The Second-Guess

Curatorial collective based in Berlin and Los Angeles. Co-founded by @postanika and @margaretonline.

[Tezos @tezos]

Art on Tezos Friday Recap 🔔

→ @NFCsummit x Art on Tezos is in full swing with a three-day screening program featuring more than 60 artists across presentations curated by Art on Tezos, @100collectors, @TeiaCommunity, @objktcom, and @bygrida. 🇵🇹🖥️

→ Teia announced the first cohort of community events for June and July, funded thanks to their Tezos Foundation grant. 🎉🤝

→ @cifraworld awarded the Audience Award to @Salawaki_3000. Congratulations! 🏆✨

→ objkt brought nearly 100 works by more than 60 Brazilian artists to @tokennation_io São Paulo. Curated by @kikanicolela, the exhibition highlights the breadth of contemporary digital art being created across Brazil. 🇧🇷🖼️

→ @madebyoona teased appearance during Art Basel week on June 15-18 curated by @_second_guess. 👀 Follow the Noise. Maybe also in your wallets.

→ @flexasaurusrex launched SendArt, a new tool designed to make transferring art between Tezos wallets simple. 🎁

→ @malsheep56 launched the 4th Annual #TezosPride event on Teia, inviting artists to celebrate Pride through new works and offering 500 tez in rewards across jury-selected and curated entries. 🌈✨🏳️‍🌈

→ @absurdeity celebrated the conclusion of #proofofpalm2026, which saw 934 artworks minted, 704 sold, 449 participating artists, and more than 25,000 XTZ in sales volume. 🌴

→ @tiegenhof_ announced their plans for #GIFARTDAY, inviting artists to celebrate the 39th birthday of the GIF on June 15 with newly minted GIF artworks. 🎞️🎉

→ @TezosCommons selected @August35750182 as this week's Artz Friday guest, bringing together perspectives as an artist, poet, collector, and space host. 🎙️📚 Hosted by @YinYangYoeshi & @Crypt0nio.

→ @artontezos_ spotlighted the artists participating in the upcoming HEK exhibition 404_Land, where error becomes both metaphor and framework. ⚠️🏛️

→ Art on Tezos showcased the guest collector selections for #proofofpalm2026, showcasing curations by @FereshtehFarma3, @taimei_886, and @ivnhgo. 🌴🖼️

→ Discover the newest Art on Tezos: Curated selection by @Yuri_jjjj, bringing together five works accompanied by Yuri's distinctive commentary and perspective. 🌳✨

→ objkt featured @Featurefrank as Collector of the Week #48, discussing collecting as participation in a cultural moment while it is still being written. 💬

→ Submissions are open for EIRENIA, a new collective exhibition inspired by the Greek goddess of peace and harmony. Organized by @Boundless8D with curators @stunnifer, @LinkedByArt, @ReachROCKIN, @Lord_iiiip, @JohannaNyqvist and @livingarts_eth, the show will feature 80 selected artists. 🕊️✨

Don't Miss:

→ new shirts in the objkt shop with artist collaborations, featuring @sumeyrayucee, @aethersovereign, @zizzyza, @0009ine, and @bubaviedma. 👕🎨

→ #FYP (For Your Page) on @objktone, a group exhibition showing at @NFCsummit exploring GIFs, loops, and what survives the endless scroll.

→ Cycles group exhibition on Teia. The curation showcases "Cycles" in all their forms and facets. 🔄

→ New on @bootloader_art:

- Papercut by @rocc_ano
- Lowres Organizer by @V4wEnko
- The Mind of Pollock: The Psychological Ledger by @qartsi

→ New on @dropdotart:

- thoughts i didn’t mean to draw by @Abs0lutelywrong
- Corrupted Capsule by @_KamauKamau
- Entanglement by @ArtsofChet

... and many more!

Image: most beautiful stream by @psychofuturist and recommendation_watchnext.serve() by @sabatobox at NFC Lisbon

[The Second-Guess @_second_guess]

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[The Second-Guess @_second_guess]

Follow the noise @madebyoona 🔊

[Franziska Ostermann @francis_ost]

GM from Berlin 🤍

So happy that "Teenage Machines (wire me softly)" was selected for Zebra Poetry Filmfestival by Haus für Poesie (House For Poetry) Berlin, can't wait to see it on the big screen on Saturday at Silent Green🤍

Big thanks to for including my work in this wonderful festival!

[Franziska Ostermann @francis_ost]

My new work AI videowork "Dear Cyborg" is nominated for the Weimar Poetryfilmaward!

⛓️ In Dear Cyborg I intertwine poetry and AI-generated imagery to trace a genealogy from silkworm to loom to computer.

🗨️ The medium itself speaks: AI becomes visible through poetry, language and generated images surface together and continually call each other into being.

🪡 Verses turn into prompts, prompts into images—a circular process in which poetry appears as living code, as textile, as interface between body, system, and image.

I’m very happy that "Dear Cyborg" will be shown in this year’s Nominated Films program in Weimar!

