Refraction Newsletter 64
Shibuya crossing takeover, RSVP for our return to EthDenver, and special community offer for Consensys' new platform Phosphor.
We know it’s been a minute but we’ve had our heads down planning a slew of community events that we are excited to share with you all (RSVP below)!
But first let’s look back at our recent takeover of the screens at Tokyo’s iconic Shibuya crossing…
From January 13-14 Refraction was honored to participate in the inaugural edition of DIG SHIBUYA, a dynamic event that brought together visionaries, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders to explore the intersection of technology, art, and culture. This immersive experience showcased d cutting-edge innovations shaping the future, and redefining Shibuya as a global hub for culture, creativity, and innovation.
As part of the Midnight Shibuya Scramble Vision Art program, from midnight to 1:00 am, the Shibuya Scramble Crossing's large screen showcased work from Refraction artists curated by Genki Nishida, Malcolm Levy Anbar El-Mokri, Jackson Kaki and Asuka Watanabe. Included in the immersive experience were artists YOSHIROTTEN, ミライ シキヤマ x Alex Lusting, Hiromu Oka, Asuka Watanabe x Iain Howie, Hana Watanabe, Saeko Ehara x Shuta Yasukochi, Genki Nishida x The Mole, JACKSON kaki, Manami Sakamoto x ZDBT, Ryutaro Kobayashi, Kaoru Tanaka, Chris Dammeyer, Muhcine Ennou, Sasha Stiles, 0x3y3, Strano, and Nicolas Sassoon x Yu Su.
Also included were artists from Ellie Pritts’ Electric Psychedelia curation including, Somfay mostwrongking, Ilithya, as well as artists from the Sonic Imagery collection curated by Malcolm Levy, including Suren Seneviratne Tatsuru Arai +Mathew Jonson +Jay Medvedeva, hypereikon, Joëlle, P1xelfool, and Leander Herzog + Milian Mori.
View more photos on our website.
Producer @inotaiki
Camera @daveclarkiv
Refraction and Towns are back in Denver, for our annual après-ski soirée. This year, we’re opening up both rooms at The Black Box to showcase visual artists and DJs from the extended Refraction community.
Denver’s very own DEEDZ warms up the main room, followed by a hybrid performance from the internet’s favorite multi-hyphenate, Latashá. Headliner Regularfantasy joins us all the way from Montreal, bringing a spring-loaded set of stompers and high energy floor-fillers with her, and MEZMER is on VJ duties from open to close.
Regularfantasy headlines Refraction x Towns EthDenver
Our friends Jeremy Stern and Rowan Spencer hold things down in room 2 all night long, soundtracking the exhibition of digital A/V artworks released on Layer 2 blockchain Base. Available exclusively at the event, don’t miss your opportunity to collect work from Regularfantasy & Peacenode, Latashá, Jeremy Stern & Rowan Spencer, and Jimmy Edgar.
Thanks to our friends at Towns, Base, FWB, Orb, Uniswap, and Ledger for making this event possible.
Hang loose, see you on the dance floor.
As always, Refract Pass holders get in for free!
Finally, if you’re a creator interested in testing Consensys’ new no-code NFT toolkit Phosphor, we have some exclusive slots for the Refraction community to provide valuable feedback for product improvement.
Get started at https://www.phosphor.xyz/ and in the "How did you hear about us" section, mention "Refraction". Some nice perks if you join and get in early.
(Note: For those interested in APIs, choose "Developer (APIs)" under "What best describes you.")
Thanks to our friends from Consensys for providing our community seats for the beta.
More about the platform:
Phosphor, a digital collectible toolkit for the next generation of creators and builders. Consensys is in private beta for their no-code Studio which is already powering Consensys’ drops, while their powerful APIs have delivered some of the largest drops like The Merge: Regenesis and Linea Voyager.
Super easy. With just a few clicks you can create an airdrop, free mint, snapshot, or an advanced drop with multiple distributions.
Mainstream-proof.
Crypto wallet-optional, credit card enabled, GDPR compliant, and many more.
Chain-agnostic. You can mint on mainnet, Linea, Palm, or Polygon - more coming soon. (Run, don’t walk - we’re giving away free gas credits to beta testers!)
They want to give you $$ credits to mint in exchange for private TG access and your feedback.
If you are a creator (no-code) or builder (APIs) and want to try it out with free gas credits, please sign up on Phosphor.xyz and mention you heard from Refraction.
That’s a wrap! Get ready for a roundup of the final Artists x Refraction Fellowship on Orb, updates on community initiatives and an exciting announcment around further events (see you soon, Austin TX😉) ✨ Thanks as always for supporting our mission to champion digital arts and culture.
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