Digital art adds a dynamic, vibrant side to the traditional art scene and invites investors to be part of this ongoing change. This raises the question of the value of digital art as an investment opportunity
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Art Dubai
Art Dubai is ‘more than just a fair’, will boost economy AED143mn, says director
The event begins and is set to run until March 3rd but what is its purpose and how does it contribute to the country? Executive Director, Benedetta Ghione reveals the details
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Dubai’s Infinity des Lumières to close indefinitely
The largest immersive digital art museum, located in Dubai Mall, is closing its doors on March 30
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Sheikh Hamdan shares futuristic Dubai vision – flying cars, new towers and giant roadside screens
Sheikh Hamdan shares Dubai-based artist Fabio Araujo’s vision of the city in 2075
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Dubai’s $5mn NFT Art Gallery to open in DIFC
The first interactive and immersive digital art gallery will be located in the Burj Daman
Brand View
Visa, Crypto.com give football fans opportunity to own a piece of FIFA history
The Visa Masters of Movement hybrid experience featured an NFT auction of iconic FIFA goals, with an upcoming on-site, immersive activation set to take place at FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
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World’s first metaverse-as-a-service launches NFT museums, galleries and crowdfunding offers
The Rare Antiquities (TRAT) bridges the gap between real world art and digital art by making high valued fine art and antiquities accessible through NFTs
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NFT players bet big on UAE, with market set to hit $5 billion by 2028
Market-friendly government policies and the growing demand for NFT products such as arts and sport videos are seen as major factors driving new NFT players to foray into the UAE market, amid dooms predictions about a crypto winter globally
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In pictures: Middle East’s largest VR gaming firm to release 10,000 NFTs under ‘Art of Mob’ brand
Robocom VR’s Art of Mob uses Web3 to re-imagine art in the form of the ‘modern-day gangster’
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Metaverse: The reality of our times
Are we on the cusp of witnessing something truly path-breaking like in the early 2000s when we saw the evolution of Google and Facebook?
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Why are NFTs worth millions of dollars?
Last year the market saw an increase in NFT interest from three types of investors: collectors, venture investors and art-related businesses
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How NFTs are the ‘new form of storytelling’
‘Luxury NFT’ auction opens as digital art rises in popularity globally, with some pieces selling for millions
Al Quoz Creative District
Why tradition wins out over technology when it comes to art
With all the focus on technology it would be easy to consign art to the history books, to be looked on in amazement by students-of-the-future studying science, tech, engineering and mathematics (STEM), as a reminder of a bygone era
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Dubai-based artist sells NFT pieces in less than 24 hours
Kristel Bechara became the first Arab female from the UAE and Middle East to launch an NFT tokenised art series
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Kristel Bechara becomes first Middle East artist to launch painting through blockchain
World-renowned Lebanese artist is confident technology will have ‘huge impact’ on industry