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.
Art Minting This Week
Excited to launch a Gamma print edition of my first inscription! Once sold out I’ll randomly select a winner for a physical signed archival print. Whomever buys the 1/1 piece on ETH will be transferred the original inscription & sent a print. Link below!
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— GISELXFLOREZ (@GiselFlorez) May 1, 2024
ASCII Inscribed DNA by Gisel Florez
Date: Monday, May 13th
Launchpad: Gamma Prints
Supply: 69
Format: Limited Edition [Live Now!]
Price: 100K Sats [~$63]
More Info: This print is an edition of Gisel’s first inscription on BTC Ordinals. Once all 69 prints are sold out, one signed archival print will be gifted to a random holder.
GM. Today we put royalty on the blockchain.
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— King
The Royals by King Punk Ape
Date: Monday, May 13th
Launchpad: MSCRIBE
Supply: 10,080
Phase: 24H Babbies AL @ ~5pm ET
Price: 0.0005 BTC
Phase: 6H Holders AL @ ~5pm ET (5/14)
Price: 0.0007 BTC
Phase: 4H Community AL @ ~11pm ET (5/14)
Price: 0.001 BTC
Phase: FCFS @ ~3am ET (5/15)
Price: 0.0012 BTC
More Info: The collection may open a public phase at the very end.
GM
“No Waiting”
part of “Parallax” our new curated solo drop featuring @socmplxdart pic.twitter.com/1HaUVgd9Ge
— NINFA (@Ninfa_io) May 14, 2024
Parallax by Socmplxdart
Date: Monday, May 13th
Launchpad: NINFA(dot)io
Supply: Eight 1 of 1 Artworks
Format: English Auction [Live Now!]
Reserve Price: 1 ETH
More Info: Through the lens of urban decay and burgeoning life, Parallax invites viewers to traverse the liminal spaces where nature and civilization intersect, echoing the palpable duality of contemporary existence.
Perfect time to announce my drop with Rarible which is just 11 hours left!
On base chainClaim: https://t.co/aLuwehlr0L https://t.co/kXA4CkUoId pic.twitter.com/YPRgPy9Kdu
— ItsNaastaaraan (@ItsNaastaaraan) May 14, 2024
ONLY GOOD VIBES MATTER by ItsNaastaaraan
Date: Monday, May 13th
Launchpad: Rarible [Base]
Supply: Determined Post-Mint
Format: Timed Edition [Live Now!]
Reserve Price: 0.002 ETH
GM frens
Moon series
Tomorrow on @exchgART pic.twitter.com/RcpAOWen2w— Nastya Spacey (@nastya_spacey) May 12, 2024
Moon Series by Nastya Spacey
Date: Monday, May 13th
Launchpad: Exchange Art
Supply: 1 of 1 of 8
Format: Public @ 5am ET
Price Range: 1 SOL – 5 SOL
More Info: Spacey strikes a careful balance between light and shadow to bring a unique perspective to her latest series of captivating nude photographs. The collection offers various points of entry in terms of pricing, predominantly ranging between 1 SOL to 1.5 SOL, but one particular piece – The Light Shines in the Darkness – will be sold via a 12-hour auction with a reserve price of 5 SOL.
Public mint for @UNITACS is live!
Thank you to everyone who’s supported my little girl so far today. Means the world to me. I won’t forget it
Mint link: https://t.co/iUELaBR1Yl pic.twitter.com/QYQOhiYZsX
— Adam Hollander (@HollanderAdam) May 14, 2024
UNITACS by UNITACS
Date: Tuesday, May 14th
Launchpad: Unitacs.xyz
Supply: 10,000
Phase: 3H Tacolist @ 10am ET
Phase: Public @ 1pm ET
Price: 0.0005 BTC
More Info: In the very first days of Ordinals, Adam Hollander inscribed a unicorn taco that his then six-year-old daughter had drawn as Ordinal #5557. In the year since, Adam’s Daughter created a 100+ trait generative taco collection called UNITACS using OG Ordinal as the collection’s Parent. (Author’s Note: If you have the means, I’d suggest purchasing one for the sole purpose of supporting a child’s dream of being an artist.)
