Digital art beyond NFTs: what earns a gallery's trust
What happens when a digital artwork is judged through memories of the NFT market? A gallery perspective on the work, the token and the experience.
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Latest news, tutorials, and insights about AR art
Two days in a room full of gallerists: what stayed with me
Two days of conversations about galleries, curiosity and artistic direction left me with questions to bring back to Painta and the physical encounter with art.
A small AR pilot can answer a big curatorial question
A single artwork can be enough to discover whether augmented reality adds something worth keeping. Start with the curatorial question, then choose the scale.
Commissioning AR for a museum starts with a better brief
A strong AR commission begins with something worth revealing. Connect the object, the evidence, the visitor and the room before deciding how large or spectacular an experience should be.
AR exhibitions after closing day: what comes next?
When the labels come down, the digital material needs a new brief. Give an exhibition a thoughtful second life through clear context, artist participation and a reason to return.
Spatial art beyond the headset hype
New glasses and browser capabilities create possibilities for spatial art. The useful question is what they help someone notice, understand or discuss when they encounter a work.
Collecting AR art: what it means to live with the work
The first reveal is only one part of an AR artwork. A collector's closer look at artistic intention, ordinary viewing conditions and the conversations that make a work comfortable to live with.
A scan is not a success: measuring an AR exhibition
A scan can signal curiosity, a retry or a shared encounter. Learn to connect event data with observation, curatorial purpose and the everyday effort of running an AR exhibition.
What a digital replica can and cannot preserve
A beautiful model can reveal a hidden surface while leaving other questions unanswered. Explore the relationship between capture, evidence, reconstruction and the story of an object.
Splats, photogrammetry or 3D models: what should you choose?
Seeing a sculpture in a room, revisiting an installation and explaining a hidden mechanism need different assets. Start with the visitor's action to write a clearer, more useful 3D commission.
Accessible AR exhibitions start with the visitor
An exhibition includes the person who leaves their phone in their pocket. A closer look at the creative and practical choices that can make AR part of a more welcoming visit.
Choosing an AR platform for art: questions beyond the demo
A beautiful demo is only the beginning. Explore the questions that help artists, galleries and museums choose an AR platform for the actual work, room and visitor.
Museum AR that serves the artwork
What should happen after a visitor lowers their phone? Real museum and gallery examples offer a more thoughtful starting point for augmented reality around artworks.
Gaussian splatting for art and museums: a sense of place
The drawings come down and the installation disappears. Gaussian splatting suggests another way to retain the feeling of a place, with important choices about evidence, interpretation and access.
The best XR glasses for AR art depend on the experience
A spatial screen, a studio headset and a museum lending device solve different problems. A considered comparison of the hardware, software and visitor experience behind a useful purchase.
One QR code for your art gallery: collections or Scan?
A single QR can connect visitors with several artworks. Explore when an ordered collection or artwork recognition makes sense for your exhibition.
