3D printing is already revolutionizing many industries, from healthcare to art. The technology involves injecting layers of material into a chamber to create a three-dimensional rendition of an object intricately designed on a computer. The technology is advancing in leaps and bounds. Now, 3D ...

Posted: October 18, 2018

Category: Technology

With the art market’s ever-increasing online presence and the rise in new technologies will we see a drastic change in the way we experience a gallery space, exhibition, or an art fair? Advances have already been made and the tech boom has provided new methods for artists and organisations to ...

Posted: September 30, 2018

Category: Technology, VR

Charles decided he was tired of staring at the bleak concrete walls of his new Manhattan studio apartment. He called out to his home smart device, “Forbin, I need some art for the walls. Something original. Maybe three pieces, “Access all available modern art pieces on online art markets that ...

Posted: September 17, 2018

Category: AI, Market, Technology

Christie’s have announced that they will be selling a work generated using AI at their Prints & Multiples sale set to take place from Tuesday 23 to Thursday 25 October. The work named Edmond Belamy, originates from a series of 11 portraits of the fictional Belamy family, created by the Paris ...

Posted: September 11, 2018

Category: Market, Technology

The three trillion dollar Art and Collectibles (A&C) market is often a major target for fraud and forgery. The market has been facing these issues for decades with not only single pieces of artwork being forged but whole collections as well. Major advances in nanotechnology and Artificial ...

Posted: August 31, 2018

Category: Blockchain, Technology

The end of 2017 has seen major advances when it comes to artificial intelligence technologies that target the art markets. AI machines demonstrate advanced machine learning algorithms used for fraud detection and even art valuation. AI now creates autonomous art markets and promotes original art ...

Posted: August 30, 2018

Category: Market, Technology

The introduction of new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) is causing ripples in the art market and whilst not everyone in the industry is prepared to embrace it, there is no denying its impact. Artificial intelligence is changing value chains for creative content, helping creators ...

Posted: August 17, 2018

Category: Market, Technology

The art markets are becoming crowded with cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin, Ether, CodexCoin, Bitchcoin, ART, CLIO, and many more. Technology ventures intend the digital currencies to act as a tender for Blockchain applications. The creators of Blockchain intended the technology to be a distributed ledger ...

Posted: August 15, 2018

Category: Blockchain, Technology

Last year, The Art Newspaper broke the news of a wave of cybercriminal attacks on gallerists and dealers worldwide. Hackers targeted several London gallerists including Laura Bartlett, Simon Lee, Thomas Dane, and even Hauser & Wirth, among others. US-based dealer Tony Karman was also a victim ...

Posted: July 26, 2018

Category: Technology

Virtual Reality is no longer just a programmer’s playground. Apps recently arrived on the scene for consumers interested in creating their own realities. Just as art stores provide paints, canvases, pens, pencils and more to budding impressionists, VR offers new tools through which even amateurs ...

Posted: July 2, 2018

Category: Technology, VR