ARTECHOUSE + Render Network Unveil New Edition of SUBMERGE: Beyond The Render
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August 21, 2025
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Located at Chelsea Market, 439 W. 15th Street, NYC
ARTECHOUSE + Render Network Unveil New Edition of SUBMERGE: Beyond The Render. The First Immersive Digital Art Exhibition Powered by Decentralized Tech
Opening September 19 at Chelsea Market, the exhibition brings together 15 digital artists for the largestshowcase of rendered immersive cinematic works ever staged — brought to life in stunning 18Kresolution and produced at record speed and scale leveraging the power of The Render Network.
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(New York, NY) — ARTECHOUSE NYC (Chelsea Market, 439 W. 15th Street) today announced the latest edition of SUBMERGE, opening September 19, 2025. The largest ever showcase of rendered immersive digital art done in record time, SUBMERGE: Beyond the Render unites more than a dozen of the world’s leading digital artists in a first-of-its-kind exhibition powered entirely by the Render Network’s decentralized GPU infrastructure. By connecting thousands of idle GPUs worldwide, the Render Network enables independent artists to produce at the speed and scale once reserved only for major studios, dramatically cutting both cost and production time.
Launched as an ongoing series, SUBMERGE is ARTECHOUSE’s platform for spotlighting the most innovative voices in digital art—offering artists space to experiment with new aesthetics in immersive storytelling, while inviting audiences to ‘submerge’ themselves in bold, boundary-pushing ideas.
The Fall 2025 showcase features 2025 Emmy winner Maciej Kuciara in collaboration with fellow winner Emily Yang (pplpleasr), alongside visual innovators such as Woosung Kang, FVCKRENDER, and Gavin Shapiro, among others—bringing together a diverse mix of acclaimed and emerging voices shaping the future of digital art.
“For most of my career, the scale of my imagination was limited by access to resources,” said Maciej Kuciara. “SUBMERGE changes that equation. With the right tools in the hands of independent artists, this show proves we can produce work that rivals, and even surpasses, what comes out of the biggest studios.”
SUBMERGE: Beyond the Render marks both a bold chapter in ARTECHOUSE’s mission and an industry breakthrough. When ARTECHOUSE first opened its New York location in 2019 with an unprecedented 18K-resolution panoramic canvas—premiering renowned media artist Refik Anadol’s work at scale—producing a single 30-minute work could take up to eight months, much of it spent rendering. For SUBMERGE, that timeline and scale was shattered: 12 artist groups working simultaneously across the globe rendered their works at full 18K scale in just weeks, powered by the Render Network’s distributed GPU power at a fraction of the cost of centralized services.
Inside ARTECHOUSE’s state-of-the-art projection space, audiences will step into expansive digital worlds—ranging from meditative landscapes and surreal XR dreamscapes to satirical virtual museums and large-scale concert environments. Until now, producing this level of variety and resolution at scale was out of reach for most creators. With SUBMERGE, ARTECHOUSE and Render Network demonstrate how decentralization removes production bottlenecks, empowering artists to realize ambitious visions and share them directly with the public.
“SUBMERGE is showing us what happens when artists get the tools to build fully immersive worlds, not just static images. The Render Network gives artists access to serious rendering power to take big, ambitious ideas and actually make them real, ” said Mike Winkelmann, aka Beeple, who sits on the Render Network Advisory Board.
Built entirely on GPU-rendered works powered by a distributed network, the exhibition harnesses thousands of everyday machines to process complex 3D creations at unprecedented scale. This breakthrough removes long-standing barriers for independent creators, enabling them to move beyond the screen into immersive formats that expand what digital art can be.
“We built ARTECHOUSE to drive the future of immersive art, and staying ahead means being a platform that connects visionary creators with the tools, compute, and audience to realize work that simply wasn’t possible a few years ago,” added Sandro Kereselidze, Founder & Chief Creative Officer of ARTECHOUSE. “Our mission is to turn ambition into impact, and SUBMERGE shows what happens when imagination meets real access. By combining a state-of-the-art canvas with decentralized GPU power, we’re giving independent creators the runway to experiment, premiere, and be seen.”
Artists featured in SUBMERGE
The full artist lineup spans a global roster shaping the future of digital art:
• David Ariew & Chelsea Evenstar, adapting iconic concert graphics from Coachella 2025 into a fully immersive experience set to an orchestral arrangement by Zedd.
• FVCKRENDER, unveiling a new crystalline immersive world after defining the look of Dior, Supreme, Spotify, and Lil Nas X’s global tour.
