Did you ever dream of owning works by Damien Hirst (yes, the guy with the bling-bling skulls), Tracey Emin (recently appointed professor – of drawing! – at the Royal Academy) or Isaac Julien (who’s video works have been featured even here in remote Helsinki)? Thought you could not afford them?
Think again. There is a new kid on the block, and the new kid is called s[edition]. s[edition] is an on-line art gallery selling digital art from some of today’s top (commercial) names in art. And you can have your Hirst for as little as €9 and your Emin for a mere €60!
So what is the catch? There is not catch, really, but the works are digital and intended to be displayed on your smartphone, pad or PC. And because they are digital, they are sold in series of several thousand.
If you purchase a work (s[edition] calls them Editions) you get the digital copy, become listed on the site as a Collector and receive a Certificate of Authenticity, which includes the Edition number of your purchase, the name of the Artwork, the Artist’s name and the your name. All is stored in the Vault, the s[edition] term for you Collector’s account. Just like the real (well, physical) thing.
So if owning some übercool digital art is your thing, head over to s[edition] and get your piece of the action.

