Events in 2020
December
Curators Talk: Jason Bailey and Alex Reben, 9th December
Jason Bailey and Alex Reben were in conversation with Kate Vass as a part of the exhibition 'Game of Life - Emergence in Generative Art'. We discussed exciting topics around generative art, what is John Conway’s Game of Life theory, and how this was of inspiration for the artists - and much more!
#BitBasel Miami, 5th December
Panel discussion: “Curators of cutting edge art. The act of displaying, promoting, and selling digital art assets” at BitBasel Miami Exclusive Crypto Community Art Event
Panelists: Kate Vass - Kate Vass Gallery, Jason Rosenstein - Portion IO, David Moore - KnownOrigim, Jonh Crain - SuperRare
November
St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum, 26th November
Panel: “BLOCKCHAIN IN ART: INSPIRED BY TECHNOLOGIES”
Blockchain makes it possible to make the system of buying and selling works of art more transparent. Use of the smart contracts, obligations under which are fulfilled automatically facilitates direct interaction of the artist and the client without the intermediaries' participation. Will Blockchain open up new options for funding artistic endeavors? Will it make the works of art more accessible to middle-class people?
Speakers: Robert Norton, Kate Vass, Sofia Crespo, Mikhail Libman, Mark Bern, and Evgeniya Agafonova
#womensupportingwomen, 15th November
This initiative was officially introduced in November 2020 within the ArtProject.io VANCOUVER BIENNALE ART & TECHNOLOGY EXPO NOVEMBER 11 - 15, with the debut show “A Celebration of the Woman”; featuring selected female generative & crypto artists, who have created unique works for this particular purpose: Sofia Crespo, Maria Garcia, Lulu xXX, Helena Sarin, Angie Taylor, Sarah Zucker.
With this mission in our minds, through different projects, we want to take action and move forward to a more gender-inclusive and sustainable world. Women who are empowered to take action often have a positive influence on the lives of other women.
“Women Leading the Art and Tech Movement”, Vancouver Biennale, 15th November
Panel: “Women Leading the Art and Tech Movement”
Speakers: Kate Vass, Sarah Zucker, Angie Taylor
In this conversation, we gain insights from women pushing boundaries at the intersection of art and technology. Each bringing a couple of questions to the group, this dynamic discussion features Kate Vass, Head at the Kate Vass Gallery, which curates and exhibits art in both the traditional and tokenized art space. Jessica Angel is a renowned visual and installation artist committed to bridging the digital space with the physical world. Sarah Zucker is a visual artist and author, and the first artist to exhibit GIFs at the Brooklyn Museum. Angie Taylor is a VR Artist, Sculptor, animator & creative technologist whose work often champions the misfits of society & the geeks.
More info can be found here!
“Curating in the Age of Digital Art”, Vancouver Biennale, 13th November
Panel: “Curating in the Age of Digital Art: Defining Quality and Value”
Speakers: Tanya Boyarkina, Natalia Lebedinskaia, Serena Tabacchi, Kate Vass
Curators from the traditional art market and the tokenized art market shed light on their selection processes. How does one identify talented up-and-coming artists? What are the best metrics to assess an artwork’s true value? How does curation in the tokenized art space differ from that of the traditional art world? All of these questions and more are addressed in this round-table discussion.
More info can be found here!
“Finding the Diamond in the Rough”, Vancouver Biennale, 11th November
Panel: “Finding the Diamond in the Rough: What Drives Collector Decisions?”
Speakers: Jake Bruckman, La Virgen del Crypto, Jason Bailey, Fanny Lakoubay
Moderator: Kate Vass
Learn how to use open-source and accessible innovative tools to create, monetize, and collect digital art.
More info can be found here!
October
Challenging Collections, Berlin HKW, 15th October
A book launch and digital round tables October 15, 2020, 6-9pm, HKW, BERLIN
"Sich mit Sammlungen anlegen. Gemeinsame Dinge und alternative Archive?"
On the occasion of the publication with the same title, this event will bring together some of the authors included who engage in questions around collections and archives.
With: Filipa César, Cornelia Sollfrank, Martina Griesser-Stermscheg, Nora Sternfeld, Franciska Zólyom, Luisa Ziaja u. a.
This book includes Cornelia Sollfrank text "Im Schatten der öffentlichen Bibliothek. Künstlerische Auseinandersetzungen mit den digitalen Commons."
