by ArtJetSet
I love art fairs, so I was so curious to see and feel the experience of the VIP Online Art Fair. Navigating the maze, and understanding scale and size by a self-selected shadow avatar. An interesting experiment in the merging of art and e-commerce.
Categories: Art Fairs • Tags: VIP Online Art fair
by ArtJetSet
Since January, we have seen a proliferation of Art meets E-Commerce initiatives encroaching into the art market. Exhibition A launched in the new year, the VIP Online Art Fair was the first ever virtual art fair, Gawker Artists SHOP began selling edition prints, and now news of two new ventures: Art.sy and Saatchi Online. Art.sy is an interesting platform that is currently still in development stages. Launched by former executive from Christie’s / Haunch of Venison, and a Comp Sci […]
Categories: Art and E-commerce • Tags: Art.sy, Exhibition A, Gagosian App, Gawker, Saatchie Online, VIP Online Art fair
by ArtJetSet
VIP, the fist Online Art Fair, opened at 8am EST, January 22, 2011. Hosting 137 booths, VIP was divided into four exhibition halls – Premier Large and Premier Medium for leading galleries, Focus presenting 23 galleries each showing only 8 works by single artists, and Emerging presenting works created within the last 2 years by emerging artists. The fair was highly criticized for the tech glitches, like the chat function not working, and the slow server due to overwhelming traffic. […]
Categories: Art and E-commerce, Art Fairs • Tags: Brendan Fowler, Limoncello Gallery, VIP Online Art fair
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