# Blue Friday

Source: https://paragraph.xyz/@touchgrass/blue-friday
Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Blue-Friday?index=0x669a8c6b3339b2e536d3eadd5e1e0575047c3be2343f1e2ee2352dabb687dbe657b4a3d9
Submitted by misha on 2024-07-19 UTC, 1 upvote, 0 comments

## Summary

Blue Friday is a newsletter roundup of Lens and crypto-art community news, written by a Europe-based writer who says American political discourse on Twitter has dampened their mood. Galerie Yeche Lange announced a show with Miles Peyton, Sam Hains and Paul Levack opening next Friday in NYC. Edcon Social, hosted by Lens, Mask Network and Shinsei Galverse, takes place at HVEN Nakameguro on July 28 in Tokyo, and the ALLSHIPS house by Dave Krugman has been announced for the Lens Orb club. The writer also highlights Vitalik's post on the weaponization of crypto as a political instrument.

## Article

Okay the time has come to write the most low-effort post of the history of my newslettering career.

The vibes on the Twitter timeline have not been great. Living in Europe but working in crypto, the American political discourse inundating my feed is sucking the inspiration out of me. Luckily, Lens never disappoints and there's a lot to share in this corner of the blockchain, so let's go straight to that.

Galerie Yeche Lange announced their upcoming show with Miles Peyton, Sam Hains and Paul Levack, opening next Friday if you're in NYC. I conveniently arrive the next day and I'm so excited I'll get to check it out IRL! A first on a gallery setting for sure, these talented individuals belong to the axis of European Fine Art NFTs (even if not European themselves), so I need to go and represent MY PEOPLE.

Mifella Summer still on full force - new artwork minting in their club

Ezra's a godsend and transcribed the brilliant 113, truly one of my favorite brains around, about the way they see technology and art

Chris Martz' cooking

is it finally happening terra0????? eh?????? eh????

Princesstuti is building A game, THE game, she's an icon, she's the moment, she's Linda Evangelista

Nic's upcoming landscape artworks ❤️ more Timeframes for all!

SOFIA ❤️ GARCIA ❤️ IS ❤️ ALSO ❤️ AN ❤️ ARTIST (and a very good one)

love an obscure queen

Every single entry from the Kiwi x Lens x t2 contest is perfect and reflects on decentralized social. Here they all are.

But special mention, Gokhan, I am so happy you won. Writing non-stop for i don't know how many years ❤️

If you read just one thing this weekend, Vitalik's post that raises awareness on the weaponization of crypto as a political instrument and choosing allegiances based on that, is that one thing.

Post polar's thots on Ethereum culture

Yuri on Music NFTs (I won't confirm nor deny I've been enjoying the schadenfreude on this axis this week)

Tokyo people - Experience Tokyo's vibrant street culture at Edcon Social, hosted by Lens, Mask Network, and Shinsei Galverse! Join us for a late-night spectacle at HVEN Nakameguro on July 28 featuring top DJs, live art, Butoh dancing, gyaru makeup, photobooths, and more - curated by Lens' local community of creators. Free event with RSVP.

The ALLSHIPS house by Dave Krugman and team has been announced! we're excited for Lens to support it and look forward to the creators sharing their art on their Orb club

James and myself will be at FWB Fest alongside friends - I'll be taking the stage with Latashá to talk about her work, trajectory and collab with Lens. We're also doing a cute activation, and will be supporting Sssoft's DJ set 🙂

Paulystonejiva

Diane Lindo

Bryan Brinkman

Amelie Hua

Aaron

Anyways, like I said system error. Go outside, touch grass, or better...