“Digital Art Immersion” by FriDAI Brunch, 9th October
This is the fifth edition of FriDAI Brunch: a series of short virtual gatherings from the world of decentralized web & crypto, where you can learn about new topics from a diverse crowd.
Panel: “Digital Art Immersion” - Digital Art and Crypto Collectibles are the new trends in the Art space. During this hour together, we will have the chance to find out more and to learn tips from some experts working in this shining and growing field.
Speakers: Kate Vass (CEO & owner Kate Vass Galerie), Serena Tabacchi (CEO at Museum Of Contemporary Digital Art), Artur Sychov- (CEO at Somnium Space)
Digital Art Month, October
Digital Art Month is a month-long celebration of digital and new media art presented by CADAF, that exhibits Augmented Reality and Video Art works placed in public spaces and online.
Works by Sofia Crespo, Kevin Abosch and many more!
Location: Participating locations in NYC and other cities and online on the CADAF website
Date: October 1 - October, 31, 2020
September
Ars Electronica, 9-13 September
Ars Electronica 2020 took place not despite but because of Corona. From September 9 to 13, the Festival for Art, Technology and Society simply wants to know what to do now? For the first time we’re asking this difficult question not only in Linz but at 120 locations on all continents.
- Mario Klingemann latest AI-based installation "Appropriate Response" was exhibited at the 2020 festival in Linz this September
- A new exhibition titled “Artificial Seascapes” by CADAF will be also presented at the 2020 Ars Electronica festival featuring Anne Spalter and Sofia Crespo, two female artists working with AI technology.
Exclusive interviews with 4 artists, SuperRare Generative and AI Art Week, 7-10 September
Read the interviews here: Dark Fractures, Sofia Crespo, Espen Kluge, and Manolo Gamboa Naon
Generative Female Artists panel, SuperRare Generative and AI Art Week, 7-10 September
Panel: ‘Generative Female Artists Talk About Gender Diversity, Pricing, Valuation and more in the Digital Art Market’
Speakers: Sofia Crespo, Anna Ridler, Helena Sarin, and Anne Spalter
Moderated by Kate Vass
August
“The Art of Collecting NFTs” by Blockchain Game Alliance, 27th August
The panel '“THE ART OF COLLECTING NFTS”, organized by Blockchain Game Alliance
Speakers: Judy Mam (Dada.art), Kate Vass (Kate Vass Gallery), Anne Spalter (https://annespalter.com) and Matthew (Cent).
Moderated by Serena Tabacchi
More info can be found here!
July
“The Game of Life”, Online exhibition opening, 14th July
This online exhibition is in part a tribute to the mathematician John Horton Conway who recently passed away from COVID-19. Among Conway’s many gifts to the world was his famous “Game of Life” popularized in a 1970 article in Scientific American. The game uses four simple rules to create a seemingly infinite amount of complex behavior and visual patterns. Conway’s work on cellular automata along with others like Stephen Wolfram has been inspirational for many of this generation’s most talented Generative Artists.
This exhibition explores how complex visual systems can emerge from relatively simple algorithms to create art than can reframe the way we see the world. For this show, we have included four generative artists: Jared S Tarbell, Alexander Reben, Kjetil Golid, and Manolo Gamboa Naon.
June
“Art Investment in a Digital Age”, CADAF Online, 26th June
Panel: “ART INVESTMENT IN A DIGITAL AGE”
In the last 10 or so years, we have seen an increase in art market-related products, such as art lending, and art securitization techniques. Has Art fully entered the realm of asset classes, adding diversification to investment portfolios? Have these past few months of unprecedented times finally increased the confidence in online sales? Will online be the new way of investing and approaching the art market?
Date: 26th of June, 9 pm
Speakers: Christine Bourron (CEO P-eX), Jessica Davidson (Founder at Davidson Art Advisory), Christophe Spaenjers (Associate Professor at HEC Paris), Kate Vass (founder of Kate Vass Galerie)
Moderated by Giulia Archetti.
CADAF Online, 25-28 June
The first online art fair, CADAF opened on 25th June at 4 pm & will was live until 28th June! The Contemporary & Digital Art Fair (CADAF) supports the expansion of digital & new media art through a dedicated program of international art fairs & cultural programming, to nurture & promote the most exciting talents in cultural innovation.
