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article culture schedule Jun 21, 2025 visibility 25 link 7 artists, 9 galleries

art basel party june social diary

ARTnews sent correspondents Daniel Cassady and George Nelson to cover the social scene at Art Basel, documenting their experiences across three nights of parties, dinners, and cocktail hours. Cassady's journey was marred by travel delays, but he eventually attended a dinner hosted by Thaddaeus Ropac at Safran Zunft, a garden party by Sean Kelly Gallery, and a late-night gathering organized by multiple galleries. Nelson arrived smoothly and joined Cassady for drinks, noting the challenges of street noise and cabbage smells near their Airbnb.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jun 25, 2025 visibility 18 link 16 artists

best digital art works picked by experts

The Digital Art Mile, Basel's first-ever digital art fair, opened its second edition on Monday at the city's Kult Kino Camera cinema, running through Sunday. Founded by digital art adviser Georg Bak and ArtMeta founder Roger Haas, the fair features panels, conferences on the digital art market, and the headline exhibition “Paintboxed,” which explores the history of the Quantel Paintbox. In a calmer, more academic atmosphere than Art Basel, ARTnews asked 10 prominent digital art figures to select their favorite artwork from the fair, with responses highlighting works such as Kim Asendorf's "Monogrid 90," XCOPY's "Last Selfie," and Matt Kane's "Gazers 200."

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museum exhibitions schedule May 7, 2025 visibility 12 link 5 artists, 1 gallery

digital art mile basel

The Digital Art Mile returns to Basel, Switzerland, from June 16 through 22, 2025, timed to coincide with Art Basel. Organized by Artmeta and staged at the historic Rebgasse, the event features a fair, exhibition, and public program showcasing a wide spectrum of digital and computer-based practices—from 1960s early computer art to humanoid robots and autonomous AI agents. This year's edition includes roughly 11 exhibitors, with solo presentations by Nigerian digital artist Osinachi (at Kate Vass Galerie) and generative artist Tyler Hobbs (via LaCollection), as well as group shows and a conference program exploring themes like the digital art market, AI in generative practices, and institutional engagement with new media. A central exhibition, Paintboxed—part of the Tezos World Tour—examines the legacy of the Paintbox, an early digital painting system.

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trending_up market schedule Dec 24, 2025 visibility 14 link 3 artists

moma cryptopunks chromie squiggles acquisitions

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York has acquired eight CryptoPunks and eight Chromie Squiggles for its permanent collection, donated by multiple collectors including ARTnews Top 200 Collector Ryan Zurrer and others. The works, both generative NFT projects on the Ethereum blockchain, were added through MoMA's Media and Performance department and will be displayed alongside new media art. CryptoPunks, launched by Larva Labs in 2017, are considered the first major NFT collection, while Chromie Squiggles were created by Erick Calderon (Snowfro) as the first project on ArtBlocks.

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trending_up market schedule Jul 28, 2025 visibility 13 link 5 artists

art market minute jul 28

Artnet News reports that AI-generated artworks are achieving record prices at art fairs and auction houses, with increasing presence in major exhibitions like the Digital Art Mile during Art Basel and a dedicated AI art auction at Christie's. The article features commentary from Artnet's European news reporter Jo Lawson-Tancred, who discusses how artificial intelligence is transforming both the market and business practices in the art world, while noting lingering concerns about market readiness and ethics.

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trending_up market schedule Oct 9, 2025 visibility 18 link 4 artists

anonymous artist xcopys digital work last selfie sells for record breaking 3 27 m to private collector

An edition of XCOPY's digital artwork "Last Selfie" (2019) sold for a record-breaking $3.27 million (727 ETH) to a private collector, making it the highest price ever paid for an editioned artwork in the tokenized art space. The anonymous London-based artist minted the limited edition of 10 in 2019 for $20 each; the buyer's intermediary approached all ten holders, nine of whom rejected the offer before one accepted. Notable collectors who own editions include Raoul Pal, CozomoMedici, and punk6529, while AI art collector Jediwolf turned down the offer.

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museum exhibitions schedule Aug 6, 2025 visibility 15 link 4 artists

Saudi art is becoming ‘active voice’ in global contemporary circles: Lulwah Al Hamoud

Saudi artist Lulwah Al Hamoud debuted new work at The Digital Art Mile during Art Basel in Switzerland, presented by the Sigg Art Foundation. Her pieces, part of the ongoing 'Language of Existence' series, explore Arabic geometry and coded language, incorporating AI and biotechnology to blend tradition with cutting-edge technology.

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