The period, examined.
Essays on the artists, the collectors, the algorithms and the material history of the first five hundred projects.
The argument
Why the AB[500] is culturally significant.
A lineage of the exhibitions that defined new movements, from the Salon des Refusés to the founding of Art Blocks.
Essay · 2026 →
Artists
Melissa Wiederrecht: the network state parable.
From a German grazing right to Wyoming to Mecca, and a work of Sudanese memory in the AB[500].
Artist essay · 2026 →
Collectors
Trying: the collector as complete set.
An anonymous full-set holder, read through the structure of the wallets rather than the persona.
Collector essay · 2026 →
Collectors
Derek Edward Schloss: the collector as investor-historian.
A venture capitalist who funds the medium, holds its genesis layer in depth, and writes its history.
Collector essay · 2026 →
Collectors
Matto: the artist inside the index.
An artist-collector whose own Ensō and FOCUS belong to the AB[500] he holds in depth.
Collector essay · 2026 →
The period
Essays on the period.
Forthcoming · 2026