Today is the second episode of the NFT Morning x 100Collectors series, and for this occasion we are pleased to welcome Eleonora Brizi and Fanny Lakoubay.
Together, we take a step back and look at 2025 as a full year for digital art and NFTs, not through hype or price action, but through events, institutions, fairs, exhibitions, and the slow transformation of the ecosystem.
Chronological map:
January 2025, the shutdown of MakersPlace, a strong signal about the fragility of NFT marketplaces and post speculative economics
February, NFT Paris, marked by a weak presence of art inside the main venue but a strong dynamic in side events across the city
The emergence of Artverse (launched in June 2024) in Paris as a key community hub during major crypto and NFT weeks
March, Art Basel Hong Kong, with limited digital art in the fair but official visibility through talks, performances, and special programming. Continuation of Digital Dialogues, curated conversations around digital art, AI, and blockchain, running parallel to Art Basel fairs
April, the major AI exhibition at the Jeu de Paume, notable for its institutional framing and absence of explicit NFT discourse
May, the announcement of the CryptoPunks IP acquisition by the NODE Foundation and the rise of digital art awards and prizes
Art Dubai, showing growing interest in digital art in the Middle East, including collector focused events
June, Non Fungible Conference, highlighting experimentation, new formats, performance, and cultural risk taking
June, Art Basel Basel, alongside the Digital Art Mile, showing parallel paths between institutions and independent initiatives
Summer 2025, the exhibition “Infinite Images” at the Toledo Museum of Art, one of the strongest museum scale shows on algorithmic and digital art
October, Art Blocks Marfa weekend, the annual community gathering and celebration of generative art
November, Paris Photo, cited as part of the packed fall season (along with other fairs and community gatherings)
November, Art Abu Dhabi
Fall, Art on Tezos Berlin, described as a community gathering that doesn’t fit classic categories like fair, festival, or conference
December, Art Basel Miami Beach, and the launch of Zero10, Art Basel’s dedicated digital art sector, placing digital art directly inside the fair experience
The key sentence of the episode
“2025 showed that digital art is no longer trying to come back, it is integrating into institutions at its own pace, while building independent spaces when existing structures are not designed for it” (Fanny Lakoubay)
