Ep7 The Hot Ball of Bananas

The NET Society crew reflects on a big week for JPEGs post-Marfa, unpacking the impact of Art Blocks Weekend and headline-grabbing moments like Cattelan’s banana sale. They explore the rise of political art, levels of meaning in different forms of art, and the evolving power dynamics in art and crypto. Plus, a dive into the "hot ball of money" driving memecoins and the bright future of DeSci.Mentioned in the episode:Art Blocks Marfa Weekend: https://x.com/artblocks_io/status/1858256010617483606Eno 2024: https://www.hustwit.com/enoOblique Strategies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblique_StrategiesMaurizio Cattelan’s Banana sold for $6.2M: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/that-viral-banana-duct-taped-to-a-wall-it-just-sold-for-6-2-million-180985523/The Painted Protest - Dean Kissick: https://harpers.org/archive/2024/12/the-painted-protest-dean-kissick-contemporary-art/Everything vs nothing: Joe Pease: https://www.everythingvsnothing.com/Follow:Net Society: https://x.com/net__societyDerek Edwards: https://x.com/derekedwsChris F: https://x.com/ChrisF_0xPriyanka Desai: https://x.com/pridesaiAaron Wright: https://x.com/awrigh01(00:00) - Introduction (00:54) - Big Week for JPEGs post Marfa (11:33) - The banana rots so memecoins can run (21:16) - Political art, levels of meaning, and power (34:30) - The hot ball of money (memecoins) (50:32) - The bright future for DeSci