Jay, Jamie, Ivan and Leyla sit down together and examine the markets growing optimism, gallery models, transparency and creating value and confidence for both artists and collectors.

01:00 - Jay's summer break

05:53 - Twitter toxicity and curating your social feeds

09:30 - The market's heating up

15:40 - Speculation vs desire

18:30 - The confidence speculation can inspire in a collector base

19:50 The benefits and difficulties of playing in an emergent space

22:10 - Jay and Jamies' collecting thesis

27:37 - Financial realities and looking for a return

29:20 - Advice for new entrants to the space

33:00 - Balancing business, artist and collector interests

40:45 - Making the market

44:03 - What creates confidence and value around an artist

47:00 - Building market confidence and adopting a Gagosian model

53:16 - Artifice, transparency and creating real demand

56:33 - The issues with pursuing a traditional gallery model in the web3 space

01:02:50 - How important is a program and justifying time spent

01:08:38 - A difference in approaches between the traditional and web3 spaces

01:11:33 - The importance of a diversified program

01:12:45 - Artist Highlights

01:15:03 - Evolving collector tastes

01:17:45 - "The subject matter doesn't make the piece"

01:20:03 - Has the space's aesthetic been calcified?

Skygolpe: https://x.com/skygolpe

Jack: https://x.com/franskeej

Frank Manzano: https://x.com/loved_orleer

Itsgalo: https://x.com/galoandstuff

ex_mortal_: https://x.com/ex_mortal_

canek zapata: https://x.com/canekzapata

Robinson St. George: https://x.com/rbnsnstgrg

skomra: https://x.com/skomra

neuraldivine: https://x.com/neural_divine

MCHX: https://x.com/mchx17

DJKero: https://x.com/djkero

Greg Nikshumika: https://x.com/gregnikshumika

Kyle Flemmer: https://x.com/wildmissingnos

Nicolas Sassoon: https://x.com/nicolas_sassoon

Jeres: https://x.com/heyjeres

Erik Swahn: https://x.com/erikswahn

Godmin

Lilan Yang: https://www.instagram.com/lilanyang.studio