Launching: May 14, 2015
On view at NADA: May 14–17
NADA New York
Pier 36
Basketball City
299 South Street
New York, NY 10002
Hours: Thursday preview 3–6pm, Thursday 6–8pm,
Friday–Saturday 11am–7pm, Sunday 11am–5pm
Daata Editions is a new online platform dedicated to the support, promotion and collection of artists’ digital moving-image and sound works. Founded and directed by curator David Gryn, and developed with London-based web agency Studio Scasascia, this new and innovative way to collect art is designed specifically to be a native platform to a new generation of artists who are working with video, sound, and web. Daata was born of a need seen by Gryn via his work as a curator, noticing the concerns of galleries, institutions, and collectors interested in artists working in moving image and sound. Daata Editions remedies this challenge, a new business that commissions and empowers artists to develop new work, creating a seamless and playful platform for collectors and viewers to access and experience this material.
Daata Editions is launching season one by commissioning 18 artists to create six new video, sound or web artworks each. All of the works will be available online for sale and research in editions of 20.
Daata Editions season one artists are: Ilit Azoulay, Helen Benigson, David Blandy, Matt Copson, Ed Fornieles, Leo Gabin, Daniel Keller & Martti Kalliala, Lina Lapelyte, Rachel Maclean, Florian Meisenberg, Takeshi Murata, Hannah Perry, Jon Rafman, Charles Richardson, Amalia Ulman, Stephen Vitiello, and Chloe Wise. In addition to the commissioned editions available for purchase, all subscribers to the platform will receive a free Jon Rafman artwork, made specifically for Daata Editions. Art writer and curator Lucy Chinen has written the first texts for the website.
Daata Editions is launching in New York, on May 14 with a viewing lounge at NADA New York (May 14–17) and a month-long related screening program at Soho House, New York (May 11–June 15). In addition, passers by on the Lower East Side can view The Digital Revolutionaries – The Shiboogi Version program on the Salon 94 Bowery video wall, next to the New Museum and online at www.salon94.com (May 1–June 30).
Daata Editions trailer
Media contact:
Molly Rowe / Andrew Huff, Third Eye
molly [at] hellothirdeye.com / andrew [at] hellothirdeye.com