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Shane Richardson: links

Selected records document Richardson’s Art Blocks releases, collaborative systems, physical experiments, off-platform work, public writing, and event programs.

19 sources · last updated 2026-07-11

In the AB[500]: Art Blocks

Art Blocks records 256 unique works and a 4 June 2021 release for Breathe You.

Art Blocks collection · 2021

Art Blocks records 1,024 unique works and a 28 September 2021 release for Ouroboros.

Art Blocks collection · 2021

Current and related Art Blocks projects

Art Blocks lists Richardson’s 78-work Studio project Billows as live following its 9 January 2026 release.

Art Blocks collection · 2026

Art Blocks’ artist record brings together Billows, Ouroboros, and Breathe You under Shane Richardson’s current identity.

Art Blocks artist record · 2026

Art Blocks records marfaMESH as a 343-work Explorations collection released after the 2023 Marfa Weekend.

Art Blocks collection · 2023

Press and criticism

Jing Daily Culture discusses marfaMESH as a collaboration connecting physical badges, encounters, and evolving on-chain art.

Jing Daily Culture criticism · 2023

Zharta’s Marfa Weekend account explains how recorded social interactions changed badge-linked artworks.

Zharta press · 2023

Decrypt reports from the project’s Marfa presentation and describes each output as a collectible record of an attendee’s encounters.

Decrypt press · 2023

Art Blocks’ publication reports charitable giving associated with Ouroboros.

The Link press · 2022

Projects and practice

Richardson’s Regalia presentation details an on-chain algorithm designed for layered physical fabrication.

Regalia project · undated

Richardson’s artist statement connects algorithmic composition, geometry, color, and questions of human experience.

Shane Richardson artist statement · undated

Richardson’s solo-work index documents Billows, Ouroboros, Breathe You, Matron Sol, Rhizometry, and Regalia.

Shane Richardson project index · 2026

Richardson’s collaboration index records marfaMESH with Harvey Rayner and FINESTRE with Schizzo.

Shane Richardson project index · 2026

Harvey Rayner’s archive documents Richardson’s development role and the photograph, location, time, and interaction inputs used by marfaMESH.

Harvey Rayner project archive · 2023

Essays, talks and podcasts

The official Art Blocks Marfa Weekend schedule lists a public discussion about marfaMESH with Richardson, Harvey Rayner, and IYK.

Art Blocks Marfa Weekend talk · 2023

Richardson’s 2021 introduction to Sqrl explains his proposal for playlists and physical displays for digital collections.

Medium essay · 2021

Artwork and platform records

Art Blocks’ token record documents Breathe You #85, the work reproduced in this dossier, and its generated Circles trait.

Art Blocks artwork record · 2021

fxhash preserves the project page for FINESTRE, Richardson’s 444-work collaboration with Schizzo.

fxhash collection record · 2022

Profiles and archives

Raster aggregates Shane Richardson's tokenized works across platforms.

Raster profile · ongoing

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