Gretchen Andrew

Gretchen Andrew is a digital artist and writer of the blog Art Decoded, where she explains new technology and its impact on art and the art world

Endemic obsolescence: the shortened lifespan of digital art

In the supposed permanence of cyberspace, modifications to software and the demands on processing power mean artwork has a shorter life than might be expected

Ten art world things that have happened in VR since Meta bought Oculus 10 years ago

Virtual reality has not taken the art world by storm in the past decade, despite the attention given to the format during the global pandemic of 2020-21, but the advent of powerful new mixed-reality headsets, led by the Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest, promise a new experience for creators and users

Technology for social good: how digital artists are using their work to promote inclusivity

San Francisco’s Gray Area Festival and the Bay Area Now 9 Exhibition at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts show how art can be used to form—and strengthen— communities

Openness and charity break out among art and technology players at Miami Art Week

Tezos ecosystem and Arcual blockchain transaction platform disrupt the hedonistic exclusivity usually associated with the art world's winter party in Florida

From VR to NFTs: in the year of AI, how should we define digital art?

The opening of Digital Art Fair in Hong Kong is a moment to take stock of how technological developments have changed the nature of digital art

Venture capital and other tech-industry funding methods come to the art world

There is more variety than ever in how and why art is funded and the Silicon Valley models have arrived

AI might now be powerful enough to be ‘using’ artists

It is time to think about the extent to which technology itself has power over us, independent of people in tech companies

What's the score in a reputation economy? How the art world gets paid (or doesn't)

New technology, and old-world online reviews, have an impact on accounts and accountability in the art market

From Frank Stella to the quilters of Gee's Bend: how Artists Rights Society is working in the world of NFTs

An NFT drop with Stella was the debut for ARS's digital platform, Arsnl. Now it brings bold patterns to the blockchain with a show of NFTs generated by the coder artist Anna Lucia working with the quiltmakers of Gee's Bend, Alabama

New York, London, Los Angeles, Dubai, Linz ... Which city has the best digital art?

With the power to show works simultaneously in different countries, digital art does not really need to "be" anywhere. But where it is being created, exhibited and funded has a deep impact on how the work is made

Art world AI-nxiety: what is artificial intelligence and how are artists using it?

Plus, the AI photography scandal at the Sony World Photography Awards

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What are DAOs? How blockchain-governed collectives might revolutionise the art world

Egalitarian and democratic, Decentralised Autonomous Organisations are powerful collecting forces with the potential to reshape the industry

Sell your soul: how digital signatures and NFTs are creating a market for intangible art

Some of the works being minted on the blockchain are all hype—but some are brilliant conceptual works

Frank Stella is making an NFT—but why?

Debuting here, we look at the first NFT of one of the world’s most important living painters

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NFTs use 'smart' contracts—but what exactly are they?

The sale of works on the blockchain inscribes "promises" within the code—but it is not that simple

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What is generative art and why does it matter?

As Phillips presents the first ever auction dedicated to the medium, we consider what it is and how it is curated

Art Basel is not just an art fair, it is a technology platform

The emergence of NFTs has ignited the concept of "platforms" in the art world, but they are already everywhere

Virtual reality brings convenience and practicality to art—but it is more than just a gimmick

A Doug Aitken exhibition in Venice shows how VR can be useful to the art world, but the medium has standalone merits