0XCollection

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The 0xCollection is a private contemporary art institution based in Basel, Switzerland, founded in 2023 with the support of philanthropist and entrepreneur Karel Komárek, under the direction of curator and cultural strategist Elle Anastasiou. The collection is dedicated to the development and preservation of new media artworks, dating from 1960 to the present. In September 2023, the collection presented its inaugural public exhibition in Prague, displaying a commissioned work by Refik Anadol and a show of 8 leading contemporary artists. In 2024, the 0xCollection partnered with the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, USA to present the federal institution's first digital art exhibition.

History: Directed and co-founded by curator and cultural strategist Elle Anastasiou, the 0xCollection was created as a permanent institution for an expanding collection, with the intent to bring exhibitions to the public through international exhibitions and via digital platforms. Pronounced 'hex collection', the name 0xCollection comes from shorthand for hexadecimal code, a system used to signify colours in digital files. The first artwork to be acquired by the collection was by Turkish-American artist...