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Episode page and full transcript: lerandom.art/episodes/parker-ito-understanding…
In this episode, host Peter Bauman (Monk Antony, Le Random's editor in chief) talks with Parker Ito (lerandom.art/subjects/parker-ito) about the multidisciplinary artist's path from late net art/post-Internet and “zombie formalism” to Solana’s artist-led avant scene. They dig into painterly, memetic, trait-rich collections, subtle “post-AI” tooling, ETH vs. Solana cultures, blind mints and scale. Plus why this moment rekindles faith in a new avant-garde.
Monday's editorial: lerandom.art/editorial/claudia-hart-on-land-of…
Friday's bonus editorial: www.lerandom.art/editorial/parker-ito-and-evil-biscuit-on-possessed-spirits
Also in this episode: Evil Biscuit (lerandom.art/subjects/evil-biscuit), Claudia Hart (lerandom.art/subjects/claudia-hart), Mark Zuckerberg (lerandom.art/subjects/mark-zuckerberg), Regina Harsanyi (lerandom.art/subjects/regina-harsanyi), SFMOMA (lerandom.art/subjects/sfmoma), Verse (lerandom.art/subjects/verse)
Read next: Parker Ito and Evil Biscuit on Possessed Spirits (lerandom.art/editorial/parker-ito-and-evil-bis…), Evil Biscuit on card nft 2, Destruction & Rebirth (lerandom.art/editorial/evil-biscuit-on-card-nf…)
Listen next: Ep. 27, Reviewing Digital Art in 3Q 2025 (lerandom.art/episodes/reviewing-digital-art-in…), Ep. 28, Jared Madere on Yeche Lange, VVV & the Solana Avant Scene's Impact—with Peter Bauman & Conrad House (lerandom.art/episodes/jared-madere-on-yeche-la…)
Chapters 📖:
Introduction
Can Silicon Valley sustain an art scene?
Why does Parker's work fit differently?
Is Solana avant or backward-looking?
ETH generative or Solana post-AI?
What are the market worries?
Are NFTs raw expression?
What roots Parker's continuous work?
Are internet ideals now cynical?
Why does Drilady matter to Parker?
Why is the scene fighting itself?
Where does Drilady stand?
What do people get wrong about NFTs?
Closing Thoughts