Faux Letters is here!
This is my first print project, it’s been months in the making, and it’s with @avant_arte.
What is it about? How did it come about? Why did it come about?
— Linda Dounia (@LindaDouniaR) May 6, 2024
Faux Letters by Linda Dounia
Date: Tuesday, May 14th
Launchpad: Avant Arte
Supply: 1 of 1 of 25
Phase: Pre-Order [Now Open!]
Phase: Public Sale @ 9am ET
Price: $1,859 to $2,242
More Info: Faux Letters was born from extensive exploration of global writing systems. Linda trained a machine model on her own hand drawings of different characters. By emulating lettering from across the world, from Roman to Korean, Dounia investigates our ability to communicate through a machine-generated language. Each signed and numbered print will arrive with a CoA, as well as a digital twin.
AOTM’s Artist-in-Residence: Rebecca Rose
Date: Tuesday, May 14th
Launchpad: AOTM Gallery
More Info: Rebecca Rose is releasing two 1/1s on Ethereum and one open edition on Base. The pieces are intended as a triptych questioning the concept of justice and injustice in the judicial system. The two 1/1s, Trial of the Century and An Innocent Man, take the viewers through 3D spatial collage animations of courtrooms; one depicting a theatrical sequence of a high profile case where the guilty is acquitted, the other depicting a quieter scene where the innocent is convicted. The open edition, The Court of Public Opinion, depicts the aftermath of the two through the public’s perception and will be open for 48 hours only.
Many thanks to @bradyevanwalker and @ParinHeidari for featuring my work as part of their art talk on @MakersPlace . I really appreciate this kind of presentation!
I am currently finishing up my anamorphic Phygital solo show at @MakersPlace with @JaridMP , as well as an… pic.twitter.com/9DN0GYluep
— Patrik Proško (@patrik_prosko) April 5, 2024
Anamorphosis by Patrik Prosko
Date: Tuesday, May 14th
Platform: MakersPlace
More Info: The collection includes five unique artworks – a Nikola Tesla piece will be available via a timed auction (reserve price: 3 ETH) and others to be sold to the best offer. Three limited edition artworks will also be available (3 editions per artwork).
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Signals
dropping on ME
14.05— OdysseyOfTheHeart
(@OdysseyHeart) May 7, 2024
Signals by Odyssey Heart
Date: Tuesday, May 14th
Launchpad: Magic Eden
Supply: 1 of 1 of 888
Phase: Solana Collector Airdrop
Price: FREE
Phase: Allowlist #1 @ 10:30am ET
Price: 0.1 SOL
Phase: Allowlist #2 @ 1:30pm ET
Phase: Public @ 4:30pm ET
Price: 0.15 SOL
LET THE FUKRY BEGIN – MAY 15
chatFUKR Batch 1 mint details:
Wen: Wed, 15 May 2024
— chatFUKR (@chatFUKR) May 7, 2024
chatFUKR [Batch 1] by Harvey Rayner
Date: Wednesday, May 15th
Launchpad: Magic Eden
Supply: 1,000 (of 6,942)
Phase: Guaranteed AL @ 9am ET
Phase: FCFS Allowlist @ 3pm ET
Price: 0.001696969 BTC
More Info: What has begun as an exploration of Degen culture, however, has evolved into a dynamic reflection of humanity’s absurdities and complexities. The collection will be released in Batches that will be spaced out to fit Harvey’s art release calendar (likely monthly or bimonthly drops). Harvey will retain 10% of Supply to keep the price accessible. Primary Sales will pay for IRL Community Events where some special, small batch drops may occur. 
