CELEBRATING 10 YEARS (2015 — 2025)
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NICOLE DAVENPORT INTERVIEWS ANNKA KULTYS
What is the purpose and vision of the gallery?
AKG is a hybrid commercial art project merging physical and digital experiences. Since its inception in 2015, the gallery has become a leading art space for artists who engage with technology, both in traditional and digital media. With a robust program of exhibitions showcasing these artists and a commitment to promoting the hybrid ‘phygital’ approach, I aim to push the boundaries of what is achievable in both physical and digital gallery spaces.
I see the instability and rapid evolution of new technologies as incredible opportunities for exploration and innovation, especially in presenting digital art beyond traditional white cubes and TV screens. The contradictions posed by digital technologies can challenge our traditional perceptions. For instance, VR exhibitions offer a unique blend of permanence and impermanence. While VR technology will likely continue evolving, I don’t need to dismantle a previous VR exhibition to feature a new one; I can simply revisit it with my headset. In contrast, once a physical exhibition concludes and a new one is installed, only its documentation remains. And what better documentation than the exhibition itself?
Can you tell us a bit more about yourself?
I tell my truth and share my vision through my exhibitions. I act as a bridge between digital artists, whom I promote with the help of my team, and the wider world, including traditional and digital art collectors, museum curators, and the press.
Our partenaires featuring our shows: Galleries Now, Artforum Art Guide, New Exhibitions, SeeSaw Map, Art Rabbit and E-Flux (coming soon)
OUR COMMITTMENT TO ARTISTS WE PRESENT
For too long, conversations around the precarity of artists have remained passive — looking backwards, rehearsing familiar narratives of why artists are poor. ANNKA KULTYS GALLERY believes it is time to move beyond passive observation and to propose a structural shift that recognises artistic labour as work — and ensures it is rewarded as such.
For digital artists in particular, revenue cannot depend exclusively on a small group of collectors or on the very limited opportunities for commercial exhibitions.
From 1 October 2025, admission to our exhibitions will be by ticket. This is not a gesture of exclusion but of solidarity: a conscious rebalancing within the art ecosystem. By contributing to the cost of entry, visitors participate directly in the shared economy of art, acknowledging that creativity and production carry value.
Tickets are fully redeemable on the day of your visit against a curated selection of artists’ prints. If you prefer not to acquire anything, your contribution still matters. Between 50–100% of ticket proceeds go directly to the exhibiting artist, ensuring their practice is materially supported.
This model aligns with a growing recognition across museums, galleries, and cultural institutions worldwide: that sustainability in the arts depends on moving away from the expectation of unpaid or invisible labour. By attending, you are not only experiencing an exhibition — you are also becoming a patron and participant in a more transparent, equitable, and future-oriented art economy.
EMBRACING CRYPTO CURRENCIES AND THE BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGIES
Since January 2021, all our artworks are sold with a blockchain registered certificate of authenticity.
ANNKA KULTYS GALLERY is also accepting cryptocurrency as a form of payment for all artworks, analogue or digital.