GIFs of Time

October 15, 2020 3:26 pm by GIPHY Arts

GIPHY partnered with OUTFRONT Media Inc. to launch GIFS of Time; a new and interesting way for New Yorkers to tell the time. The series leverages OUTFRONT’s Moments by OUTFRONT content platform to deliver this unique creative experience across digital screens in and around NYC’s busiest subway stations and leveraging the talent of GIPHY’s artist […]

LinkNYC

February 3, 2020 10:48 pm by GIPHY Arts

GIPHY partnered with LinkNYC to display GIFs on their kiosks across New York City. The editorial partnership kicked off in January 2020 with new work by artists Julian Glander and Nina Tsur.  Artists were selected by GIPHY Arts to create work that encapsulates the unique 24-hour bodega experience that is second to none in New […]

GIPHY Arts at Nasdaq

August 9, 2019 3:48 pm by GIPHY Arts

GIPHY has partnered with Nasdaq to illuminate their seven-story LED screen with animated artwork this summer. Participating GIF artists include Amir-Behan Jahanbin, Dax Norman, Jeron Braxton, Jordan Bruner and Minju An.

Nicole Daddona and Adam Shenkman On Creative Authenticity and Partnership

August 1, 2019 5:27 pm by GIPHY Arts

Chew On This is a speaker series created and hosted by GIPHY. The format is a 30 minute artist lecture presented by a single artist or team of artist using GIFs in their practice. On July 31st, we were joined by surrealistic artists and filmmakers Nicole Daddona (also known as Friday) and Adam Shenkman. The pair […]

Erma Fiend On Self Portraiture and the Dimensions of Time

July 26, 2019 4:24 pm by GIPHY Arts

Chew On This is a speaker series created and hosted by GIPHY. The format is a 30 minute artist lecture presented by a single artist or team of artist using GIFs in their practice. The first public Chew On This took place on July 8th, 2019 with GIF artist Erma Fiend. In their talk, Fiend […]

LACMA

August 29, 2018 4:16 pm by GIPHY Arts

GIPHY teamed up with LACMA to celebrate the museum’s exhibition about the history of 3D. These original GIFs were inspired by LACMA’s “3D: Double Vision”. All GIFs were on view at LACMA via their wayfinding screen on the way into the exhibition from August 2018 to March 31st, 2019. Participating artists included Michel Poisson, Nate […]

The GIF Turns 30!

June 15, 2017 4:32 pm by GIPHY Arts

GIPHY Arts celebrated the GIF’s 30th birthday online and IRL! We produced Time_Frame, an IRL exhibition of GIF Art, made historyofthegif.com, and had a Twitter Party at #HappyBirthdayGIF! You can read more about Time_Frame here and the rest below! GIPHY Arts collaborated with Computer Lab, Kevin Roark, Celine Katzman, and Michael Worthy to produce historyofthegif.com, an interactive […]

TIME_FRAME

June 15, 2017 4:31 pm by GIPHY Arts

GIPHY Arts celebrated the GIF’s 30th birthday with TIME_FRAME, a week-long gallery exhibition exploring the history of art online, and demonstrating the power of the GIF as a format guiding us into the future of visual culture. Featuring works by over 30 artists, the exhibition included interactive installations, VR experiments, artist talks, and workshops at Gallery […]

The GIF Elevator

June 1, 2017 10:42 pm by GIPHY Arts

The GIF Elevator is an ongoing installation on display at the Museum of Moving Image showcasing the importance and diversity of GIF art today. Each year The GIF Elevator features newly commissioned GIFs by six artists, animators, and illustrators who represent some of the most important and influential GIF makers working today. The inaugural artists for 2017 were […]

JAMMERTIME

May 24, 2017 5:58 pm by GIPHY Arts

JAMMERTIME was an IRL experimental collaborative project curated by Paul Windle exploring the realms of improvisation, stream of consciousness, and call and response art making. Over the course of 48 hours, participating artists created work together IRL in a quick-paced spontaneous manner. Participating artists: Jamie Wolfe Jayme Lemperle Parker Jackson Stephanie Gonot Whitmer Thomas Paul […]