Where to See Digital Art: The Global Edition
For digital artists, the world is full of opportunities to showcase your work, but sometimes it’s hard to know where to start — especially if you’re looking beyond the U.S. While the American art scene has its share of digital art hotspots, incredible galleries around the globe are also carving out spaces to celebrate this ever-evolving medium. In this article, we’ve put together a list of some of the best places to experience digital art and the best galleries and institutions globally that are known for their commitment to new media art.
Exhibition: Hello Brooklyn! // Techspressionism 2024
Techpressionism: Hello Brooklyn is a showcase of groundbreaking digital art, running from August 7 to September 25 at The Kingsborough Art Museum in Brooklyn, New York. Sponsored by the PSC-CUNY Research Foundation, the exhibition features over 40 expressive and innovative works across a variety of styles and mediums that celebrate Techpressionist art.
Best Galleries to See Digital Art in NYC 2024
New York City is famous for its lively art scene, and 2024 is set to feature some of the most innovative digital artworks to date. The city is the home of numerous galleries and museums that highlight and celebrate digital art, offering a range of immersive installations and interactive exhibits. Here are 10 must-visit galleries in NYC where you can experience the forefront of digital art in 2024.
Immersive Art Experiences: Spectacular or Money-Grab?
In recent years, the art world has witnessed a significant shift with the rise of immersive art experiences, which refer to creative works that engage multiple senses, allowing viewers to become fully absorbed in the art. These experiences often involve interactive elements, virtual reality, and elaborate installations that transform the audience from passive observers into active participants. But as these experiences gain popularity, questions arise: Are they a genuine celebration of artistic expression, or merely a commercial venture exploiting the work of artists?
Exhibition: My Veins Are the Wires, My Body Is Your Keyboard
The art world is in awe as My Veins Are the Wires, My Body Is Your Keyboard, the first major survey of pioneering internet-artist and sculptor Auriea Harvey, opens its doors to the public. The exhibition, organized by Regina Harsanyi, Associate Curator of Media Arts, and supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art, features over 40 of Harvey's works. Spanning over three decades of her career, the exhibition showcases her remarkable journey and enduring influence in the realm of digital and interactive art.
Exhibition: LIE DOGGO
On Saturday, Jack Shainman Gallery opened its doors to LIE DOGGO, a monumental exhibition by acclaimed artist Nina Chanel Abney. The digital art installation is a result of Abney's residency with CryptoPunks, which is the first-ever Punk in Residence Program by the acclaimed Web 3 organization. The collection addresses the disparities in value assigned to digital avatars based on gender and race, challenging societal notions of inherent value.
Exhibition: The Indivisible Atomo
On Thursday March 14th, the artist-led collective Subjective hosted an intimate event for the first look at Pedro Baez’s inaugural solo show, The Indivisible Atomo. The exhibition is on view at Tribeca’s LUME Studios, where I got to meet the brilliant artist and see his new collection. Large-scale oil paintings, 3D-designed sculptures, and digital works welcome us to Atomo’s colorful world where several planes of reality exists in a geometric realm of inspiration, right here, among us.
Virtual Exhibition: CYBERIANA
Techspressionism is a contemporary art-history term to describe fine artists using digital technology to convey subjective and emotional content. “Expressionists presented the world from a subjective perspective, distorting it radically in order to evoke moods or ideas, seeking to express their emotional experience rather than physical reality” — Techspressionism emerges with the same idea in the age of technology.
Must-See Digital Art Exhibitions: December 2023
As we bid farewell to the last days of 2023, this month’s digital art exhibitions promise to elevate our senses and transport us into realms previously unexplored. In this month's curated list, we bring you a collection of must-see digital art exhibitions, each a testament to the ever-evolving landscape of the digital canvas.
