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 more people onboarded into the space, the merrier. 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 put together a weekly list of upcoming NFT drops you definitely don’t want to miss. Here’s what to look out for this week.
Trespassing
Who: Ronnie K. Pirovino, in cooperation with FVCKRENDER, Banksy, Kaws, and more.
What: A truly exclusive collection of digital art.
When: July 8 @ 10 a.m. EDT – July 21 @ 10 a.m. EDT
Where: Christie’s
Why: Graffiti artists and NFT artists have one key thing in common: a fiery, rebellious energy inherent in their work. A lot of the time, creating their art requires them to trespass onto uncharted territory. However, in the case of NFT art, this ‘trespassing’ is more metaphorical in nature. As such, renowned NFT art collector and curator Ronnie K. Pirovino is proud to announce the third iteration of his Trespassing collection. These works, curated and selected by Pirovino himself, are set to include pieces by KAWS, Banksy, and Invader, and will be up for sale via an online-only auction hosted by legacy auction house Christie’s until July 21, 10 a.m. EDT.
Who: Antonio García Villarán
What: Collection mechanics TBA
When: July 14 @ 6:30 p.m. EDT
Where: MakersPlace
Why: Spanish artist Antonio García Villarán is hoping to explore the relationship between the metaversal and physical planes of reality with his upcoming collection, Metaversical. With this project, he invites collectors to choose between two identical original pieces spawned from “two different realities.” One piece is the original digital work, and the other is a physical recreation of the piece. With these options presented to collectors, Villarán asks them to ponder: “Which is the ‘true’ artwork?”
Kaledible
Who: Paloma Rincón
What: Collection mechanics TBA
When: July 15 @ 6:30 p.m. EDT
Where: Nifty Gateway
Why: Anyone taking pictures of their food during Instagram’s infancy was an unwitting participant in a form of content that has encroached on nearly all of our social media feeds today: food porn. One piece in visual artist Paloma Rincón’s upcoming Kaledible series touches on this and is even named after the phenomena that took social media by storm. Through this collection, Rincón hopes to offer viewers work that truly stimulates the senses in a form of induced synesthesia.
Our Own Universe
Who: Fran Rodríguez
What: Collection mechanics TBA
When: July 16 @ 6:30 p.m. EDT
Where: Nifty Gateway
Why: Through this collection, artist Fran Rodríguez hopes to take viewers on a cosmic odyssey of sorts. With each piece in the collection portraying the sense of wonder associated with the discovery of a new world, Rodríguez hopes that it will “remain in time, immortalized on the blockchain, as a time capsule addressed to [his] adult son in the future.”
The Observatory
Who: Anxo Vizcaíno
What: Collection mechanics TBA
When: July 17 @ 6:30 p.m. EDT
Where: Nifty Gateway
Why: Just one day after Rodríguez launches his science-fiction-inspired collection on Nifty Gateway, Vizcaíno is dropping a collection of his own on the marketplace, dubbed ‘The Observatory.” While Rodríguez’s collection focuses on discovering new worlds, Vizcaíno’s collection focuses on the journey itself.
