Israeli artist Eva Lanska’s NFT works will be the focus of W1 Curates’ interconnected Ocean Of Art event

To celebrate Art Basel and Miami Art Week, enterprise Web3 platform SmartMedia Technologies and global hospitality brand Bagatelle Group have partnered with W1 Curates, the world’s largest digital art gallery, to unveil the first US showing of the world’s most exclusive collection of privately owned NFT- is , at a special exhibition Interconnected Ocean of Art, at the Bagatelle Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

The experience kicks off with a VIP preview evening on December 1, physically displaying a collection of large-scale sculptures and paintings by Israeli artist Eva Lanska, alongside Michael Benisty, WhIsBe, Noah Becker, Lauren Baker, Maxim Zhestkov and more. all over the hotel.

Two photographic works from Lanska’s Gematria collection and one from the artist’s The Existential Choice will be exhibited at the Interconnected Ocean of Art VIP opening reception on December 1st and will be available to view throughout the exhibition. For the opening event, Lanska has created a special limited edition (1000) NFT titled Gematria 596 – Miami Edition, in collaboration with SmartMedia, part of her Gematria series.

“Digital technology gives the artist new freedom and independence,” comments Lanska. “Earlier, without gallery support, artists had almost no chance to show their work, but now, with the entry of NFT, artists can finally become independent and free from the monopoly and unbearable conditions imposed by commercial galleries. “

In the one-off experience Interconnected Ocean of Art, curator and art advisor Sarah Masaki has collaborated with W1 Curates to present a sensational evening of previously unseen NFT artworks. With the participation of high-profile collectors Cozomo de’ Medici and 33NFT – the owner of the $69 million Beeple NFT purchased at Christie’s last year – the world’s most exclusive collection of NFTs worth $400 million will be unveiled on December 1. One thousand limited edition, consumer-ready Bagatelle digital wallets will be available for download starting December 1st.

She continues, “That is why my new collection of Gematria 596 has digital codes as traditional names. Since gematria is the main method of analyzing the meaning of words and phrases based on the numerical values ​​of the letters included in them, the themes are freedom and independence is the main thread of my collection.”

The Bagatelle Digital Wallet gives attendees the opportunity to purchase digital versions of the amazing art through an exclusive NFT marketplace, powered by SMT technology, allowing guests to own digital versions of the globally recognized artists’ work, many for the first time ever. Wallet holders will be able to participate in a virtual AR scavenger hunt throughout the property to identify and collect virtual tokens and donate to United24 in support of Ukrainian relief efforts.

“The experience of the future combines both digital and physical elements, and the Bagatelle Wallet does just that,” said Reeve Collins, co-founder of Smart Media Technologies. “Our goal was to create an experience that will delight visitors, encourage them to spend more time on property and develop stronger relationships with the brand.”

Eva Lanska is an emerging, internationally recognized Israel-based artist, screenwriter and film director. After initially starting out as a journalist and novelist, she moved on to explore a different approach to storytelling and became a film director. She pursued film studies in Paris and London. Her documentary and fiction films won her various prestigious awards including the California Film Awards, Best Picture Award at the Los Angeles Film Festival, 25th Annual Washington Jewish Film Festival, Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood, New York World Film Festival, Cannes International Independent Film Festival, European Cinematography AWARDS, Carmarthen Bay Film Festival BAFTA Cymru Qualifying and many others.

Her art addresses issues such as women’s rights, interracial and interfaith relations, domestic abuse, animal rights – the themes that are inherently expansive and internally paradoxical. Her stories are intense and are intended to evoke familiar, yet intangible associations. @evalanskanft

SmartMedia Technologies is the Enterprise Web3 platform the future is built on. SmartMedia Stack, including self-service, no-code, drag-and-drop NFT and Web3 design studio, makes Web3 easy for users and Enterprise. It leverages the scale and reach of its Web3-enabled programmatic media platform. SmartMedia Technologies’ end-to-end Web2-to-Web3 platform drives engagement, acquisition and loyalty across a digital and mobile-first audience – and delivers better business results. @smartmedia_tech