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As featured on Artnet: Philip Hoffman shares his thoughts on the role of provenance, transparency and "mistruths" in the art world with the Founder of .art Domains Ulvi Kasimov. A former finance director at Christie’s, Philip Hoffman now advises some of the world’s largest art funds, insisting on keen due diligence and transparency in all […]

September 9th marks the beginning of a global journey for Ars Electronica festival. The 2020 pandemic urged for the format to be revisited. As one amongst many others festivals and art fairs, they have turned their physical event online but Ars Electronica was turning into a world they were familiar with. This year for the […]

"The biggest challenge for me is to broaden the understanding of new media art's aesthetics, which is often perceived as geeky, obtuse and lacking a 'human touch". Above: Will Pappenheimer, Proxy, 5-WM2A, 2014. Screenshot from augmented reality application. Christiane Paul is a renowned new media art theoretician, curator, and critic. She also serves as an Associate Professor […]

You might've heard about food and wine pairings, but have you ever considered book pairings? Reading two books interchangeably at the same time can bring about unexpected feelings and ideas. .art Domains Founder Ulvi Kasimov talks about his favourite book pairings below. There are many well-known food and drink pairings that, when combined, taste completely […]

There are countless benefits to creating and maintaining social media as an artist today, but truly, nothing compares to having a personal, official website for your audience to turn to. That’s exactly why today we’re going to run through why it’s so essential that every artist creates and maintains a website, and why simply putting […]

.art Founder Ulvi Kasimov on the importance of brand naming and .art pricing algorithm. <br /> Where does a venture begin? Obviously with a concept, from the initial idea. It is summarised in words and other sign elements (diagrams, figures, tables), but there is no doubt that inevitably, any project starts with a name. It […]

.art Founder Ulvi Kasimov shares his observations and predictions on the way human brain and, as a consequence, human-created industries, will be reacting to the ongoing information change.

Five years ago, on July 17th, the .art team won a private auction to determine who would operate the .art domain registry. Founder Ulvi Kasimov shares his experience of venture investment and recalls an important lesson in commitment and success. Venture investment, en vogue right now, has been around for a relatively short period of […]

Digital architecture pioneer Hani Rashid discusses how the technological revolution of the past two decades is now breathing new life into construction industries while profit-driven thinking is preventing architecture from elevating and contributing to a higher quality of life. Above: Miami’s famous MacArthur Causeway designed by Asymptote Architecture NYC Hani Rashid + Lise Anne Couture […]

Founded in 2008, Austria-based Domino Art specialises in the organisation, design and execution of innovative domino art projects. .art spoke to Mathias Ritter, software engineer and domino artist, who has been building domino rallies since he was just six. Above: Austrian Domino Art set up 3,000 dominoes for an advertisement in Indonesia. Domino art is […]

While it's important that your website is concise and easy to navigate, thinking outside the box will help set you apart in a sea of unoriginality. Imagine if Salvador Dali or Pablo Picasso had to market themselves in the 21st century. I, for one, am certain that their websites would be reflective of their respective […]

An artist statement is the cornerstone of a creative digital presence. Check out these tips on tackling the tricky task of putting one together. As an artist, your preferred means of communicating are probably highly visual. But, since marketing yourself online is crucial to your commercial success, you need to make sure you have an […]

What is art… baby don’t hurt me, don’t hurt me… no more. How does one create art that really grasps attention? Some argue that meaningful art is eternal. Others claim that to allure, art needs to be ahead of the curve, beating the trends. An important question that arises in this discussion is ‘what is it that people […]

We explore ten evocative artworks that echo distinct visual languages and enhance the dialogue about a place called 'home'. Image above: Nimbus, Green Room 2013 by Berndnaut Smilde Borders that demarcate our everyday space are fuzzier than ever. We’re in a global lockdown, experiencing a complete disruption of normalcy; the line between work and leisure is […]

While museums remain closed to the public, institutions are keen to keep their art-loving community engaged during this difficult time. Image above: “Self-portrait” by Van Gogh Elena Kazanina via Facebook (Izo-Izolyatsya) As people around the world stay inside to contain the spread of coronavirus, they are having to come up with creative ways to remain sane (and […]

“Art is sustenance”, says contemporary artist Sarah Sze, which seems like a debatable statement right now. There are many other things that are of utmost importance in the context of a global pandemic – healthcare, policymaking, peace talks, mental health. And yet, art is connected to all these spheres. Moreover – art can help us […]

Our in-house curator Daria Kravchuk put together a list of books to help you delve into and navigate it with greater ease. Our culture is permeated with curatorial ways of thinking. Thanks to digital, value is performed like never before. Audiences are demanding and extremely conscious of what they want; contemporary curating is an absurdity. […]

SKALAR is a work that explores the effects of light and sound on human perception. .ART spoke to its creator, Christopher Bauder. Above: SKALAR light installation by Christopher Bauder and Kangding Ray. Photograph by Jules Jessurun. Light art – atmospheric and mesmerizing, while being simultaneously geometric and analytic, presents a striking paradox: it requires active and […]

Just a couple of years ago Blockchain was like “oh my god, this is from a different planet, we are really far away”. And now it's a reality. Blockchain is a relatively new technology, which is rooted in distributed data structure shared on a decentralised network. It promises greater accuracy, security, speed and transparency for […]

For the third edition of the Digital Innovation in Art Award dotART selected Eugenia Makhlin as one of its members of the judge panel. Other judges included Elena Zavelev, Founder of CADAF and New Art Academy and Nanne Dekking, Chairman of TEFAF and Founder, Artory Serial entrepreneur and CEO, Georgetown-educated Eugenia Makhlin has played senior […]