These digital gallery spaces are hot property

Once upon a time, the art world scoffed at the idea of online galleries, but that was then and the world is changing, and fast. Digital gallery spaces are hot property, with many blue-chip offerings like David Zwirner even sharing their platforms with their emerging counterparts. But besides the online viewing rooms that we have all come to hate and tolerate in equal measure, here are some models that you might want to look into…

GIRL GIRL GIRL 

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Stay tuned, join us on May 28th!

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GIRL GIRL GIRL launched this spring as a gallery promoting works by Russian women artists. Founded by Yulia Belousova, the initiative will have IRL shows eventually, but for now is promoting its artists online with some pretty educational posts about them on the gram.

AucArt

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Sola Olulode ‘Freakum’, 2019 Oil, wax and oil bar on canvas 30 x 25 For more details please DM or email us at [email protected]

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While AucArt is technically an online auction house, it kind of serves as a gallery too. The platform specialises in promoting emerging artists, allowing collectors from anywhere in the world to buy art by the most promising artists directly from their studios.

Works By Friends

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At home with @matetemartini 😍 Supporting independent young artists and galleries has never been more important! Invest in a unique print, forget the mass-produced poster, and help us continue doing what we love! Link in bio ❤️

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Works by Friends is an online gallery that fosters a close partnership with its artists, with the intent of creating an intimate buying experience from a collective of friends. In addition to its online presence, they also organise pop-ups to allow collectors and artists to meet. 

Alserkal Avenue

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alserkal.online | ⏳- Where has the time gone? Over at our makeshift experimental lab alserkal.online, we’re exploring ways to bend, make, share, prolong, or pass time. Visit our virtual space on your own time. Link in bio. #alserkalonline #timelab

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Of all the online viewing rooms, Dubai’s Alserkal Avenue is probably one of the best. Alserkal Online let’s you wander through the entire gallery district, zooming into the works and even showing you the details on the art’s surface. 10/10 we recommend. 

Unit Drops

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Jacky Tsai’s ‘The Affair to the East’ is one of several prints and editions included in Drawn Together, Unit London’s online charity exhibition. View the online catalogue now at theunitldn.com . Jacky Tsai The Affair to the East, 2016 Screen print on Somerset 410gsm paper . #drawntogether

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Who isn’t a fan of London’s Unit Gallery?! Well, they’ve now gone online! You can get a piece of the Unit’s action by purchasing limited edition prints via their online store!

Emergeast

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Some summer party fun for us to daydream about! Do not try this at home 😎 ‘Summer Party’ / Rabee Baghshani -> link in bio! • • @rabeebaghshani #rabeebaghshani #summer #digitalart #digitalprint #shahnameh #stayhome #quarantine #iranianartist #iran #dubai #mydubai #london #youngcollector #qajar #emergeastartist #emergeast

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Emergeast has been running online for some time, but we thought we’d reintroduce you anyway. The platform is the Middle East’s first online gallery, disrupting the traditional gallery experience and catering especially to young collectors. 

Fit Art

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🔛 FitArt provides art shows on your phone in the form of a fitness plan. The application is designed as a series of workouts, featuring exercises created by artists. . Join FitArt – Fitness Art Club powered by Roehrs & Boetsch by downloading the app and start your first workout. . See link in bio for download link. . — . For the inaugural exhibition, gallerist Nina Roehrs and artist Damjanski have invited fourteen artists, whose practice can be described as native digital. Digital devices, network technologies and protocols, namely the Internet, YouTube or Instagram, are both object and subject of their research – digital spaces where and for which they create and where they meet their audience. However different in technique and approach, the works in show share interest and critical approach towards new technologies and platforms, exploring their artistic potential and impact on contemporary (digital) culture. . The launching 7-minutes workout and in-app show, Connected in Isolation features works by artists Jeremy Bailey, Petra Cortright, Damjanski, Constant Dullaart, exonemo, Elisa Giardina Papa, Lauren Huret, JODI, Sam Lavigne, Olia Lialina, Jillian Mayer, Evan Roth, Sebastian Schmieg and Molly Soda. . — . 📷 @dele68 . #FitArt #ConnectedInIsolation #roehrsboetsch #stayfit #stayconnected #artinthetimeofcorona #artinthedigitalage

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Ever had to decide between visiting the gallery and working out? Well now you don’t have to! A new app called FitArt has just been launched and it’s exactly what we needed. The new app provides art shows on your phone in the form of a fitness plan, featuring workouts and exercises created by artists, helping you get your sweat while also staying creative!

Text Lizzy Vartanian