A wide range of digital pieces and cryptocurrency-inspired art will be presented this week at Frieze London 2024. crypto.news brings you the highlights with selections from the Lumen Prize, Asprey's Sigg Art Prize, Christie's and many more.
London friezeAn annual contemporary art fair taking place from 9-13 October 2024 at The Regent's Park, it will host a series of digital artworks by renowned and award-winning artists. From non-fungible tokens to cryptocurrencies, these artists
Below are some digital artworks featured throughout Frieze London 2024:
“Decoding bias” by Theresa Reiwer: This digital artwork shows eight ai-generated avatars in a group therapy session discussing biased algorithms and toxic programs.
“Blind camera” by Diego Trujillo Pisanty: This piece uses an artificial neural network that transforms sound into images, creating a “Blind Camera” that uses sound instead of light.
“We only move towards each other” by Chia Amisola: This piece consists of open Internet tabs with words and images, described as “an elegy and infinite memory in the form of electronic literature” that explores intimacy and proximity on the Internet.
“Parallels” by Marc Da Costa and Matthew Niederhauser: Incorporating machine learning technology, this installation features a large LED wall where the audience can see themselves and the world through neural networks.
“Catalog for the posthuman” by Parsons & Charlesworth – a multimedia installation featuring 10 sculptural works and animations that mimic a near-future organization's trade show booth.
“Grant | “Development of coverage against exposure to existential risk” by Lukas Truniger: This installation repurposes obsolete crypto mining hardware, transforming it into art that contributes to scientific computing.
“Human Resources the Musical” by Maren Dagny Juell: Features a female digital avatar performing a TED talk that turns into a musical number in an office environment.
“Spiritual systems of soft knowledge ༊*·˚” by Keiken: an immersive installation where visitors enter wearable haptic wombs created by the artist.
“ai Nüshu” by UchanSun: An interactive art project that fuses computational linguistics with the legacy of Nüshu, a unique language historically used by Chinese women.
“Dream of Awakening” from the Reverie of Awakening team – a mixed reality game project inspired by surreal experiences during the pandemic, exploring themes of reality and dreams.
“Ascend” by Ryan Koopmans and Alice Wexell – A dynamic bitcoin Ordinals piece that combines photography with advanced 3D techniques to bring the ruins of the Iveria Sanatorium back to life.
“Alvinella Ofis” by Dana Fiona-Armour: Winner of the 2024 Sigg Art Prize, this 3D-animated interdisciplinary video installation is set in a future dystopian desert devastated by an ecological disaster.
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“Factory reset” by Harrison Pearce: This digital artwork combines machinery and images integrated with ai to make a statement about technology and society.
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“Gallery Installation” by Aaron Scheer – a digital piece featuring a collection of beige canvases with different textures displayed against a blue wall background.
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“Ghost horse of a thunderous bloodline” by Sasha Stiles – A piece combining traditional art and digital technology, featuring a horseman riding through a digital storm.
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“LC-SIGG2” by Lea Collet – a floral-themed digital piece depicting different types of plants and their roots on a digital background.
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“Singular plural concept Mocap suit” by Agnieszka Kurant and John Menick: a piece that shows a person dressed in a jumpsuit in the middle of a digital desert terrain.
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“Digital muses” Exhibition: This exhibition marks Asprey Studio's first event at Frieze London and explores the collection and the future of digital art. It features artists such as Ryan Barrett, Ahaad Alamoudi, Brendan Dawes, Ali Walker, Léo Caillard, Khaleed Makhshoush, Jesse Woolston and Kane Tallowin (aka Defaced).
“Esc keys” by Susan Kare – A collection of new pieces from the designer famous for her work on Apple icons and GUIs. Your digital artworks are integrated into the blockchain and optionally combined with physical pieces.
“You could suffer in heaven” from Defaced: a hyper-detailed piece depicting the artist's creative mind as a labyrinth of delicate, interconnected illustrations.
