails,” according to Pobedeen’s X account.
Sean Bonner—Two Bit Punks
Who: Photographer, creator, collector, and quintessential Punk Sean Bonner is also a storyteller and historian of our space and Punks in particular.
What: 512 tokens at .125 each.
Where: Minting on Foundation.
When: Feb. 24, to coincide with Sean’s birthday—and his talk alongside Yuga’s Punks lead Stone at NFT Paris.
Why: You would think there aren’t any new ways to create a Punks derivative, but Sean has found one—and it’s well-realized and backed up by a clear concept that he’s written about in an essay. Each token is two “bits” of data: two blocks of color taken from the traits of a particular Punk. How many can you recognize?
Historic Crypto—Reality B.C.
Who: AI/video art specialist Historic Crypto is a leader in this corner of the space, with credits as a Medici Emerging artist and a Daily—xyz fellowship.
What: A solo show of eight AI videos. All will be available for auction at Daily, with a reserve price of .01 ETH.
Where: Daily.xyz
When: Auctions kick off at noon EST on Feb. 22.
Why: These are AI-powered reality show video vignettes set in historic times. Explore The Bachelor, B.C., Keeping Up With The Carthaginians, Extreme Villa Makeover, and more. Historic Crypto creates these videos with poise, polish, and humor—and is developing a lively following.
Dario De Siena—FLUX
Who: Dario De Siena has been in the space since NFTs properly kicked off in 2020-2021—and is working hard, creating everything from beautiful fine-art illustrations to gloriously grubby trash PFPs.
What: FLUX is Dario’s first collection on the Solana blockchain.
Where: 999 pieces will be minting on Magic Eden Launchpad. .15 SOL for allowlist, .25 SOL for public.
When: Feb. 22, 5 pm UTC
Why: It takes a lot of work to get a consistent, coherent, visually appealing generative AI abstract collection that is identifiably yours—and Dario has done it. These beautiful shapes and swirls of color and texture would grace any wall, visual or virtual.
BLOOM Collective—Lux
Who: BLOOM Collective is a group of talented visual artists, including Hannes Hummel, David Lisser, Shavonne Wong, Stephan Duquesnoy, Jenni Pasanen, Moteh & NoCreative.
What: Ten 1/1 and small edition works available for sale, ranging from .15 to 4 ETH.
Where: https://thisisbloom.xyz/
When: Mint opens at 4 pm CET on Feb. 24.
Why: The collection, a meditation on light in all its forms, is an opportunity to collect unique work from some of the most in-demand artists in the space. The release of the artworks is part of the official NFT Paris Events, featuring two gallery exhibitions. Vernissage (preview) gatherings are open to everyone!
IHAM GALLERY PARIS Preview Feb 24, Public Open 3-6 pm
NFT FACTORY PARIS Vernissage Feb. 28.
The exhibition runs until March 2.