• Maciej Kuciara, Emmy-winning artistic force behind Ghost in the Shell, collaborating with fellow Emmy-winner and co-creator of White Rabbit, Emily Yang (pplpleasr).
• Woosung Kang, Creative at Apple, presenting work featured in major K-Pop concert spectacles.
• Amrit Pal Singh, India’s leading NFT artist, known for his digital toy-inspired aesthetic.
• Saad Moosajee, award-winning director (SXSW, Forbes, D&AD), expanding into immersive storytelling.
• Manuel Sainsily & Will Silviz, debuting a next-gen film created through OpenAI’s creator program.
• Gavin Shapiro, beloved for his joyful dancing penguins and surreal looping worlds.
• Josh Pierce, known for serene landscapes that serve as visual meditations for the modern soul.
• Blake Kathryn × Malaavidaa, presenting a hyper-stylized dreamscape of femme energy, rebellion, and digital surrealism.
• MHX (Muhammet Altun), acclaimed for blockchain-based generative sculptures and algorithmic worlds.
• Jess Wiseman, a 24-year-old rising star, bringing viral hyper-real textures and surreal storytelling to the immersive canvas.SUBMERGE continues ARTECHOUSE’s commitment to championing new creative voices, offering both a technological and artistic platform for experimentation at the highest level.
More about ARTECHOUSE
ARTECHOUSE NYC transforms the historic 100-year-old boiler room of Chelsea Market into a cutting-edge digital art space, immersing visitors in innovative works created through technology. With soaring ceilings, industrial charm, and the largest seamless megapixel projection canvas of any cultural institution, it offers a striking contrast between historic architecture and futuristic design.
Founded in 2015 by husband-and-wife duo Sandro & Tati, ARTECHOUSE is the nation’s first experiential company dedicated to cinematic, immersive digital experiences. Operating permanent spaces in NYC, Washington, D.C., Miami, and Houston, and collaborating with artists and institutions worldwide, ARTECHOUSE leads innovation at the intersection of art, science, and technology—pushing the boundaries of creative storytelling and serving as a platform for visionary creators.
More about Render Network
The Render Network Foundation is the governance organization for the world’s leading decentralized compute network, the Render Network. The network connects node operators looking to monetize their idle GPU compute power with artists looking to scale intensive 3D- rendering work and with machine learning developers looking to train and tune AI models.
Plan your visit to SUBMERGE: Beyond the Render
Where / When: ARTECHOUSE NYC, located at Chelsea Market, 439 W. 15th Street (between 9th & 10th Aves.), NYC, is open daily.
Tickets: Tickets are available online at artechouse.com and on site at the venue. Your ticket is timed to a specific hour. Advance reservations are strongly encouraged. General admission tickets start at $24.50 (plus fees). For children, ages 15 and under, tickets are $18 (plus fees) for time-slots before 6PM. Discounted rates are also available for students, seniors, military, first responders, and small groups of 4-9 people. Ticket sales are final, non-refundable, non-exchangeable and non-transferable.
Group tickets & Private events: Group rates are available for groups of 10 or more. ARTECHOUSE NYC is also available for private bookings. For more information, visit artechouse.com/group-sales.
How to get there: By subway, take the A, C, E, and L trains to 14th Street (at 8th Ave) or the 1, 2, 3 trains to 14th Street (at 7th Ave). The closest bus stop is 14th Street and 9th Avenue: M11, M12, and M14D-SB.
Parking: There is no parking specific to this venue, but there are 2 parking lots adjacent to Chelsea Market, both with entrances on West 15th Street.
Accessibility: ARTECHOUSE NYC is a fully-accessible space. Mobility devices such as wheelchairs and walkers are allowed on the exhibition floor. Please note that some of our programs utilize strong lighting effects and loud sounds. For details, please refer to the disclosure for each installation.Thirsty? Have a drink at XR Bar: ARTECHOUSE visitors are encouraged to cool off with a cold drink at the Extended Reality (XR) Bar, offering an interactive experience through cocktails and mocktails inspired by the show on view. Blending cutting-edge XR technology with craft mixology, drinks come to life through exclusive XR activations, accessible via ARTECHOUSE’s XR mobile app, available from the App Store or Google Play.
For further details about your visit to ARTECHOUSE NYC: artechouse.com/plan-your-visit-nyc. the historic 100-year-old boiler room of Chelsea Market transformed to a cutting edge, 270-degree, floor to ceiling, 18K-resolution digital art space
To arrange for interviews or access to the Media Day Preview on Wed. September 17, contact Keith Sherman & Associates, brett@ksa-pr.com.
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