London Gallery Weekend (LGW) 2025 features a strong digital art focus, with must-see shows by artists including Auriea Harvey, Tyler Hobbs, Beeple, and Robert Alice. Highlights include Beeple's interactive video sculpture *Tree of Knowledge* at the first South By Southwest London festival, LoVid's 25-year exploration of video and hand-stitched textiles at Gazelli Art House, David Salle's AI-assisted paintings at Thaddaeus Ropac, and Máté Orr's digital-first folklore paintings at JD Malat Gallery. The festival, where *The Art Newspaper* moderated a panel, underscores London's emergence as a digital art capital.
This convergence of London Gallery Weekend and SXSW London signals a broader 'de-siloing' of digital art, where media artists increasingly blend digital tools with traditional mediums like painting, sculpture, and textiles. The integration of AI, blockchain, and code into gallery programming matters because it reflects a generational shift in artistic practice and market acceptance, positioning London as a hub for cross-disciplinary, tech-infused visual art. The shows demonstrate how digital art is no longer a niche category but a central force in contemporary galleries.