Let’s face it: the NFT space moves very 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 entered the room, the merrier. But due to the constant influx of great art and ideas, it’s getting harder and harder to keep up with all the news, launches and general happenings.
Well, you can leave 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 watch out for this week.
Serene places
WHO: Dmitry Petyakin
What: Open edition
When: June 5 at 5 a.m. ET
Where: Handy port
Why: For his first-ever release on Nifty Gateway, pixel/low-poly artist and game music composer Dmitry Petyakin offers a new collection called Serene Places. With this first drop of the “pieces of life” project, Petyakin will release a single open edition titled Cafe view.
Axis Mundi – Energy
Energies, June 6. pic.twitter.com/98qRveZtjb
— Axis Mundi (@axismundiart) May 26, 2023
WHO: UVL studios
What: Open edition
When: June 6, time will follow via Axis Mundi on Twitter
Where: AxisMundi.art
Why: Energy is the inaugural collection of Axis Mundi: a psychological and gamified NFT experience created by UVL Studios. For this initial release, collectors can get an Energy Token that can be used to evolve Beings NFTs (to be released this fall) and gain experience in a growing number of storytelling initiatives.
Ars Autopoetics
WHO: Sasha Stiles
What: Limited and open editions
When: June 6 at 6 p.m. ET
Where: MakersPlace
Why: As part of The MakersPlace AI Art Hackathon at NFC Lisbon, Sasha Stiles presents Ars Autopoetica, her genesis drop on the platform. Stiles, which will be delivered in four volumes, says the volume is intended to convey “a poem about poetry, a meditation on the role of writers and writing.”
Intertwined
Excited to announce that next week I will be releasing an on-chain generative series, Interwoven, in collaboration with @CactoidLabs And @LACMA.
🧵 (1/8) pic.twitter.com/lb7mZu840R
— Emily Xie (@emilyxxie) June 1, 2023
WHO: Emily Xi X Cactoid Labs
What: 100 editions
When: June 7, time will follow via Twitter from Cactoid Labs
Where: CactoidLabs.io
Why: As a follow-up to part one of Xie’s Generative Patchwork and Bullseye, Interwoven seeks to explore the long-term potential of machine-made but ostensibly human works. Xie says the collection “is intended to evoke the narrative and narrative aspect that is integral to the quilting tradition.”
I’ll be there for you
WHO: Melvv
What: Music NFT
When: June 8 at 7 p.m. ET
Where: sound.xyz
Why: I’ll be there for you is the eighth and final song on Melvv’s Polychrome EP. The monumental drop not only marks the first time the prolific producer has ever sung lead vocals on one of his releases, but also comes as his second coin ever on the Sound platform, following his April 2022 song When I’m with you.