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• Casey Reas on Feral File 2.0 and the Future of Digital Art After the NFT Crash digital

  In a recent interview with ArtReview, artist and programmer Casey Reas elaborates on Feral File, the online gallery he established in 2020, which has now transitioned to Feral…

• Online Panel Explores NFT Patronage and Web3's Impact on Art Collecting digital

  On November 17 at 5pm GMT, a Zoom panel discussion titled 'Web3 and the Future of Art Patronage' will feature Sylvain Levy, WhaleShark, Sydney Xiong, and moderator J.J.…

• Arthur Jafa's 'Love Is The Message, The Message Is Death' streams globally amid Black Lives Matter protests digital

  This weekend, 13 global art institutions, such as the Smithsonian, Tate, and Stedelijk Museum, will stream Arthur Jafa's 2016 video 'Love Is The Message, The Message Is Death.'…

• Slime Engine's Digital Exhibitions Redefine Art Experience Beyond White Cube digital

  Founded in 2017 by Li Hanwei, Liu Shuzhen, Fang Yang, and Shan Liang, the Shanghai-based artist collective Slime Engine (史莱姆引擎) develops interactive digital exhibitions that…

• Urs Fischer Launches NFT Series Amid Market Volatility Concerns digital

  Urs Fischer, a Swiss artist, is set to unveil a new NFT collection named CHAOS via the Fair Warning app, initiated by Loïc Gouzer, the former head of Christie's. This collection…

• Neïl Beloufa's Interactive Web Platform Screen Talk Revived for Milan Survey digital

  Neïl Beloufa has transformed his 2014 miniseries Screen Talk into an interactive online platform, launching it alongside his exhibition at Milan's Pirelli Hangar Bicocca.…

• Hortense Belhôte's 'Look but Don't Touch' Web Series Reinterprets Art History Through Queer and Feminist Lenses digital

  Arte TV presents 'Look but Don't Touch' (2020), a web series consisting of ten episodes directed by Cecilia de Arce and starring French actress and art-history educator Hortense…

• ArtReview and NOWNESS Launch AI-Focused Digital Channel MC2 with Summer Season 'Alternate Realities' digital

  On July 21, MC2, a digital-first channel dedicated to exploring AI and emerging technologies in storytelling, was launched through a partnership between ArtReview and NOWNESS.…

• ArtReview and APENFT Foundation host online panel on metaverse's impact on art digital

  On September 23 at 5pm BST, an online discussion titled 'Will the Metaverse Break the Artworld?' will take place on Zoom, hosted by ArtReview in collaboration with the APENFT…

• Pejvak's 'Shokouk: A Cosmicomedy in Four Acts' Explores Soviet Space History Through Performance Film digital

  The artistic collaboration known as Pejvak showcases 'Shokouk: A Cosmicomedy in Four Acts,' a 17-minute film that delves into the theme of Soviet space exploration, designed to…

• Garage Museum releases documentary 'Poor Folk. Kabakovs' about Russian artists Ilya and Emilia Kabakov digital

  Garage in Moscow has produced a documentary film titled 'Poor Folk. Kabakovs' about Russian artists Ilya and Emilia Kabakov. The film's name references Fyodor Dostoevsky's first…

• Artists Hack Nintendo Games in 2003 as Digital Resistance Against Corporate Gaming Industry digital

  In 2003, a group of artists, including Cory Arcangel, Paper Rad, and Alex Galloway's Radical Software Group, challenged the corporate gaming landscape by altering Nintendo games…

• Online Panel Debates NFTs' Impact on Art World During Art Fair Philippines 2021 digital

  On Sunday, 9 May 2021, at 11am GMT, an online panel titled 'NFT: A New Revolution or the Emperor’s New Clothes?' was conducted in conjunction with Art Fair Philippines 2021.…

• Ben Bogart's AI reimagines Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey at Leicester's Phoenix digital

  On display at Phoenix in Leicester until 20 September as part of the Art-AI Festival 2021, Ben Bogart's Watching (2001: A Space Odyssey) (2018) offers an AI-driven…

• Elden Ring's Artistic Influences: From Hieronymus Bosch to Kentaro Miura digital

  FromSoftware's Elden Ring, launched on 25 February, has garnered both critical acclaim and commercial success, often likened to the works of 15th-century artist Hieronymus Bosch.…

• ArtReview Asia Commissioned Music Video by Alexander Geist and Ming Wong with Bendik Giske in Hong Kong digital

  A music video titled 'That Girl' was produced by artists Alexander Geist and Ming Wong, featuring musician Bendik Giske. This collaborative work originated from a commission by…

• Four Artists Expand Digital Art Beyond NFT Hype Through Blockchain Innovation digital

  Auriea Harvey, Norma Xelda Jara, Sarah Friend, and Mario Klingemann highlight the innovative potential of blockchain technology beyond the NFT hype. With 25 years of digital…

• NASA's James Webb Telescope Images Reveal Artistic Processing of Cosmic Data digital

  Last week, NASA unveiled the inaugural images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, illustrating the artistic transformation of astronomical data prior to being shared with…

• ArtReview and Modern Forms launch 'Complex Systems' year-long program with talks, films, and archive microsite digital

  Back in 2018, ArtReview teamed up with Modern Forms, an art collection and editorial platform, to kick off a year-long initiative called 'Complex Systems.' This collaboration…

• Pace Gallery launches permanent NFT platform with cryptocurrency payments digital

