# Casey Reas and Melissa Wiederrecht newest generative collections, Joyn's Composer and more!

*Five things worth sharing about generative art*

By [Kaloh's Newsletter](https://paragraph.com/@kaloh) · 2023-08-20

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Happy Sunday, everyone!

Here is the generative art weekly digest, where I share 5 things I thought were worth sharing from the generative and AI art world (including Kaloh’s Newsletter and Podcast recap):

1\. Joyn’s Composer: Curate exciting stories and showcases
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I wrote a deep dive into Joyn and their newest tool —Composer. Learn more about it below.

2\. \[Kaloh’s Podcast\] Sasha Stiles and Casey Reas
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Last week, I shared an exciting discussion with AI researcher and poet Sasha Stiles. Listen below.

The next guest will be [Casey Reas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey_Reas), a generative artist, educator, and co-founder of [Processing](https://processing.org/) and [Feral File](https://feralfile.com/). We’ll chat about his recent collection released via Bright Moments, his art journey, and future plans.

Oh, and the upcoming show we have been preparing together since December!

[Set a reminder here.](https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1yNGaNgLLYgJj?s=20)

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/99520d21a652cc55cdf46b5ff6d8bbdf.png)

Casey Reas will be the guest for Episode #9. [Set a reminder here.](https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1yNGaNgLLYgJj?s=20)

3\. \[Hot Collection\] 923 Empty Rooms by Casey Reas via Bright Moments
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> _923 Empty Rooms is an evolution of An Empty Room, commissioned by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) for the Coded: Art Enters the Computer Age, 1952–1982 exhibition._

![](https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e72a3717-1677-41e4-9670-56e5952067d3_1634x1185.png)

The 923 pieces were minted over the past week on [Bright Moments Galleries](https://www.brightmoments.io/923emptyrooms) around the world and digitally.

Watch this short video featuring Tyler Hobbs, Erick Calderon (snowfro), Seth Goldstein, Matt DesLauriers, and more on what Casey Reas represents to them.

4\. \[Upcoming Collection\] Crypto-Native by Melissa Wiederrecht via Highlight
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Melissa Wiederrecht is part of the artists headlining the ‘Onchain Summer’ collections by the new generative platform - [Highlight.](https://highlight.xyz/) Her collection is named [‘Crypto-Native’](https://highlight.xyz/mint/64dce896bbb3aa8afb01318c) and is a much more personal approach to her digital art journey.

![Crypto-Native by Melissa Wiederrecht via Highlight.](https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4c1bf968-6b4b-485f-891e-a735714df9ea_646x970.png "Crypto-Native by Melissa Wiederrecht via Highlight.")

Crypto-Native by Melissa Wiederrecht via Highlight.

> _In “Crypto-Native,” the artist taunts the viewer with hundreds of questions centering around the concept of value in art, from the perspective of a web3 crypto-native gen-artist in 2023. She lays bare the thoughts, worries, and sometimes outright strange things that a crypto artist thinks about on a daily basis - shedding light on some of the culture, values, and idiosyncrasies of the crypto-art and NFT movement._

5\. \[Interesting Read\] ‘Web3 Marketing: A Handbook for the Next Internet Revolution’ by Amanda Cassatt
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In other news, I discovered this book by Amanda Cassat, CEO of Web 3 agency Serotonin. Squiggle in the cover and detailed research about Web 3 Marketing. Seems like a great resource for artists and creators in general.

![‘Web3 Marketing: A Handbook for the Next Internet Revolution’ by Amanda Cassatt ](https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/17cc96aa-6e99-4101-80ff-5d7db630a27d_351x500.jpeg "‘Web3 Marketing: A Handbook for the Next Internet Revolution’ by Amanda Cassatt ")

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I’ll read it and share my thoughts soon. You can [buy it here](https://www.amazon.com/Web3-Marketing-Handbook-Internet-Revolution/dp/1394171951) if you can’t wait…

Until next time,

\- Kaloh

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*Originally published on [Kaloh's Newsletter](https://paragraph.com/@kaloh/casey-reas-and-melissa-wiederrecht-newest-generative-collections,-joyns-composer-and-more)*
