In 2025, Art Dubai Digital, the digital section of Art Dubai,  returns for its fourth year, activating cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and robotics. The 2025 edition is titled After the Technological Sublime and references the sense of wonderment and apprehension one experiences when confronting the staggering technological innovations of our time.

This year’s Art Dubai Digital, curated by independent London-based writer and curator Gonzalo Herrero Delicado, features 21 digital exhibitors showcasing compelling digital artworks grappling with pressing issues, from the ongoing climate crisis and energy overconsumption to political dissent and more.

CERN is the leading European organisation for nuclear research, and it collaborated with Ouchhh to create a comprehensive map of all human cells to better understand our health and aid in monitoring and diagnosing diseases.

Art on 56th, based in Beirut, Lebanon, is presenting work by Saudi artist Daniah Alsaleh who is based between Riyadh and London, and Russian-Ukrainian artist Viktoria Kova, who is based in Amsterdam.

Alsaleh’s work explores contemporary media and culture through video installations, while Kova brings ancient wisdom to bear on matters of self-identity and personal growth. Among her projects, the artist runs VIDEO BATH, a guided meditation programme that features curated visuals intended to foster a sense of relaxation, along with sounds at the 432 Hz frequency, which is believed to aid in meditation.

The Korean AI-powered NFT platform ARTTOKEN is working alongside its own gallery space, Art Cube 2R2, to present the AI-powered virtual artist Genesis Kai. Kai was created by Korean artist Ming Shiu and interacts with audiences through robotic installations. She creates digital art and art in the metaverse, which can be experienced through AR.

Kai is touted as a “Nova Sapien” by Shiu, who considers her to be an unprecedented organism. Shiu seeks to foster “virtual empathy” through AI, which entails a greater sense of understanding and appreciation for AI among her audience.

American artist Andrew Zolty, better known as BREAKFAST, is collaborating with UK-based Ace Art Advisory to present a solo booth at Art Dubai Digital 2025. Zolty creates data art by transforming real-time natural data into interactive sculptures. In addition, BREAKFAST will also present Carbon Wake (2025), a kinetic installation that highlights the impact of energy usage by gathering energy consumption data from cities worldwide.

Hafez Gallery, located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, is participating in Art Dubai Digital for the first time. The gallery is showing a solo presentation by Saudi artist Maryam Tariq, who works with light art and projection mapping.

Tariq creates conceptually grounded immersive experience pieces, such as the light art installation Hivemind (2022), which explores decentralised swarm intelligence. She has also founded the new media art agency The Golden Ratio.

DG Art Projects from Istanbul, Turkey, is presenting work by the new media studio Ouchhh, led by the Turkish artist duo Ferdi and Eylul Alıcı. Ouchhh creates stunning data-driven techart works like CERN_The Human Cell Atlas (2024), which saw them collaborate with the Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire (CERN). CERN is the leading European organisation for nuclear research, and it collaborated with Ouchhh to create a comprehensive map of all human cells to better understand our health and aid in monitoring and diagnosing diseases.

Nguyen Wahed, an art gallery from New York, is participating in Art Dubai Digital for the first time. They are presenting work by acclaimed young French-American artist Sarah Meyohas, who activates cutting-edge technologies to explore wide-ranging themes, from nature to market forces.

The gallery is showing work by Lu Yang alongside Meyohas. Yang is a multimedia artist based in Tokyo who focuses on subcultures surrounding Japanese animation, video games and science fiction.

Also, Nguyen Wahed is bringing FAR to Art Dubai Digital 2025. FAR is a multimedia artist who demystifies computer processes and engages with technologies such as the blockchain.

Technological Art Experience (TAEX), a blockchain-based platform for digital art, is returning to Art Dubai Digital for the second time and is showing a video presentation that focuses on Krista Kim, Tatsuru Arai and Alper Derinboğaz. Kim is a Canadian-Korean digital artist who aims to foster a sense of mindfulness through large video installations of lush, shifting colours. Arai is a Japanese visual artist, sound artist and composer whose work explores the intersection of technology and nature. Lastly, Derinboğaz is a Turkish architect who has culled geographic data through AI to create Neogene (2024), a series of digital artworks resembling the mineral bismuth.

These are some of the artists and institutions that audiences at Art Dubai Digital 2025 can look forward to engaging with. The art fair presents a wide selection of contemporary digital practices, offering visitors a thought-provoking experience.

STIR is a Media Partner with Art Dubai 2025, which runs from April 18 - 20 at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai. Click here to read STIR's expansive coverage of the 18th edition.