  Pace Gallery is launching a permanent digital platform for selling NFTs made by artists and showcasing NFT artworks. This new venture will begin in September with a solo…

• Digital Archive Anxiety Emerges as Meta Trains AI on Pirated Books While Cultural Preservation Faces Corporate Threats digital

  According to ArsTechnica, Meta has unlawfully trained its AI systems utilizing at least 81.7 terabytes of stolen data from shadow libraries such as Anna's Archive, Z-Library, and…

• Cai Guo-Qiang Launches Second NFT 'Exploding the Self' Following Record-Setting Debut digital

  On September 3 at 9 am ET, Cai Guo-Qiang will unveil his second NFT titled 'Exploding the Self,' available in 99 editions priced at USD$999 each, with the proceeds benefiting the…

• ICA Launches Interactive Social Platform Art Rules for Defining Contemporary Art digital

  The Institute of Contemporary Arts has introduced Art Rules, a novel social media platform designed to engage artists, curators, critics, and the broader contemporary art…

• Sable Videogame Blends Brutalist Architecture with Post-Anthropocene Salvagepunk Narrative digital

  Sable (2021), developed by Shedworks, is an open-world exploration game set on a desert planet named Midden. Its inspirations include Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) and Hayao…

• Out of Focus Platform Commissions Artists for Online Projects with Cross-Disciplinary Collaborators digital

  Out of Focus (OOF) is an online platform based in the UK, launched in 2012 by curators Rosie Cooper and Ariella Yedgar. Every year, the platform typically rolls out three to four…

• ArtSticker Founder Masamichi Toyama on Transforming Japan's Art Ecosystem digital

  ArtSticker, a digital platform that integrates lifestyle, art, and community, was established in 2019 by Masamichi Toyama and Tokyo's The Chain Museum. Users can engage with…

• Padimai Art & Tech Studio opens in Singapore with Olafur Eliasson VR work exploring perception and blockchain archives digital

  In November 2025, Padimai Art & Tech Studio will open its doors in Tanjong Pagar Distripark, Singapore, debuting with Olafur Eliasson's VR installation, Your view matter…

• Candy Crush Saga's Decade-Long Dominance as a Model of Technological Addiction and Monetization digital

  Launched in November 2012, Candy Crush Saga has amassed over $9 billion in revenue, primarily through in-game purchases for extra lives. With installations exceeding three billion…

• Lu Yang's 'Delusional World' Livestream Premieres Through ACMI Partnership digital

  Between March 24 and April 14, 2021, ArtReview showcased three pieces by Lu Yang: Delusional Mandala (2015), Delusional Crime and Punishment (2016), and Delusional World (2020).…

• John Cage's 4′ 33″ iPhone app enables global ambient sound recordings digital

  A new iPhone application dedicated to John Cage's 4′ 33″ allows users to record and share performances of the iconic silent composition worldwide. The app, officially released by…

• Ai Weiwei appears in clandestine sci-fi film 'The Sand Storm' digital

  Ai Weiwei features in a secretive short sci-fi film titled 'The Sand Storm', directed by Jason Wishnow. Filmed covertly in Beijing, the project required discretion due to Ai's…

• Laura Poitras Film Documents Ai Weiwei and Jacob Appelbaum's Covert Panda Artwork digital

  Laura Poitras directed a new film titled The Art of Dissent, released online by The New Museum and Rhizome. The documentary captures the creation of Panda-to-Panda, a…

• Patrick Amadon's Hong Kong digital artwork removed after political content discovered digital

  A digital animation by Patrick Amadon, an artist from Los Angeles, was removed from a billboard in Hong Kong after its political implications were recognized. The piece, named 'No…

• Hackers steal 100,000 artwork images from National Palace Museum in Taipei digital

  Around 100,000 high-resolution images of artworks have been illicitly taken from the National Palace Museum in Taipei. According to CNN, these scans, which encompass paintings and…

• Asia Forum Launches Digital Gathering with Patrick Flores, Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing, and Artists digital

  On May 14, 2021, at noon BST, the Asia Forum for the Contemporary Art of Global Asias will kick off its first-ever digital event. Expect to see notable participants like art…

• Lawrence Lek's AI-themed film Geomancer screens at ArtReview Bar in London digital

  On Tuesday, 26 September 2018, ArtReview Bar in London will host a special showing of Lawrence Lek's 2016 film, Geomancer. The screening, which lasts 48 minutes, will commence at…

• Ai Weiwei Releases 'Dumbass' Music Video Inspired by 2011 Detention digital

  Ai Weiwei has released a new music video for his song 'Dumbass,' which draws inspiration from his 81-day detention by Chinese authorities in 2011. The video was published on…

• Asia Forum Fall Digital Gathering 2021 Explores Liquidity digital

  On 3 November 2021 at 12pm GMT, a virtual event was organized by the Asia Forum for the Contemporary Art of Global Asias, featuring artists Irwan Ahmett, Tita Salina, Ho Rui An,…

• Simon Critchley's 'Pandemic Mysticism' lecture featured on ArtReview podcast digital

  Philosopher Simon Critchley presents his lecture 'Pandemic Mysticism' on the ArtReview podcast Subject, Object, Verb. The episode includes recordings by monks from Simonpetra…

• Art+Feminism's 2015 Wikipedia Edit-a-thon Expands to 55 Locations digital

  On March 7th from 11am to 5pm, Art+Feminism will host its second Wikipedia edit-a-thon, with the flagship event at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. This initiative responds…