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## 01. News

### - KenConsumer cohosting

With Trinity out for another week of parental leave, friend of the podcast KenConsumer was gracious enough to fill in vibe with Will for this week's episode. Did you know that he was our very first interview back in January? Check it out if you haven't already.

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The interview discusses Ken's fascinating background in the art world, and you can [collect some of his work over on Objkt](https://objkt.com/profile/kenconsumer/created)! Also, don't miss his podcast, [Arbitrarily Deterministic](https://open.spotify.com/show/7oP4AzzO2TOSM6abbds6EL?si=e2a3af84de7541cf)!

![Techno Virus Assimilation, kenconsumer](ipfs://QmRXZgPzwRtuDTaydqf4rxLnwMH3wB2rGXVPeGpcmEjQRq)

### - Ken's top 10 of 2022

Ken got in on the action and named his top 10 (plus bonus) projects of the year. [Cross compare with Will and Trinity's in last week's notes](https://www.fxhash.xyz/article/e51-2022-in-review-2023-in-the-queue).

#### - 1. Fragments of a Wave&#x20;

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#### - 2. Over the Air

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#### - 3. Sediment

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#### - 4. pang

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#### - 5. Ethereal Microcosm

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*Ethereal Microcosm* is beautiful in its constant variability and life. Check out Ken's entire thread below to see how *#12* morphs each day -

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#### - 6. Toccata

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#### - 7. Leander Herzog (Returns & Gerhard)

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#### - 8. ZOOM (4hwf)

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(don't forget to hit 'run', you fools!)

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#### - 9. Stitched: Trauma

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Also referenced (and which is your favorite?) -&#x20;

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#### - 10. THE400FLIPS

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#### - Bonus round

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### - Rudxane is trending

It's safe to say that rudxane is having a moment that is jumping off of the momentum from the [latest verse.works exhibition](https://verse.works/exhibitions/magical-realism-part-2). Let's take a look -&#x20;

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![Hypnagogic, 2022, rudxane (on verse.works)](ipfs://QmZki2Stm4iPCuDggd4zUUWkBXQUSEpjuRhxWKwX8aZc43)

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## 02. Projects of the week

### - Foundations

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Florian Zumbrunn took the world by storm with *Foundations*. This prototypical 'slow mint' exploded onto the secondary days after release and is continuing to see growth along with Zumbrunn's other projects.

Projects and pieces referenced -

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### - FORMAT

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Ken loves this project by Unruly Unroll, who released one of his favorite fxhash projects in *PALIMPSEST*. [Read his write-up](https://tender.art/project/palimpsest) on *that* project on Tender.

Projects referenced -&#x20;

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### - Enfantines II. Enfantillage Pittoresques

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Alejandro, aka the artist formerly known as (rat)chitect, released a follow-up to their breakout piece, *Enfantines I*. The sequel is a strong, standalone project that builds upon its predecessor and includes additional palettes and compositions to further increase its variety.

Projects and pieces referenced -

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### - The Past Ahead

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Ferdinand Dervieux looked to history for inspiration for *The Past Ahead*; cyanotypes were a form of early photography that was printed on special type of paper. This project leverages the visual effect incredibly well, and the market agrees.

Projects and pieces referenced -

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### - Faux

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31 collectors opted to buy into *Faux* at the top tier, making them eligible for a print of their output. Landlines + shaders is an amazing combo.

Projects referenced -

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### - Quantum Places Lost in Time

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Art Ralgo broke their own mold with the creation of this beautiful landscape project that was loved by secondary market. *Quantum Place*'s icey mood is a perfect pick for the winter solstice.

Projects and pieces referenced -

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### - Archiplex II

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*Archiplex II* is Andrew Strauss'  genesis project on the platform and the sequel to a [collection of four curated works on Objkt](https://objkt.com/collection/KT1DeWo1uJf2A3Qj5fg9LzJvja7obbwRYT8n) (call, as you may have guess, 'Archiplex').

Check out Andrew's twitter for the plotting videos mentioned in this episode -&#x20;

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![Archiplex 0011 - Razzle Dazzle, Andrew Strauss](ipfs://QmWsrDMNGgvHPU9EX6cSpXPUpxferaLo8nS1FizqGvm93f)

***

## 03. Shoutouts

### - CRAYONS

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Project referenced -

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### - GEOMORPHISM

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Projects (and tweet) referenced -

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### - Univercell

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Don't forget to listen to Ken's interview with HAL09999 below!

The artist also released two supporting fxtext articles [here](https://www.fxhash.xyz/article/univercell) and [here](https://www.fxhash.xyz/article/univercell-preview-previews).

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Projects referenced -

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### - Attractor

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Listen to our interview with Chris -

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### - How to Draw Bubbles (◕‿◕)♡

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### - Vents

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### - Celebration

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That's it for this week! We wish you a very happy New Year and can't wait to see what 2023 brings. As always, please consider collecting this article as a sign of support.

xoxo,

Trinity & Will


Big New Years episode with special guest KenConsumer, host of the Arbitrarily Deterministic podcast. We go review Ken's Top 10 of 2022 and recap the drops from the last two weeks. Follow along with article below and we appreciate anyone who collects as a way to support the show!

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