From elitist galleries to Big Tech’s attention economy, the outlook is bleak for artists and art fans alike – Dazed speaks to Mat Dryhurst, Yancey Strickler, and more to imagine some hopeful alternatives
Mar 14, 2025
Once Upon a Time in Shaolin – known as the most expensive piece of music ever sold – is now being reborn as a fixed-term digital ISA
Jun 14, 2024
Much sad
May 24, 2024
There are some things we just weren’t meant to see x
Nov 07, 2023
RIP x
Sep 21, 2023
Meta is cutting collectible art from Facebook and Instagram – plus another 10,000 jobs – as part of Zuck’s ‘Year of Efficiency’
Mar 14, 2023
Really can’t believe this
Dec 12, 2022
The photographer’s latest project, Ikon-1, casts @uglyworldwide as the deity of his brave new world – here, they discuss the importance of beauty, and why shaping the metaverse can’t be left to the likes of Mark Zuckerberg
Nov 17, 2022
Martin Mobarak tells Dazed that it’s what the artist ‘would have wanted’ – but he may be under investigation for crimes against Mexico’s heritage
Oct 06, 2022
The artist forced collectors to choose between physical artworks and digital tokens for his latest project, The Currency – now, the results are in
Aug 05, 2022
The model is releasing 1,111 NFTs under the pseudonym CY-B3LLA, including a cybernetic warrior woman and a BDSM-inspired robot
Jun 22, 2022
The convicted con artist says she wants to move past her reputation as a ‘scammer’ by shilling... ugly JPEGs
Jun 17, 2022
Sorry crypto bros, you’re just not that hot x
May 20, 2022
Beeple has teamed up with the Queen of Pop to create a trio of explicit videos based on a 3D scan of her genitals – here, we go beyond the outrage in search of a deeper meaning
May 12, 2022
An investigation into the internet’s most annoying archetype
May 11, 2022