Kate Vass Galerie participated with a very special program: each artist that the gallery presents is a master of digital art and, with different tools and mediums, from Microsoft Word to AI & GANs, through the computer they can best express themselves and their creative processes.
KVG will be presenting works by Manolo Gamboa Naon, Helena Sarin, Espen Kluge, Osinachi, David Young, and Sofia Crespo. All the works were created exclusively for CADAF art fair!
May
“Giving normal people abnormal experiences”, Somnium Space, 20th May
Selected cryptoworks of Espen Kluge were featured in a brand new exhibition in Virtual Reality: "giving normal people abnormal experiences", which you can experience on decentralized land of SomniumSpace parcel 1047 at M○C△- Museum of Crypto Art.
10 digital works have been acquired from Opensea by the Museum for their collection and the new experience space has been developed just for Espen Kluge art.
Virtual Art Festival, 14-17 May
Kate Vass spoke at Virtual Art Festival at 14.00 GMT about our artists and new collaboration to create a new type of experience with the Museum of Crypto art together with the Founder of @museumofcryptoart Colborn Bell.
Join the @rareaf2 community for unique adventures in virtual reality, along with over 50 presentations live-streamed on Crowdcast from 14-17 May!
March
Osinachi Solo Show, Exhibition Opening, KVG, 10th March
OSINACHI - EXISTENCE AS PROTEST - Solo show by Osinachi, Africa’s foremost cryptoartist
Opens for public: MARCH 10TH - JUNE, 2020
Osinachi is a mirror of his times, and the topics he addresses -- from environmentalism to racism and single parenthood -- resonate far outside the borders of Nigeria. He is a reminder of what art and artists can be for us all when they are performing at their best and fulfilling their most important function within our increasingly global culture.
Osinachi Solo Show Preview, KVG, 3rd March
OSINACHI - EXISTENCE AS PROTEST - Solo show by Osinachi, Africa’s foremost cryptoartist
PREVIEW DAY - 3rd MARCH, 2020 (By invitation only)
February
Art Russia, Moscow, 20-23 February
Kate Vass spoke at the ART RUSSIA on the 22nd February 2020 at 12.30 at Gostinny Dvor, Moscow, Russia.
Panel: “ART MARKET DISRUPTION” - where Kate talked about how new technologies transform, support, and shape the art market, highlighting such brands as Artory.com, The Kremer Collection, opensea.io, artnome.com, Art Recognition, Smartify, and more as we go through the era of the technological transformation.
The supermarket of images, Exhibition opening, Paris, 10th February
On the 10th of February, a new ambitious exhibition opened, The Supermarket of Images at Jeu de Paume, Paris. Kevin Abosch also exhibited in the “ Values” section with two of his artworks “IAMACOIN” and “Personal Effects’” The exhibition aims to show and reflect on what images are today, particularly through their economic, social and ecological impact.
Curator: Peter Szendy, Emmanuel Alloa and Marta Ponsa
January
Blockchain and Finance by SWIC Digital, KVG, 29th January
Launching the Swiss Invest Coin SWIC aka the gateway to the future of finance! SWIC GATEWAY gives investors unprecedented access to financial products using cryptos.
Speaker: Magnus Dettmar
He talked about the tokenization of investment funds and structured products. Blockchain technology enables people to access financial products that have not been available to everyone before. This creates financial inclusion for millions of people with no access to the financial system
World Economic Forum, Davos, 20th January
World leaders, chief executives, thinkers & celebrities are gathering in the Swiss mountain town of Davos for the World Economic Forum 2020. Main topics to discuss: trade, growth, tech regulation, and climate change. Kate Vass attended The Russia House followed by Blockchain Party by inacta AG and many more events throughout the week, organized at Intercon, Hotel Seehof etc.
Crypto Finance Conference, St. Moritz, 15-17 January
The 3rd Crypto Finance Conference, taking place in St. Moritz from January 15-17 2020! The conference is an invite-only event bringing together private and institutional capital managers, regulators, and corporates to learn from crypto's top fund managers, entrepreneurs, and advocates.
ASSETRUSH, Zürich, 7th January
ASSETRUSH event, which is organized by GENTWO, unites the community to build platforms of second-generation and explore how a modular solution can be a cornerstone for growing your business! S
Speakers: Michael A. Welti, Anton Golub, Credit Suisse, Jan Brzezek, Pirro Morandi from Crypto Broker, and Christoph Steiger from Crypto Fund