The Art Blocks Community event was a packed house. Lesley Silverman, Head of Web3 at United Talent Agency, moderated the panel with Avner Ronen, Vice President of Product Development at Samsung Electronics Erick Calderon, Founder and CEO of Art Blocks and Sofia Garcia, Founder of ARTXCODE, where they discussed emerging trends in the digital art space and the new avenues for displaying NFTs. As part of the event, Samsung hosted an insightful panel, titled “NFTs, Screens & The Art Experience: The Evolution and Future of Digital Art & Display.”
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The event featured a curated selection of generative art NFTs from the Art Blocks platform displayed on Samsung’s The Frame and QLED TVs, as well as its massive three-story LED 1.26mm IF Series screen.
On Tuesday, June 21, Art Blocks held a Community Event at Samsung 837 for community members and artists creating content on their platform. Photo credit: Art Republic GlobalĪxie Infinity, the NFT based online gaming universe, wrapped up the day with an interactive takeover inviting guests to take part in a live play of new games, a DJ performance and a panel discussion on the “Past, Present and Future of Gaming” with Jeff Zirlin, Infinity/Sky Mavis Arianna Simpson, A16z OhhShiny, DIGITAL Samsung Next’s David Lee and Andrew Campbell, Zyori/Eports. ArtRepublic, The New Computer Corporation and Algorand Foundation took a deeper dive into how artists are leveraging the power of NFTs. They unveiled never-before-seen art, which was followed by a panel with some of the talented creators behind the art, including film director and visual artist Michael Osei-Wusu (aka Indigo Suave) audio visual artist and composer Ben Heim Greg Bresnitz, Chief Growth Officer at The New Computer Corporation and Micah Adams, Marketing Specialist with Algorand Foundation moderated by CEO and Curator of ArtRepublic Global, Jessica Santiago. Following the 837 event, ArtRepublic converted the iconic TAO Downtown into a bespoke digital gallery utilizing Samsung Frame for more than 250 guests including leading blue chip NFT collectors, web3 founders and musical guests Miguel and Dave East. On Monday, June 20, Samsung 837 was transformed into an NFT gallery with a digital art takeover by ArtRepublic, a curation agency for contemporary digital art. Leading artists in the NFT community, Diana Sinclair and Isaac Wright aka DrifterShoots spoke on The Digital Diaspora Pt. More than 1,700 people converged upon Samsung 837 to experience the creative talents of artists of color, uplift their voices and foster greater equity in the NFT space. 2 also offered viewers mesmerizing performance by Iniko + Reuel Williams, Ed Balloon, Haleek Maul and Asoh Black
The panel was a candid conversation on the challenges and opportunities for Black artists in the world of NFTs, and featured Faith Love (Metamask), Diana Sinclair, Emonee LaRussa, Andre Oshea, Elise Swopes and Cory Van Lew. 2, an art exhibition, panel discussion and fundraising auction centered around the works of notable Black NFT artists including Diana Sinclair, Isaac Wright aka DrifterShoots, Misan Harriman, Ix Shells, Cory Van Lew, Elise Swopes, Andre Oshea, Ed Balloon, and Latashá. On Sunday, June 19 (Juneteenth), Samsung worked with two talented photographers – Diana Sinclair and Isaac “Drift” Wright – to host The Digital Diaspora Pt. Photo credit: Ann-Sophie Fjello-Jensen/AP Images for Samsung Electronics America Artist So Youn Lee displays a special NFT creation in honor of a brand-new collaborative art quest at Samsung 837X in Decentraland. Some of the lucky participants received exciting prizes such as Nouns glasses, 837/NEXT artist’s jumpsuit wearables and one winner was awarded the ultra-rare Golden glasses. Korean contemporary artist, So Youn Lee, partnered with the company to bring this idea to life as Samsung fans contributed in-person and online from the metaverse and Samsung US Discord server through their custom Noun avatars. The week included an all-new collaborative art quest in Samsung 837X that curated a non-fungible token (NFT) mosaic masterpiece.
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