Yucef Merhi is one of the significant pioneers in digital art, long before digital art NFTs become the norm. To showcase the artist's work over the course of his career, a new show called Yucef Merhi: Open includes a panoramic view of the artist's inner worlds.
The gallery show exhibits 15 works from five different series. Located at the Bonnier Gallery, the show will map out Merhi's creative diaspora of his 30-year career in digital art. Grant Bonnier, the curator of the exhibit, distinguishes that visitors will "experience digital art that is of substance, as oppose to the speculative NFTs that seem to dominate that conversation." Merhi's work engages various mediums, including poetry, facial recognition, AI, sound, VR, hacking, and retro video games.
Pioneer Digital Artist Shows
Yucef Merhi's New Art Show is Titled Yucef Merhi: Open
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