Digital Art Summit 2026

​Presented by ArtMeta in partnership with Arab Bank Switzerland, Right Click Save, and Le Random.

​Digital art spans more than 70 years of experimentation among art, science, and technology. The Digital Art Summit brings together artists, collectors, curators, and institutional voices for a full day of conversations at the intersection of art history, technology, and cultural infrastructure. Taking place during Art Basel week, the Summit examines how digital art is made, collected, legitimized, and remembered, tracing a line from the earliest computational practices to the systems and protocols shaping artistic production today.

​Hosted by Justin Gilanyi, Cultural Architect, WhereArt.Works (United States / Saudi Arabia).

​Program

​09:30 — Doors Open & Early Conversations

​10:10 — ACT 01
Autonomous: Art Before and After the Agent

​A panel tracing the long history of artists who built systems that act, from early algorithmic practices to today's AI agents and on-chain protocols.

• ​Jonas Lund, Artist (Sweden, Netherlands, Germany, UK)

• ​Primavera De Filippi, Artist (France / Italy)

• ​Jordan Lyall, Chief Product Officer, Art Blocks (United States)

​11:00 — ACT 02
Craft in the Age of AI

​A conversation on what it means to make something when generation can be delegated.

• ​0xDEAFBEEF, Artist (Canada)

• ​Seth Goldstein, Founder, Spirit Protocol (United States)

​11:40 — ACT 03
Trust, Time, and Taste: Inside a Digital Art Collection

​An intimate conversation on the motivations, relationships, and long-term commitments behind building a digital art collection.

• ​Nina Roehrs, Art Advisor, Arab Bank Switzerland (Switzerland)

• ​Michael Bogan, Founder, Ragnar Digital (United States)

• ​GMSPACE, Collector (United Kingdom)

• ​thefunnyguys, Co-founder Le Random & Raster (Belgium)

• ​Moderated by Eleonora Brizi, Digital Art Curator, Co-founder of 100 Collectors (Italy)

​13:00 — ACT 04
Conversation: Art Basel Zero 10

​Eli Scheinman and Trevor Paglen, co-curators of Art Basel Zero 10, in conversation.

• ​Eli Scheinman, Co-Curator & Program Lead, Art Basel Zero 10 (Canada)

• ​Trevor Paglen, Artist, Co-Curator & Program Lead, Art Basel Zero 10 (United States)

​13:45 — ACT 05
How Masterpieces Are Made: Canon Formation in Digital Art

​A panel examining how digital artworks move from visibility to permanence, with curators, collectors, and historians.

• ​Christiane Paul, Curator of Digital Art, Whitney Museum of American Art (United States)

• ​Caroline Csuri, Charles Csuri Digital Art Legacy and Estate, CsuriVision Estate (United States)

• ​Michael Spalter, Collector, Anne and Michael Spalter Digital Art Collection (United States)

• ​Margit Rosen, Head of Collection, Archives and Research, ZKM (Germany)

• ​Moderated by Alex Estorick, Founding Editor of Right Click Save (United Kingdom)

​15:00 — ACT 06
The Long Bet: On Patronage, Conviction, and Building a World Together

​Artist Sam Spratt and patron Benjamin Gross on collecting as an act of cultural conviction.

• ​Sam Spratt, Artist (United States)

• ​Benjamin Gross, aka Benny Redbeard, Art Patron (United States)

​15:45 — ACT 07
NetArt Pioneers

​A conversation with artists whose practices helped define how art could exist within, and critique, digital networks.

• ​UBERMORGEN, Artist (Austria, Switzerland, USA)

• ​Miltos Manetas, Artist, Internet Pavilion Venice Biennale (Italy / Colombia)

• ​Moderated by Despoina Damaskou, Artist (Greece)

​16:15 — Closing Remarks

​16:25 — Extended Conversations & Networking