Gretchen Andrew

1 month ago | theartnewspaper.com | Louis Jebb |Alex Estorick |Gretchen Andrew

The celebrated performance artist Marina Abramović will issue her first NFT drop for three years when Marina Abramović Element (MAE), created by Abramović in partnership with the curated digital art marketplace TaEx, goes live on Ethereum blockchain in May. The project is made up of four NFT drops, designed to immerse people in Abramović’s distinctive practice through both interactive elements and new artworks.

Mar 15, 2024 | theartnewspaper.com | Gretchen Andrew |Jasper Spires

As Art Decoded is written from my perspective as an artist inside the digital art world we’ve decided to invite guest writers to share new vantage points and thoughts. I’ve invited Jasper Spires to share his thoughts on the lifespan of digital art. Gretchen AndrewIn the act of observing a work of art, the last thing that anyone mentions is the frame.

Mar 15, 2024 | theartnewspaper.com | Gretchen Andrew

In a 2014 bombshell, Facebook (now Meta) made a bold near $3 billion bet on the future, acquiring Oculus VR, a fledgling company pioneering virtual reality (VR) headsets. This audacious move, while initially met with skepticism, positioned Facebook at the forefront of a potentially revolutionary technology, aiming not only to dominate social media but shape the next frontier of human interaction in the immersive worlds of VR. So what has happened in the succeeding decade?

Feb 2, 2024 | whitewall.art | Gretchen Andrew

New Year’s and the art world have champagne in common. Waking up not very early on Jan 1, 2024 I found the confetti had moved behind my eyes and the fireworks had relocated to my temples. There was still the lingering joy of the celebration; I had had a wonderful New Year’s Eve and a triumphant 2023. I laughed, which hurt, maybe due to the sheer absurdity of feeling this bad after such a festive drink.

Jan 18, 2024 | theartnewspaper.com | Lauren Gallow |Gretchen Andrew

In the ever-expanding universe of digital creativity, artists today are charting new territory for what digital art can be and who it can reach. The Gray Area Festival, a conference and exhibition focused on culture and technology held in San Francisco’s Mission District, celebrated its ninth iteration in October. It was organised around the theme “Plural Prototypes"—a topic close to the considerations of equity and inclusivity that drive the event's organisers.