French Collective GXRLS Revolution Aims to Bring More Women Into NFT Art
In the fourth arrondissement of Paris, a few steps from Place de la Bastille, a small revolution is underway in the world of NFT art.
Opening the week of International Women’s Day, the NFT exhibition “I Am…” became a hub where artists, visitors, and collectors could gather to dive deep into the crypto-art world.
By promoting female artists only, GXRLS Revolution wants to compensate for the lack of visibility they usually suffer from.
104factory, the Parisian Incubator Serving the Cultural and Creative Industries
Located in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, the CENTQUATRE-PARIS is a place for meetings, artistic practices, and training for companies in the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI).
“When you enter the space, you feel a singular energy. The energy of creation,” says Marialya Bestougeff, Director of Innovation at CENTQUATRE-PARIS.
Partly financed by the City of Paris, the third-location centre opened in 2008 as a space for art, culture, and innovation, free of charge and open to all.
“The idea was to create a place where different populations could come together, artists, entrepreneurs, young people, and so on,” says the Innovation Director.
While some people go there to create, rehearse, and meet new artists, or stroll through the large bookshop or the various responsible businesses, others go there to develop their business.
Sixteen of them are currently incubated at the 104factory, representing around 90 people.
Immersion Art (Paris)
In Île-de-France, the “Immersion Art” program has been developed around the immersive digital exhibitions presented at the Atelier des Lumières. In 2023, the program is designed around the exhibition Chagall, Paris – New York.
This is a national program designed to promote access to artistic and cultural education, using the potential of immersive digital art as a means of transmission.
Every year, nearly 7,000 children aged 5 to 12 take part in the program.
This year, in the Île-de-France region, the project’s educational and creative content is linked to the immersive digital exhibition “Chagall, Paris – New York” presented at the Atelier des Lumières in Paris.
“Immersion Art” is a multi-stage program that introduces children to an artist’s world in a fun and original way, creating a close relationship with his or her work and awakening their creativity and curiosity, while promoting learning.
Focus: The Digital Museum in Paris as a Gateway to Humanity’s Treasures
This virtual gallery encourages curiosity, is aimed at all publics, and is a real tool for artistic and cultural education: fine arts, architecture, scientific culture, performing arts…
The Digital Museum brings the treasures of France’s leading art institutions and all partner institutions right to your doorstep.
Digitized in very high definition, the works in this eclectic gallery amaze, surprise, and challenge.
This easy-to-access museum can be a first stop before visiting neighboring institutions.
The Digital Museum is available in several languages.
Created thanks to the participation of 12 founding national institutions, the Digital Museum is enriched each year by 3 to 4 new collections, each comprising an average of 250 to 400 masterpieces.
Auction House Sotheby’s Launching Blockchain Program for Generative Artists
Sotheby’s, the oldest fine art auction house in the world, is launching a blockchain-based program for generative artists called the Gen Art Program.
Sotheby’s will feature the work of two to three generative artists each year in fully on-chain auctions using the generative asset creator Art Blocks Engine.
The first-ever auction for the program will take place on July 26, 2023, where 500 pieces from generative artist Vera Molnár will be auctioned.
Only Ether (ETH) payments will be accepted, and the sale will take place entirely on-chain using the auction house’s curated NFT platform Sotheby’s Metaverse.