[Boris Eldagsen @BorisEldagsen]

Sadly, I won't be able to make it to the #NFC in Lisbon. Due to the strike, my original flight, as well as two replacement flights, were cancelled between Saturday and Tuesday. I tried everything to make it work, but in the end there was simply no way to get there by plane before Friday afternoon. Therefore I will do my workshops online.

BerlinWishing everybody who is in Lisbon a great time! See you somewhere out there soon!

[anika meier @postanika]

was very much looking forward to nfc summit lisbon, but due to the strike in portugal, i'm unexpectedly participating remotely in the future of decentralization

[CIFRAWORLD @cifraworld]

An international advisory body supporting the long-term artistic development of CIFRA was established in 2026 to bring together leading voices in media art, curatorial practice, and digital culture.

This year, the Council brings together Christiane Paul, Daniela Arriado, David Elliott, Oliver Grau, Martin Honzik, Lev Manovich, and is led by Olga Shishko, Chief Art Curator at CIFRA.

[Monopol-Magazin @MonopolMagazin]

Boris Eldagsen ist eine prominente Stimme in der Debatte um KI und Bildkultur. Im "Fantasiemuskel"-Podcast  spricht er über schöpferische Freiheit
https://t.co/pgMWr51EeJ

[Boris Eldagsen @BorisEldagsen]

I am very happy that Bukowski is in good hands 🤗! Thanks, @Louis___M!

[anika meier @postanika]

Today, I spoke with UBERMORGEN about conceptual hacks, rage bait, markets, and the art of uncertainty.

»We don't see ourselves as missionaries, or as artists with a singular vision that needs to be imposed on the world. That's closer to what rage bait means to me. We're more interested in identifying topics that resonate with a general or a specific audience. Once people have hooked their teeth into something, that's where the play begins.

No hate on rage bait. Personally, within the family biotope, I'm considered the online rage baiter in the comment section.« – lizvlx

[objkt @objktcom]

❖ Top Weekly Sales ❖

1 ‣ Dragons #416, by @williamapan
⇢ now part of an anonymous collection; sold for 12,345 XTZ.

2 ‣ Dragons #237, by @williamapan
⇢ now part of @PompousLL's collection; sold for 5,500 XTZ.

3 ‣ Dragons #92, by @williamapan
⇢ now part of tz1LE…6BoUe's collection; sold for 4,449 XTZ.

4 ‣ Ceefhhilor A, by @kimasendorf
⇢ now part of an anonymous collection; sold for 3,749 XTZ.

5 ‣ THE F*CKING AI POETRY GENERATOR - or: 24 Bukowskis vs. ChatGPT & VEO3, by @BorisEldagsen. Curated by @_second_guess.
⇢ now part of @Louis___M's collection; sold for 3,200 XTZ.

6 ‣ Le temps qu'il reste, by @5tr4n0
⇢ now part of @Absurdeity's collection; sold for 2,000 XTZ.

7 ‣ OCCULTUM, by @MoonIreen
⇢ now part of @Bramald_'s collection; sold for 1,555 XTZ.

✳ Congrats to the artists and their collectors! ✳

[CIFRAWORLD @cifraworld]

And the Audience Award goes to...

🏆 @Salawaki_3000

Congratulations from all of us at CIFRA.

[The Second-Guess @_second_guess]

@cifraworld Well done, CIFRA!! 🏆

[The Second-Guess @_second_guess]

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[OONA @madebyoona]

... soon.

[objkt @objktcom]

🚨 Friendly reminder from the objkt team:

Scammers never take a day off, and lately we’ve seen an increase in fake interviews, phishing attempts, and impersonation accounts targeting artists and collectors.

Stay alert:

• Never share your seed phrase or private keys.
• Double-check links before connecting your wallet.
• Be cautious with DMs offering support, giveaways, collaborations, or “exclusive” opportunities.
• Verify accounts before clicking anything.
• If you’re invited for an interview, always confirm that the publication, platform, or journalist is legitimate.
• Watch out for fake websites, cloned social profiles, and accounts impersonating well-known people or brands.
• When in doubt, ask publicly in trusted community channels.

Scammers often rely on urgency and excitement. Taking a minute to verify can save a collection, a wallet, or your personal information.

Stay safe out there. 💚🔒

[The Second-Guess @_second_guess]

@DailyAlicedaily 👏

[anika meier @postanika]

What ChatGPT has to say about my latest Substack:

»I would publish that as is. It sounds like an original theory rather than ChatGPT English, and in this case that's probably more important than maximum stylistic smoothness.«

And here's the passage ChatGPT was referring to:

»And now that artists have collectors who take on the role Troemel once assigned to the audience and become co-creators by collaborating with artists through appreciation, they are also collaborating in the creation of value on the market. That's Flip Aesthetics.«

P.S. I use ChatGPT to translate my texts from German into English, not to write them. It does not like my writing style LOL

[The Second-Guess @_second_guess]

@objktcom 👏👏👏

[objkt @objktcom]

✦ Collector of the Week #48 | @Featurefrank ✦

"For me, collecting is not just about owning an image. It is about participating in a cultural moment while it is still being written."

This week, we're featuring @Featurefrank, a collector, curator, co-founder of @collective_flux, and a longtime advocate for digital art.

〰 Full interview ↓