#32 Exploring A Fresh $50M Digital Art Fund and Artforum's New Vision
#32 Exploring A Fresh $50M Digital Art Fund and Artforum's New Vision
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News Digest
Digital Culture Fund: Hivemind Capital is trying to raise at least $50 million for a fund that will focus on the nexus between blockchain technology and digital art. The New York-based investment firm has already raised around half of its goal for the Hivemind Digital Culture Fund.
Taming the Tools: Here you see a diverse range of AI-generated video art from the Fellowship AI Daily Program, demonstrating the evolving use of AI tools through a curated time capsule of innovative works.
We ❤️ The Art: Announcing the winners of 188 artists across Optimism, celebrated with a 1,200,000 OP prize pool in four categories, judged by industry voices and spotlighting the top 17 generative artists.
Upcoming
“Memento Mori” by Richard Nadler, gm.scibe.art, march 18th 5PM, UTC (12:00 ET)
“gwanak-gu” by earthsample, verse.works, march 21th
(loop (format t "~%")) by nouseskou, daily.xyz, march 21, (1:00 PM ET)
Digital Highlight
jn3008 creates fascinating looping animations with code.
Notable Insight
“Digital is reality. […] And so from where I stand, there is no contemporary art without media art, without digital art.”
Tina Rivers Ryan has been announced as the new editor in chief of Artforum, bringing her expertise as an art historian, curator, and critic to the publication amid recent editorial challenges.
With a strong background in art history and a focus on video and digital art, Ryan aims to uphold Artforum's tradition of thought-provoking content, deepen its engagement with digital and media art, and maintain its core identity as a printed publication.
Sale Spotlight
Yosnier, a Tampa-based digital artist, creates spiritually themed art with pastel colors and stained glass-like outlines, exploring love, growth, and resilience through tarot-inspired motifs that embody their personal and complex identity.
Artist to Watch
Kitasavi is an artist and designer from Russia currently based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. He casually creates new worlds with a mix from 2D and 3D elements.
Collectors to Watch
Closing Remarks
Closing this issue, we're energized by Tina Rivers Ryan's perspective that digital art is essential to contemporary art, a view that aligns with Hivemind Capital's strides towards their $50 million Digital Culture Fund. These developments highlight the vibrant future of digital art. ❤️🔥