artist’s career

Three of the Most Viewed Profiles On Artfacts

Ultra-Contemporary artists capturing our attention. When considering the most-viewed profiles on Artfacts, one wouldn’t be surprised to see the likes of art-world celebrities such as Gerhard Richter, Yayoi Kusama, Andy Warhol, and Banksy, who all appear at the top of the list. But what happens when we consider artists beyond the top-ranked 1000? A…

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Exploring our Trends tools

Helping to make the most of our wealth of data. Have you ever played around with our Trends tools? We’ve introduced them in the past, but we wanted to remind you just how helpful (and fun) they can be to use. Our “Trends” page show’s you the exact rankings of…

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Iceland’s top ranked artists on Artfacts.

Land of fire, ice, and talented artists. Did you know that you can look at the top ranked artists of any country by typing that country into our search engine? Once on the country page, scroll down to artists, click “sort by rank” and voila! This week we’re looking at…

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Ever wondered who’s exhibited the most together?

From Picasso to Sherman, the most exhibited-together artists. Isn’t it fun to play with data?We certainly think so. Our search for new insight this week guided us away from the focus of the solo, instead looking closer at the moments that artists are united. Today we’re looking at the artists who…

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A closer look at two leaders of their fields.

In another of our “Top artists from…” series, this week we will be focusing on Canada, and discussing two of their world-renowned artists. Jeff WallRanked 2 in Canada, 150 Globally The “cinematographic” works of Jeff Wall often appear as though he always happens to be in the right place at the right time…

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Search for data from underrepresented countries continues…

Call-out for data from the diverse art world of Iran. We continue this week with the quest to diversify our data.We had such fantastic responses to our initial call-out for arts data from India, thank you! This week we would be delighted to receive creative information from Iran. Think: artists, galleries, curators, institutions…

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Feminist Artists Changing Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

In honor of International Women’s day, we are bringing you two diverse female artists and one collective known for either their activism, or for their celebration of femininity and exploration of gender stereotypes. We shall say no more, and let the stories of the artists speak for themselves. Barbara KrugerRanked…

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