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The finalists of the 2026 ABS Digital Art Prize are: • Gretchen Andrew (@gretchenandrew) • Jonas Lund (@jonas_lund) • Theo Triantafyllidis Congratulations to all three artists.

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“In some sense, all the projects I do are versions of the same project. The boulder is swapped out, but I’m essentially creating an AI Sisyphus in each case. There’s something about this perpetual attempt of a system to reach a state that never arrives —perpetuity without progress— that underpins all of my work.” Cezar Mocan

Cezar Mocan’s Non-Playable Worlds 2025 Arab Bank Switzerland Digital Art Prize Winner Cezar Mocan (@DrawingMoving) on playing with agency as an artistic medium and the long history of looking at nature through screens.

For the first time, Arab Bank Switzerland joins @NFCsummit as Main Partner. As long-term supporters of digital art – among others through the ABS Digital Art Prize – ABS continues its engagement with crypto culture and contemporary digital art practices at this year’s NFC Summit in Lisbon. “NFC Summit has been one of the first festivals dedicated to crypto and crypto culture, and has always provided the framework for our Digital Art Prize,” says Rani Jabban, Deputy CEO of Arab Bank Switzerland. “We are delighted that the summit’s move allows us to come closer together geographically, and we believe it is important to support NFC Summit’s continued development.” With NFC Summit’s move to a new location, new possibilities emerge for presenting works from the collection and the three finalists of the prize in closer dialogue with the summit itself – creating a shared setting for exhibitions, encounters, and exchange beyond the traditional white cube. We look forward to this year’s edition in Lisbon.

We thank all artists who participated in this year’s ABS Digital Art Prize open call and would be happy to see you in Lisbon.

The winner of the ABS Digital Art Prize 2026 will be announced on the evening of 4 June 2026 during an award ceremony in Lisbon. The prize includes USD 10,000 and the acquisition of an artwork.

The finalists of the 2026 ABS Digital Art Prize are: • Gretchen Andrew (@gretchenandrew) • Jonas Lund (@jonas_lund) • Theo Triantafyllidis Congratulations to all three artists.

Submissions for the Digital Art Prize 2026 are open until 3 May. Apply: forms.gle/cAGcWMDKhfPuQf…

“Systems can be approached historically or employed as a critical apparatus to investigate the mechanisms of the hyper-present.” — @giuliabini_, Jury Member, ABS Digital Art Prize 2026

“A system may take many forms, from algorithmic procedures and generative grids to trained models, blockchain-based registries, value-generating mechanisms, semiotic structures or simulated environments.” — @NinaRoehrs, Jury Member, ABS Digital Art Prize 2026

“It remains an open question to what degree a set of rules and properties, a system, can function simultaneously as the ground that makes art possible and as the material from which art derives its significance.” — @maltefr_eth, Jury Member, ABS Digital Art Prize 2026

“We are surrounded by systems that we do not fully understand. We participate in ones we did not choose, while continuously creating new ones whose consequences we cannot entirely predict.” — Armin Blasbichler, Jury Member, ABS Digital Art Prize 2026

“Artists can pull apart the seams of a system, find what is missing, and make something new from that gap.” — Abigail Miller (@proofofgail), Jury Member, ABS Digital Art Prize 2026

Deadline: 3 May 2026 forms.gle/dugMdnYu8hqosE…

Finalists for the Digital Art Prize 2026 will be selected by an independent jury: Giulia Bini (@giuliabini_) Armin Blasbichler @maltefr_eth Abigail Miller (@proofofgail) Nina Roehrs (@NinaRoehrs)

For the first time, the Digital Art Prize unfolds as a thematic exhibition format — bringing works from the ABS collection into dialogue with the three finalists of the prize. Artists presented in this year’s SYSTEMS exhibition include Kim Asendorf (@kimasendorf), Viktoria Binschtok, Jack Butcher (@jackbutcher), Linda Dounia (@LindaDouniaR), Andreas Gysin (@andreasgysin), Larva Labs (@larvalabs), Cezar Mocan (@CezarMocan), Operator (@operator_______ ), Helena Sarin (@NeuralBricolage), and Paul Seidler (@brachlandberlin).

@proofofgail @giuliabini_ @maltefr_eth @NinaRoehrs We are looking forward to shape the prize with you and the other jury members.

Thrilled to be on the jury for the Digital Art Prize 2026 with @giuliabini_ @ArminBlasbichler @maltefr_eth @NinaRoehrs The theme is SYSTEMS. I'm excited to see how artists approach this through algorithmic procedures, generative structures, and systemic logics. Apps open!

@office_impart @jonas_lund Delighted to have acquired this work — currently on view at @ArtBasel Hong Kong as part of Zero 10.

We’re very pleased to share that @arabbankCH has acquired an edition of ‘The Future of Growth’ by @jonas_lund The work, engaging with questions around growth, systems, and the dynamics that shape them, is now part of their collection. 🙏 Thank you for your trust and support. @ArtBasel