Estimated reading time: 1 minute, 10 seconds. Contains 191 words ArtFacts.Net is a professional service helping to find fact-checked profiles from artists and curators as well as public and private art institutions. We believe that transparency is needed to generate “trust” in the art you are interested in. To deepen…
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes, 58 seconds. Contains 594 words We are rolling-out the beta web-app replacing the old ‘legacy’ website. For us this is a first step in a huge leap we are about to take. The old ArtFacts.Net as you know it is gone, it’s a welcome change…
Sophia Pompéry is interested in looking at something banal until it becomes interesting. Coming from a background in sculpture, this Berlin born and raised visual artist creates delicate artworks that explore physical phenomena from a fresh perspective. Artfacts.Net had the pleasure to meet Sophia at her studio to learn more…
“The Art Market 2018”, a report by Art Basel and Swiss bank UBS, was released this week stating that, after two years of decline, the global art market grew about 12 percent in 2017, with about USD 63.7 billion in sales. Important parts of the art market data used to…
“Political Prisoners in Contemporary Spain” (2018) by Santiago Sierra has been removed from Arco Madrid this week. Sierra’s piece consists of 24 pixellated photographs, including images of the deposed Catalan vice-president, Oriol Junqueras, and two leading figures in influential Catalan pro-independence groups, Jordi Cuixart and Jordi Sànchez. Sierra told The…
Artfacts.Net turns 18 this year! To celebrate we are launching the new Artfacts.Net website. A lot has changed in 18 years – as you can imagine such old Internet technology cannot compete with modern standards. So, we are getting a make-over. To begin we have designed a prototype >> https://beta.artfacts.net/ During the year we aim…
The ArtFacts team have contributed to the recent art.es magazine with their feature article ‘A closer look at this year’s Nationalgalerie Prize nominees’. The article maps the career path of this year’s four nominees for the prestigious Nationalgalerie Prize. The selected artists include Sol Calero, Iman Issa, Jumana Manna and Agnieszka…
On April 25thArt Cologne will open its doors for the 51st time and art aficionados will pause to reflect on the fair’s substantial 50 year history. Being that it is the first fair of its kind (the “Mother” of the art fairs), Art Cologne has defined contemporary art history. In…
For the first time “The Art Market 2017”, a report by Art Basel and Swiss bank UBS, was presented to the public at the opening of Art Basel Hong Kong yesterday, 22nd of March. Important parts of the art market data used to compose this 287-page strong report were…
A special thanks is in order to everyone who participated in our ARCOmadrid poll and made the fair such a success. We’re happy we could connect with so many people and it’s only served to energise us as we move closer to Art Basel Hong Kong. Who will we see…