FAD Magazine covers contemporary art- News, Exhibitions, Interviews and cool art stuff reported on from London
English artist Damien Hirst’s latest project, “The Currency”, is an artwork in two forms. Its physical form is 10,000 unique hand-painted A4 sheets covered in colourful dots. In the same way as paper money, each sheet includes a holographic image of Hirst, a signature, a microdot and – in place of a serial number – a small individual message.
Frieze has revealed details of the Los Angeles Edition of Frieze Viewing Room that will take place July 27th through to August 1st.
The Currency is a collection of 10,000 NFTs which correspond to 10,000 unique physical artworks by Damien Hirst, with the NFTs containing high-resolution images of the front and back of each of the 10,000 artworks.
We managed to grab some time with London based contemporary artist Philip Colbert ahead of the opening of his LOBSTEROPOLIS… Read More
Bonhams has announced the world’s first curated collaboration between a digital art platform and an auction house, offering for the first time an exclusive sale of NFTs in partnership with SuperRare
On Wednesday, June 30th British contemporary artist Philip Colbert will reveal LOBSTEROPOLIS CITY, his first fully digital exhibition, opening within the ‘metaverse’ of Decentraland
Foundation has brought on pioneering digital artist and NFT consultant Kyt Janae to fill a newly created role as Director… Read More
At the Grand-Hotel du Cap-Ferrat on the French Riviera, Present the Future will welcome artists, collectors and art enthusiasts for the… Read More
In 2019, artist Lans King had an NTAG216 NFC microchip capsule implanted in his left hand by Jowan Österlund of… Read More
In a world dominated by male artists and techies, New York-based artist Olive Allen stands out not only for her… Read More
Joe Kennedy and Jonny Burt of Unit London to launch Institut a new NFT platform in collaboration with an international consortium of artists and collectors and BTSE a cryptocurrency trading platforms.
We’ve known Bruce a long time at FAD I think the first time we came across him was when he released 1000 videos on Youtube in 2014 then in 2015 we met him in the flesh at Concrete a bar above the Hayward Gallery
Born from the idea to personalise the classic vintage Polaroid OneStep Close-Up 600 camera with FENDI DNA, this Polaroid camera… Read More
Daata have partnered up with Foundation for an inaugural drop of three artists who have been making waves on the web and in the world. For insights into how to grow a digital art entity organically and at scale in alignment with their existing philosophy, FAD’s MOOGZ got in the mix with Daata’s key players: founder David Gryn, Daata Fair organiser Barnie Page and Daata’s tech wiz Josh Hardy.
Artworks by Petra Cortright, Jeremy Couillard and Keiken are open to bidding on Foundation from today May 12th. The auction will be open for 24 hours from the moment the first bid is placed. A bid placed in the final 15 minutes of the auction will extend the auction by a further 15 minutes.
Daniel Arsham Studio, in partnership with Nifty Gateway, announces the inaugural launch of Daniel Arsham’s first NFT artwork, to be released as a solo drop on Nifty Gateway on Saturday, May 22nd at 7pm EST. Conceived as a series of 10 digital sculptures, each subsequent sculpture will be released over the coming months.
Now launching a global project of crowdsourcing the creation of Wilder World 3D by inviting digital artists to a new… Read More
Mining for commercial gemstones causes contaminated water, releases toxins into the air, erodes soil and destroys vegetation. Hazardous chemicals used… Read More
The Dole Sunshine Company today announced that it has joined forces with artist David Datuna —you know, the one who ate… Read More
The explosion in NFT and Ethereum smart contracts since 2021 has seen a spectacular rise in interest in the cryptocurrency domain. One immediate and tangible impact is the surge in value of Ethereum by virtue of its acceptance at the ruling auction houses.
Sotheby’s embarks on its debut NFT partnership with Pak, one of the foremost digital creators, to bring their novel works to collectors through a unique sale that will explore the possibilities of crypto technology through the lens of art. ‘The Fungible’ Collection by Pak will be released over a three day period taking place 12th– 14th April, in collaboration with Sotheby’s and exclusively on Nifty Gateway.
We caught up with the artist Ben Elliot during The Artist Is Online: Painting & Sculpture In The Post Digital Age
A group show presented by König Gallery in Decentraland, to talk about the show his art practice and the future.
Pace Gallery has announced the appointment of Christiana Ine-Kimba Boyle in the newly created position of Online Sales Director. Boyle will work to support artists in the development of NFTs and digitally native projects.
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