Mass by James Bloom
Date: Wednesday, May 15th
Launchpad: mass(dot)is
Supply: 1 of 1 of 300
Phase: 24H Holders AL @ 1pm ET
Phase: 24H Frens AL @ 1pm ET (5/16)
Phase: Public @ 1pm ET (5/17)
Price: 0.25 ETH
More Info: Mass is a 100% on-chain, unique 3D interactive artwork on the blockchain, where shared space evolves uniquely for each viewer, reflecting a dynamic community interaction. It records every on-chain action, translating them into visual changes, despite bugs and inaccuracies. This digital environment, both unifying and isolating, redefines online spaces through abstract, decentralized art. It’s a living entity dependent on blockchain transactions; without user activity, it risks becoming lifeless. Mass challenges traditional interpretations, relying on the blockchain, market dynamics, and community engagement to exist.
DUCK by Rachel MacLean
Date: Wednesday, May 15th
Platform: Fellowship AI
Supply: 1 of 1 of 20
Format: English Auction @ 1pm ET
Reserve Price: 0.5 ETH
More Info: DUCK is a daring deepfake short that follows Sean Connery’s unraveling after he witnesses Marilyn Monroe’s return from the dead, all set within a British spy thriller. Presales are available upon request. Deepfake AI Art is an emerging trend worth watching.
GM
To KEEP GOING is not grind culture.
It’s the realization that the alternative is a luxury I don’t feel entitled to.
It’s purposeful cognitive dissonance.
It’s a survival strategy.[
— DocT
(@DocT___) May 14, 2024
Keep Going by DocT
Date: Wednesday, May 15th
Platform: MakersPlace
Supply: 1 of 1 of 10
Format: Public @ 1pm ET
Price: 0.15 ETH
Dwellers: Ascension by XO
Date: Wednesday, May 15th
Platform: dwellers(dot)art
Supply: 3,333
Phase: FCFS Burn-to-Mint @ 3:33pm ET
Price: Free
Phase: FCFS Public @ 3:33pm ET
Price: 0.0369 ETH
More Info: Two from the depths must become one and ascend to become 1 of 3,333 souls allowed into the heavens, but if you have enough to pay your wei in, that will be sufficient as well.
Transient Labs Presents BE MORE BASED
Date: Wednesday, May 15th
Platform: Transient Labs [Base]
Supply: Determined Post-Mint
Format: 48H Open Edition @ 1pm ET
Price: 0.0042069 ETH -or- Free
More Info: Featured Artists include OSF, 0xDesigner, Rebecca Rose, SHAKKABLOOD, Desultor, Luis Simo, Dangerous, UNFK, Oak, BASE GULP, Waambat, and 787.
Opuntia by purplehat
Date: Friday, May 17th
Launchpad: Art Blocks x Vertu
Supply: 1 of 1 of 18
Format: Dutch Auction @ 1pm ET
Starting Price: 1.2 ETH
Resting Price: 0.4 ETH
More Info: Opuntia is the genus of plants commonly known as the prickly pear cactus and is a common fixture in the fauna of the Sonoran desert. This project is a continuation of Rockland’s Patchwork Saguaros, which depicts the desert plants representative of Southwest Arizona, where he grew up.
It Feels Good by Hafftka
Date: Friday, May 17th
Launchpad: Notable Pepes
Max Supply: 100
Format: Pepe Check AL @ 4:20pm ET
Price: 0.069 ETH
More Info: For Card 16 of Notable Pepes Series 6, Hafftka has made what this author would call a “feel good” piece. In order to be on the allowlist, you must own a Pepe Check before Thursday, May 16th at 4:30 pm ET.
Hands of Time by DeeKay
Date: Friday, May 17th
Launchpad: Christie’s
Supply: 1 of 1
Format: Auction
Reserve Price: TBA
More Info: DeeKay’s latest work will be auctioned as part of Christie’s “Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale.” Based on Christie’s estimates, Hands of Time is projected to be worth between $60K to $80K.
This is 𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙀𝙮𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝘼𝙧𝙩, my Curated Digest of Upcoming Art Collections debuting on BTC Ordinals + Other Top Chains
This week’s update spotlights 41+ Collections coming to Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana in the next 30 Days
So, what’s minting this week?
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— Steven Miller (@SteveMiller_PHX) May 13, 2024
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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