Xer0x - Anonymity & Art

In the seventh episode of Season five, we are joined by the one and only Xer0x. Xer0x is one of my favorite artists and his work incorporates a mix of painting, 1-bit pixel art, retro hue cycle techniques and both traditional and new glitch techniques. We dive deep into the power of anonymity and how it shapes his artistic identity, what it was like growing up in Iran, his views on the absurdity of memecoins and general crypto culture, what artistic success looks like for him, and so much more. We"re excited to announce that the rest of Season Five is now powered by Towns! Built on Base and running on River, Towns is a decentralized and permissionless group chat app that allows anyone to create & own digital town squares on their own rules. Available on web and iOS with full end-to-end encryption, users can join or create feature-rich Towns with native onchain gating, paid memberships and more with tons of exciting features & rewards coming soon. We"ll also be doing a little collabing with our friends at SHILLR in a joint Town for our communities so make sure to tap in to get access to some Towns exclusive giveaways, rewards and more. Head to towns.com for more. 00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome 02:00 New York Adventures 13:36 Anonymity and Artistic Identity 38:34 Growing Up in Iran 45:24 The Meme Coin Craze 1:05:43 Balancing Art and Stability 1:12:47 The Reality of Artistic Success 1:28:01 The Role of Physical Art in a Digital World 1:46:43 Meme Coins and Artistic Integrity 1:52:00 Crypto Art Aesthetics and The Future 1:58:35 The Challenges of Group Auctions 2:01:20 The Importance of Conceptual Art 2:05:28 Reflections and Future Aspirations More Xer0x: X:  https://x.com/Xer0x_NFT More Andy8052 X:   / andy8052  More Deeze X:    / deeze  More WDAL X: