📝 The Digital Art Collector #1
Catch up on the most interesting Digital Art Happenings with The Digital Art Collector
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🚀 Welcome to our first newsletter. As subscribers to my previous newsletter, I am inviting you to my new weekly mailing, which focuses on the digital art market. We provide you with an overview of the most important events of the week, upcoming events, and introduce artists, art collectors, and curators in interviews. We hope you enjoy the free version of this newsletter, to which we dedicate a lot of effort, research, and passion.
Let me also introduce our team: Georg Bak, Dimitria Markou, and Henry Barrows.
🔝 5 News Recap | 24 October, 2023 👀 ✨
1️⃣ DA Z comes back to Zurich
For all digital art lovers, the new season of DA Z has returned to Zurich. The festival features top-class speakers who offer information and suggestions for subsequent discussion rounds with experts.
The PROFESSIONAL DAYS primarily target professionals from the arts, culture, business, advertising industry, and media. However, they are also open to the interested public. We are delighted to announce Georg Bak's and Dimitria Markou's participation in the panels on Friday, October 27th.
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Friday, 27 October from 1-6pm in Zurich | co-hosted by Lorez Legal
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3️⃣ Top-200 Art Collectors 2023 revealed in ARTnews
Throughout history, the establishment of an art collection has traditionally been a step-by-step journey, often spanning several years, if not decades. The launch of ARTnews' annual Top 200 Collectors list in 1990 coincided with a significant turning point in the realm of art acquisition. This prompts us to ponder precisely when these art enthusiasts transition into true collectors, deserving a place among the Top 200. Delve into the introductory section of the 34th edition of this list to find out more.
4️⃣ Punks As Told By CryptoPunks | Ep. 2 told by Claire Silver
In Episode 2, renowned AI collaborative artist Claire Silver joins nft now’s co-founder and CEO, Matt Medved, for a candid conversation on Claire’s personal and artistic journey with CryptoPunks. Learn more about the pivotal role the NFT project plays in her practice and her perspective on the digital art revolution.
'Punks As Told By CryptoPunks' is an intimate chronicle of CryptoPunks, expanding upon the ongoing archival work of the upcoming Punks book, told through weekly episodes of unfiltered conversations and behind-the-scenes moments. Presented by nft now and CryptoPunks. Here is the Link to the article and podcast on NFT NOW.
5️⃣ Intimacy by William Mapan | Verse
NFT bear market? It didn't look like that last Friday. French artist William Mapan sold 50 NFTs from his new series 'Sketchbook' on Verse, totaling more than USD 500,000, and the current floor price of minted artworks, respectively mint passes surpassed USD 15,000. The good news is that smaller pockets can buy an open edition for 650 US$. Check out the website of Verse for further information.
Good art always sells, even in the 🐻 market!
📆 Events: Coming 🔜
These events have caught our eyes. Mark your calendars !
‧₊˚🖇️ Friday, 27 Oct. the «Prompt Battle», initiated by the artist Sebastian Schmieg, is coming to HEK in Basel
Inspired by the format of rap battles, people go head to head in the «Prompt Battle» using language. Descriptions of images, known as prompts, are input into OpenAI's AI-powered text-to-image software, DALL·E, which generates photos, pictures, and illustrations from them. In the «Prompt Battle», participants showcase their prompt skills in seven rounds. The audience determines who can elicit the most surprising, unsettling, or beautiful images from artificial intelligence and emerges as the winner.
‧₊˚🖇️ Kunst Zürich | 📍 Halle 550 in Oerlikon, Zurich
⭐ Preview: Wednesday, 25 Oct, 4-9 pm
⭐ Vernissage: Thursday, 26 Oct, 4-9 pm
The Kunst Zürich Fair features contemporary art from national and international galleries, spanning multimedia, photography, installations, and traditional painting and sculpture. It caters to a diverse range of artists, styles, and price points, attracting art enthusiasts, collectors, curators, and museum representatives.
⚡ Highlight: Be sure to visit the latest series of Voice Gems by Harry Yeff, a cultural ambassador for WEF Davos. Yeff, a London-born new media artist and well-known beatboxer and TED speaker, specializes in voices, technology, and AI.
₊˚🖇️ CryptoPunks: 10,000 On Chain | 26, October, 2023
via AVANT ARTE
Own a physical Punk? Punk On-Chain offers the chance to transform it into a 1-of-1, multi-layered print.
From cult status and covetable characteristics to bidding wars and celebrity acquisitions, every Punk has its own story. Together, they represent a paradigm shift in the history of digital art.
All 10,000 Punks, assembled in a perfect square, make up the edition – finished with a silkscreen varnish seal and accompanied by a hot pink certificate of authenticity. They are available to purchase for 545 US$ in an open edition within a short time frame.
* And a little fun application for anyone who wants to create their custom-made CryptoPunk, here is the Punkmaker by Gwendall Esnault. Post your favourite Punk in the comments.
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