ABS Prize 2024
ABS Prize 2024
We are proud to announce the winner of the 2024 edition of the ABS Digital Art prize. Launched on January 15th under the theme: “Journey(s) in Art: Pushing the Boundaries”, a three-month selection process culminated in 400+ applications and an incredibly diverse pool of finalists shortlisted by our jury. The artists and their pieces, styles, journeys, mediums and stories they carry embody innovation and reflect the various paths around arts one can have.
The winner, RVIG with his piece “Les Fleurs du Mal”, was announced at the Non-Fungible Conference 2024, where we also celebrated the shortlisted pieces with a dedicated exhibition at the ABS Artists’ Villa.
Selection Criteria
There are no age, country, nationality or selling requirements. However, each artist must submit an art piece referring to the edition’s theme, which will be announced in due course. In 2024 the theme was “Journey(s) in Art, Pushing the Boundaries”.
Your creation must be a unique piece, minted for the competition (eth or tezos) or between 2024 and 2025 and still in the possession of the artist.
What are the evaluation criteria?
In the most recent edition the jury reviewed submitted art pieces based on the following criteria:
- Relevance to the theme: Journey(s) in Art, Pushing the Boundaries
- Emotional relevance: the aesthetic and/or the concept of the piece generates an emotion.
- The piece was minted between 2023 and 2024 and was still in the possession of the artist.
- Coherence of the submitted oeuvre with the artistic journey of the artist.
- Bonus criteria: innovation, the concept or aesthetic of the piece has never been seen before in the Digital Art & NFT landscape.
The Jury
The prize is supported by a panel of experts, collectors and artists from the art and digital worlds. Each application will be examined, and 10 finalists shortlisted before the winner’s announcement. The art pieces and preselected artists’ profiles are subject to dedicated communication, giving them further visibility and increased attention from the public.
Below is the Jury for the 2024 Edition. The selection may change for the 2025 edition of the ABS Digital Art Prize, in which case this page will reflect new jury members.
Claire Silver
Artist specializing in Artificial Intelligence
Claire is an anonymous Artificial Intelligence artist renowned for exploring themes of innocence, trauma, the hero’s journey, and how our view of them will change in an increasingly transhumanist future. Claire’s art can be found in the collection of the LACMA, has been sold at Sotheby’s and Christie’s, and has been exhibited all over the world.
The jury is comprised of:
Marjan
Moghaddam
3D Artist & Winner of the 2023 ABS Digital Art Prize
Digital Artist Political refugee from Iran in New York
The 2025 ABS Prize winner will receive a cash prize and the opportunity to present his work in an exhibition and Prize ceremony.
The winner’s art piece will be acquired by Arab Bank Switzerland and will become part of its Digital Art Collection. In addition to networking and visibility opportunities, the piece will be exhibited at various events across the world organized by the bank—an occasion for clients, art connoisseurs, collectors and artists to build new bridges.
The 2024 Finalists
Leander Herzog
Louis-Paul Caron
Irina Angles & Roope Rainisto
Miss AL Simpson
MDD
Samantha Cavet & Eva Eller
Mia Forrest
Anthony Samaniego
