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The 0xCollection is a private contemporary art institution based in Basel, Switzerland, founded in 2023 with the support of philanthropist and entrepreneur Karel Komárek, under the direction of curator and cultural strategist Elle Anastasiou.[1] The collection is dedicated to the development and preservation of new media artworks, dating from 1960 to the present.
In September 2023, the collection presented its inaugural public exhibition in Prague, displaying a commissioned work by Refik Anadol and a show of 8 leading contemporary artists.[2]
In 2024, the 0xCollection partnered with the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, USA to present the federal institution's first digital art exhibition.[3]
History
[edit]Directed and co-founded by curator and cultural strategist Elle Anastasiou, the 0xCollection was created as a permanent institution for an expanding collection, with the intent to bring exhibitions to the public through international exhibitions and via digital platforms.[4]
Pronounced 'hex collection', the name 0xCollection comes from shorthand for hexadecimal code, a system used to signify colours in digital files.[5]
The first artwork to be acquired by the collection was by Turkish-American artist Refik Anadol. The data sculpture, Dvořák Dreams, followed a 2 year commission process including research supported by the 0xCollection.[6] Its initial presentation was on the occasion of the Dvořák Prague International Music Festival, at the UNESCO-listed Rudolfinum in Prague, Czech Republic.[7] The installation was covered by international press, including Forbes[8], Le Monde[9], Arab News[10], and the Japan Times.[11]
The inaugural exhibition by the 0xCollection, Synthetic Immersion, included additional artists, including Ryoji Ikeda, Carsten Nicolai, LuYang, Libby Heaney, Nancy Baker Cahill, Sougwen Chung, QUAYOLA, and Daito Manabe.[12] The exhibition was curated as an examination of synesthesia, the neurological state in which one sense is perceived by another, and the possibility of new media art to provide immersive experiences for art audiences.
The 0xCollection produced a landmark collaboration with the federal John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in late 2024 - marking both the collection’s US debut and the Center’s first digital art exhibition.[13]
Collection and exhibitions
[edit]The 0xCollection specialises in the collection and display of new media art, including video installations, sound installations and multimedia sculpture. Works in the collection include contributions by both blue-chip and emerging artists.[14]
Each of the museum's exhibitions feature a select capsule of works, grouped around a curatorial theme. Pieces from the collection are also loaned to public institutions, including the Kennedy Center in 2024.[15]
The institution's staff is made up of an international network artists, technologists and curators, in addition to support personnel.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "A New Digital Art Initiative Brough Composer Antonín Dvořák Back to Life in the Middle of Prague". Cultured Magazine. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ Hame, Kame (26 September 2023). "Art Collecting in the New Age of Digital Art - In Conversation with Elle Anastasiou". Widewalls. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ Allwyn (2024-09-06). "Allwyn enables the future of digital art to be showcased at the Kennedy Center for the first time". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
- ^ Schwarz, Gabrielle (2023-09-14). "0xCollection". Outland. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
- ^ Magazine, CLOT (2023-09-24). "Synesthetic Immersion, synaesthesia as a poetic state". Retrieved 2025-01-31.
- ^ "Úvod Dvořákovy Prahy nabídne hudbu i velkoplošnou instalaci před Rudolfinem | Česko | Lidovky.cz". iDNES.cz. 2023-09-06. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
- ^ "To Refik Anadol, Criticism Is Just More Data". ocula.com. 2025-01-31. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
- ^ Saiver, Filip (2024-10-01). "Zkomponoval Dvořák, hraje Komárek. Miliardářovy americké noty". Forbes (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-01-31.
- ^ "" L'intelligence artificielle a une capacité inégalée d'aider l'humanité à parvenir à ses objectifs "" (in French). 2023-12-29. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
- ^ "The real AI revolution should be in humanity's attitude toward it". Arab News. 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
- ^ Anadol, Refik; Komarek, Karel (2023-12-28). "The AI question we should be asking". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
- ^ "Výstava digitálního umění Synesthetic Immersion". CzechTourism. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ Larson, Vanessa H (September 11, 2024). "A mesmerizing 'data sculpture' remixes Dvorak at the Kennedy Center". The Washington Post. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "The 0xCollection, a New Art Organisation of Technical Innovation supported by Karel Komárek". Happening. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
- ^ Nelson, George (2024-07-17). "New Art Initiative 0xCollection Is On a Mission to Institutionalize Digital Art". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
- ^ "AI Breathes New Life into Dvořák's Legacy: Premiere of An Astonishing Blend of Technology, Art, and History, Supported by KKCG". Yahoo Finance. September 14, 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2025.