Exhibition: It Doesn’t Exist (In Any Other Form)
It Doesn’t Exist (In Any Other Form) is Casey Reas’ solo exhibition in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, NYC. Commissioned by the on-chain art ecosystem, Gemma, Bitforms Gallery features the prominent artist’s works for a seventh exhibition. Digital art lovers are invited to view a stunning collection of generative art, blockchain-based works, video, plotter drawings, and woodblock prints.
Exhibition: We may be in this together
The line between machine and human, data and imagination, as well as temporal distinction is getting blurry this month in New York City. We may be in this together is a duo exhibition curated by Chiarina Chen, featuring artists Chloe Gao and Tong & Yuguang Zhang at :iidrr Gallery.
Exhibition: Born to Live by Kim Rose
“What does it truly mean to be alive?” This fall the realms of art and data gets intertwined in the Lower East Side of Manhattan — the innovative artist Kim Rose’s solo show at Elsewhere (formerly The NFT Gallery), Born To Live, invites the visitors in New York City to question our existence in the era of data-driven decision-making.
Exhibition: What Models Make Worlds: Critical Imaginaries of AI
What Models Make Worlds: Critical Imaginaries of AI is a group exhibition at the Ford Foundation Gallery, which highlights the biases of AI and algorithms — while artificial intelligence shapes our contemporary algorithmic realities, these algorithms reproduce and reflect the biases of the humans who code them. Featuring femme-identifying, BIPOC, and queer artists, the exhibition invites the visitors to imagine alternative futures via algorithmic models that are based on diverse and inclusive data sets.
Exhibition: UNGA78 Latine Art Exhibit
On September 21st, digital art lovers gathered at The Canvas 3.0 at the Oculus in New York City for UNGA78 Latine Art Exhibit to celebrate and appreciate the complex heritage and diverse artistic expression of Latin American artists. The fun night of women empowerment, Latin heritage celebration, stunning digital art, and yummy empanadas was a wonderful opportunity to experience the power and creativity of rich culture and inspiring diversity.
Exhibition Recap: FigurAltion
On September 15th, digital art lovers came together at New York City’s Bright Moments Gallery for a fun night in honor of figurative art in the age of artificial intelligence. FigurAltion is curated by Grant Yun and features AI artwork by six talented digital artists.
Exhibition Review: Delusions of a Time-Traveling Cactus
Delusions of a Time-Traveling Cactus by Alexander Reben at NYC’s bitforms gallery features art that reflects human–machine feedback loop. Using his experience as a mathematician and robotics engineer, Alexander Reben creates artwork such as tapestries, prints, colorful polaroid film, as well as an interactive AI art experience, that’s humorous, absurd, and brilliant.
Exhibition Review: How High The Moon
Early this month, the first fully digital Africa and the Diaspora exhibition in the United States opened its doors to visitors in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Curated by Jessica Deutsch for The NFT Gallery, How High the Moon brings together digital artwork by 14 African artists who celebrate the transformative impact and complexity of their culture while exploring intrinsic values to be shared.
Digital Art Exhibitions you shouldn’t miss: September 2023
As summer fades into the horizon, September emerges as a vibrant canvas, showcasing a kaleidoscope of creativity in the realm of digital art. This month, we invite you to explore a curated selection of the most exhilarating digital art exhibitions. Here’s 5 of the best digital art exhibitions that you shouldn’t miss this month:
Digital Art Exhibitions in New York
If you’re a digital art enthusiast planning a trip to the Big Apple, or a seasoned New Yorker curious to explore the digital art scene in the city, you’re at the right place. From immersive installations to interactive exhibits, the city offers an array of digital art exhibitions dedicated to showcasing and celebrating the fusion of art and technology.
A Digital Transcendence: The Intersection of Art and Tech
A Digital Transcendence: The Intersection of Art and Tech is a group show by SuperRare, curated by Paloma Rodriguez. The exhibition presents a collection of artwork by eight digital artists who incorporate technology into their creative practice. These artists push the boundaries of traditional art by experimenting with cutting-edge creative technologies, including generative art, artificial intelligence, and digital painting.