![]() Live music performances in Second Life takes place in three distinctly different ways In another art project, he discussed about art institutions in France in his action called "l'art de la corrida". He inaugurated his "Experimental Center of the Territory of M2" ("Centre expérimental du terrioire du M2"), where he invited politicians to discuss about sustainable development and digital identity card ( ). In 2008, the French Artist Fred Forest had entered the virtual world of Second Life to show his art project for the first time in his country. Their Babelswarm installation was launched in Second Life and The Lismore Regional Gallery in NSW, Australia on Apby Australia Council Chairman James Strong. Also in 2007, artists Adam Nash, Christopher Dodds and Justin Clemens won a A$20,000 Second Life Artists in Residence grant from the Australia Council for the Arts. In April 2007 the huge gallery called crossworlds gallery opened its doors in Secondlife therefore, the aim was to create an open space for art in virtual worlds. The virtual creations from the metaverse are disclosed in real life by initiatives such as Fabjectory (statuettes) and (oil paintings). ![]() Real life as well as Second Life editions are available from the gallery. These artists included Chris Ashley based in Oakland, California, Jon Coffelt based in New York, New York, Claire Keating based in Cork, Ireland, Scott Kildall based in San Francisco, California and Nathaniel Stern originally based in New York, New York now in Dublin, Ireland. ![]() On January 31, 2008, "Ten Cubed" was launched.įor its inaugural exhibition, Crossing the Void II, owner and curator Shaughnessy selected five artists working in and with modern technologies. "Ten Cubed" is a radical departure in art exhibition, a futuristically designed gallery showcasing art in a unique setting. Dunkleys goal was to design an interactive gallery with art in mind in a virtual world. In 2008 Haydn Shaughnessy, real life gallerist, along with his wife Roos Demol hired a real life architect, New York based, Benn Dunkley to design a gallery in Second Life. The virtual arts are visible in over 2050 "museums" (according to SL's own search engine). The modeling tools from Second Life allow the artists also to create new forms of art that in many ways are not possible in real life due to physical constraints or high associated costs. (Cetus was later bought by virtual artist DB Bailey and converted into a personal art project). Cetus resulted in many ongoing collaborative efforts among the SL community of artists, designers, writers, and virtual builders from across the real and virtual worlds. Cetus was chosen Best Cultural Site in Second Life in 2007, and its creator avatar Xander Ruttan (real world arts professional Aaron Collins of California), was among the most influential art world avatars in SL. Its many tenant-run businesses featured weekly live music performances, gallery openings, and literary events such as the virtual book launch for "Coming of Age in Second Life: An Anthropologist Explores the Virtually Human," by Tom Boellstorf (Princeton University Press 2008). Cetus was modeled on real world analogs such as New York's Chelsea gallery district as a mixed-use arts community of virtual galleries, offices, loft apartments, and coffee houses. Among the most notable of these was the art gallery sim Cetus Gallery District, the world's first virtual online urban arts district. Among the more popular galleries are the Sisse Singhs Art Gallery, the Windlight art Gallery and the Horus Art Gallery. ![]() Numerous art gallery simulations (called "sims") abound in Second Life. Gallery openings even allow art patrons to "meet" and socialize with exhibiting artists and has even led to many real life sales. This has created an entire artistic culture where many residents display art in the museums, galleries and homes they can buy or build using Second Life's powerful tools. Second Life has created an environment where artists can display their works to an audience across the world.
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