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floor price means nothing for new collections.
the voltatility and lack of liquidity doesn't allow many to enter and exit at any level.
most of these people posting about floors are rarely even getting in and out of these positions.
by the time a few traders can exit, they have totally wrecked the floor and created an early development of floor price trending to zero and absolutely no one caring about the art like they said they did.
early days in 2026.
Space is not empty; it is the quiet memory from which every possibility emerges. We spend our lives believing we are isolated minds looking outward, yet every atom in our bodies was forged inside forgotten stars that surrendered themselves long before our names existed. To gaze into the night is to witness time made visible, where distant galaxies become echoes of moments that ended before humanity could dream. The universe expands without asking whether anyone understands it, reminding us that meaning is never discovered in the stars alone but in the consciousness capable of wondering why they exist at all. Perhaps the greatest mystery is not that space is infinite, but that a finite life can contemplate infinity, and for a fleeting moment the cosmos becomes aware of itself through us. We are the question and answer
Human
In this world full of open questions and uncertainty Human is the story of people engaging to cope with what they perceive and experience. This future world is easy, yet strange to live in as a human. Queen with its AI-powered, mysterious operations is providing people virtually everything. The role of a human being is to enjoy. New controlling orders, regular bright light sessions and queen bots raise suspicions. However, we can evidence those who are human. Queen wants to make clear there is a difference between them and human. What will people do? Will they learn something about themselves, the world and Queen? The stakes are high in this adventure about what we can call human. Human is a timely book in this era of Artificial Intelligence. Human seeks to be a timeless story touching both our generations and the future generations to come.
Hello world. 720 is 2 times 360. It's like the hands of the clock go around 2 times to measure a full day. Also 7+2+0=9 which represents the last number in the decimal system. It stands for the ending of a cycle.
At times I struggle to explain why 1984 is my favourite book of all time. It's certainly not fun or enjoyable to read. Orwell's style is rather dry & aside from 'Animal Farm' & 'Homage To Catalonia' most of his other works are uninspiring. I don't believe the fictional world of 1984 is likely to occur in our world & wouldn't be sustainable even if originated into existence. After reading it for the umpteenth time I'll even question myself as to why?
Yet upon reflection I can see how it has shaped me & my world view more than anything else. Little lessons that add up to how I think, what I believe, who I am, the way I live and act and behave. Below is a selection of quotes & what they have taught me:
"Never, for any reason on earth, could you wish for an increase of pain. Of pain you could wish only one thing: that it should stop. Nothing in the world was so bad as physical pain. In the face of pain there are no heroes."
- It's ok to dislike pain, yet there will be suffering in your life. Figure out what is avoidable & unavoidable. Examine your pain and you'll find out most is crafted by your thoughts.
“Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.”
- In the book this is a skill developed by O'Brien and the like and has a negative connotation. Yet life is inherently paradoxical. You cannot outthink a paradox. Lean into them and develop a humour of the absurd.
“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”
- You get to decide your destiny. Your interpretation of reality will affect your life quality much more than the actual nature of 'objective' reality.
“There was truth and there was untruth, and if you clung to the truth even against the whole world, you were not mad.”
- Take heart if you desire the truth, it can be alienating & cruel to follow. This courage also needs to be tempered with proof that you are actually correct
At times I struggle to explain why 1984 is my favourite book of all time. It's certainly not fun or enjoyable to read. Orwell's style is rather dry & aside from 'Animal Farm' & 'Homage To Catalonia' most of his other works are uninspiring. I don't believe the fictional world of 1984 is likely to occur in our world & wouldn't be sustainable even if originated into existence. After reading it for the umpteenth time I'll even question myself as to why?
Yet upon reflection I can see how it has shaped me & my world view more than anything else. Little lessons that add up to how I think, what I believe, who I am, the way I live and act and behave. Below is a selection of quotes & what they have taught me:
"Never, for any reason on earth, could you wish for an increase of pain. Of pain you could wish only one thing: that it should stop. Nothing in the world was so bad as physical pain. In the face of pain there are no heroes."
- It's ok to dislike pain, yet there will be suffering in your life. Figure out what is avoidable & unavoidable. Examine your pain and you'll find out most is crafted by your thoughts.
“Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.”
- In the book this is a skill developed by O'Brien and the like and has a negative connotation. Yet life is inherently paradoxical. You cannot outthink a paradox. Lean into them and develop a humour of the absurd.
“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”
- You get to decide your destiny. Your interpretation of reality will affect your life quality much more than the actual nature of 'objective' reality.
“There was truth and there was untruth, and if you clung to the truth even against the whole world, you were not mad.”
- Take heart if you desire the truth, it can be alienating & cruel to follow. This courage also needs to be tempered with proof that you are actually correct
1. Over the past 35 years, many major galleries have shifted from discovering artists and emerging art forms to actively constructing artists’ careers and market positions. In this model, the artist increasingly becomes the product rather than the artwork itself. Among a growing number of collectors, that narrative is gradually losing credibility.
2. The traditional mechanisms of exclusivity are also being challenged. Invitations to private openings and VIP previews once created a genuine sense of access and distinction. Today, artists communicate directly with audiences through social media, while visitors regularly share images from pre-opening events online. Moments that were once exclusive have become instantly public.
3. Unlike the twentieth century, contemporary art is no longer organized around a small number of dominant movements with relatively clear aesthetic criteria. Movements such as Impressionism, Cubism, Minimalism, Fluxus, Arte Povera, Land Art, or Conceptual Art gave artists, critics, galleries, and collectors a shared framework through which artistic quality and significance could be discussed.
Today, the field is highly fragmented. While many interesting tendencies and communities exist, there are no real apparent movements that carry the same cultural authority (except for a small emerging underground digital art scene). As a result, both artists and the public often struggle to evaluate claims of quality made by galleries. Without broader movements or shared criteria, it becomes increasingly difficult to understand why one artist should be considered more important than another. This weakens the role of galleries as cultural gatekeepers and arbiters of artistic value.
As a result of these shifts, many younger collectors increasingly prefer artist-run exhibitions and direct relationships with artists rather than relationships mediated through galleries.
If the traditional role of major galleries is to build credibility around artists, they now face competition from a new source of credibility: the audiences artists cultivate themselves. Views, engagement, followers, and online communities have become alternative forms of cultural validation that operate independently of traditional gallery structures.
As a result, big galleries like
@PaceGallery increasingly have to justify what unique value they bring to the cultural conversation.
-@DagieDee on X
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+Light and Darkness are two sides of the same coin - the coin of reality. A surplus in one is a deficit in the other; the opposite of something is not nothing. -
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