Liquid Editions are ERC-20 tokens that can function as living, generative artworks on SuperRare.
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Instead of collecting a single ERC-721 NFT, you collect fungible tokens connected to an artwork. Those tokens can shape how the work appears, how it evolves, or how collectors participate in the artist’s larger system.
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A Liquid Edition is an ERC-20 artwork with a fixed token supply and dynamic market mechanics.
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The artwork can respond to onchain activity such as buying, selling, transfers, balances, liquidity, or other project-specific state. When relevant onchain state changes and metadata is refreshed by SuperRare or another client, the render logic can produce updated artwork.
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Liquid Editions is open up to everyone that wants to participate in network art.

Whitelisted SuperRare artists can create Liquid Editions through the guided SuperRare create flow, or use the Rare Protocol CLI for more technical or custom projects.

If a whitelisted SuperRare artist uses the CLI, they should deploy from the same wallet connected to their SuperRare artist profile so the work can still be surfaced on SuperRare.com.

Technical artists and builders who are not whitelisted SuperRare artists can also use Rare Protocol through the CLI, but they should expect to handle their own launch, promotion, and audience-building. These projects do not receive standard SuperRare.com surfacing by default.

Rare Protocol CLI docs: https://rare.xyz/docs

SuperRare artists interested in Cohort 01 can reach out to Jonathan at @im_jonooo or jono@superrare.com.

If there is a fit, the SuperRare team will follow up with an Artist Intake & Launch Kit to collect project details, technical requirements, visual assets, timeline, and marketing needs.
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Whitelisted SuperRare artists can use:

The guided create flow is the easiest path for artists who want a standard launch experience. The CLI is better for artists or teams that need more technical control.
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Independent builders can use Rare Protocol CLI to create projects directly.
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These projects can still use the underlying protocol, but they should not assume SuperRare editorial, marketplace, profile, or launch support by default.
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A Liquid Edition is not “just an ERC-20 token with an image attached.”
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The ERC-20 is part of the artwork’s structure. It can act as the shared material that collectors hold, trade, and move through. The artwork can read that activity and turn it into visual, conceptual, or interactive change.
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Think of it as one artwork with two connected layers:

The artist decides how those layers relate.
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When you purchase a Liquid Edition, you are buying fungible ERC-20 tokens connected to the artwork.
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Those tokens represent your position in the artwork’s system. Depending on the project, holding tokens may affect how the artwork appears, your role in future phases, or your relationship to the artist’s broader concept.
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Each artist should explain what collecting does for their specific Liquid Edition.
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Some Liquid Editions may include a Liquid Lens Collection.

A Liquid Lens is an ERC-721 artwork collection connected to a Liquid Edition. The Liquid Edition is the shared ERC-20 token and market layer. The Lens is the visual layer that can interpret that market activity as artwork.

In plain language:

This is where Liquid Editions can become much more than “an ERC-20 with a JPEG.” The token market can become the material, and the Lens can become the artwork that translates that material into image, motion, HTML, interaction, or generative behavior.
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A Liquid Edition can point to a render contract. When that render contract is a Liquid Lens ERC-721 collection, SuperRare treats the Lens collection as connected to the Liquid Edition.
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When Liquid Edition activity changes, such as transfers, buys, sells, or other market updates, the system can refresh the connected Lens metadata. The Lens artwork can then update based on the latest state of the Liquid Edition.
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The exact behavior depends on what the artist builds. A Lens might respond to:

For collectors, this means each Lens can be independently collectable while still being connected to the same Liquid Edition token market.
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HTML is especially powerful for Liquid Lens artwork because it can support dynamic, interactive, and generative experiences that static image files cannot.

An artist might use HTML to create a Lens that:

Tools like Transient Labs Dynamic Art can help artists create HTML-based dynamic artworks. For Liquid Editions, this kind of HTML work is most relevant in the Liquid Lens layer. The Liquid Edition provides the shared market state. The Lens provides the artwork surface where that state can become visible, interactive, or collectible.

Artists should note that HTML alone does not automatically make a Lens respond to Liquid Edition activity.
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The Lens or its render logic still needs to be designed to read or receive the relevant Liquid Edition state.
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Transient Labs Dynamic Art docs: https://docs.transientlabs.xyz/dynamic-art/dynamic-art-overview
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Liquid Editions shine when the ERC-20 is not just attached to the artwork, but actively shapes it.
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The strongest projects treat the token market as part of the artwork’s material. A Liquid Lens can then translate that market state into a collectible visual experience, including HTML-based dynamic art, generative systems, or interactive browser-native work.
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Examples:

It depends on the project.
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For some Liquid Editions, holding more tokens may change the visual output, reveal more of the work, affect future phases, or change your collector role.
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For others, holding more may simply mean a larger position in the same artwork.

Each project should explain this clearly before launch.
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The artwork does not update randomly.
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A Liquid Edition can read onchain state, such as token balances, trades, transfers, burns, pool activity, or other project-specific contract data. When relevant state changes and metadata is refreshed, the render logic can produce an updated artwork.
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This means the artwork can be static, slowly changing, reactive, HTML-based, or fully generative depending on what the artist builds.
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Liquid Editions use ERC-20 tokens, so they can trade through liquidity mechanics rather than traditional NFT auctions or listings.
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Supply is fixed at launch and may vary by project. Pricing can move dynamically based on liquidity and demand. Because price changes with trading activity, transactions may fail if the price moves beyond your slippage settings before your transaction confirms.
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Some wallets may show warnings when interacting with newer contracts or routers. Always make sure you are using the official SuperRare interface and reviewing the correct contract before confirming a transaction.
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On SuperRare, Liquid Editions can appear in collection and profile experiences alongside traditional artworks.
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Because the underlying token is an ERC-20, standard wallets and NFT marketplaces may show only your token balance instead of the full artwork. If a project includes Liquid Lens or Companion 721 artworks, those ERC-721s may appear in wallets and NFT marketplaces like other NFTs.
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Liquid Editions can also publish token metadata for clients that support ERC-1046, but display support depends on the wallet, marketplace, or app.
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Before collecting a Liquid Edition, ask:

A strong Liquid Edition should make the collector’s role clear.
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Whitelisted SuperRare artists can create Liquid Editions through the guided SuperRare create flow or through Rare Protocol CLI.
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SuperRare artists interested in Cohort 01 can reach out to Jonathan at @im_jonooo.
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Technical artists and builders can explore Rare Protocol directly at:

https://rare.xyz/docs
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If you are collecting and something looks unexpected, contact SuperRare Support with the Liquid Edition URL, your wallet address, and the transaction hash if you have one.

If you are an artist planning a Liquid Edition, include your project concept, intended mechanics, wallet address, timeline, and whether you need Liquid Lens support by submitting a ticket.