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Interview with Annika Erikson – Founder of Articheck

Interviews

Interview with Annika Erikson – Founder of Articheck

Annika Erikson is the Founder and CEO of Articheck, a platform allowing users to create a digital passport for artworks. Erikson is a former conservator who worked at Long Beach Museum of Art, St Paul’s Cathedral and Tate. Frustrated by the old fashioned way of making condition reports she ...

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FutureHere – Interview with Founder Veronica Neo

Interviews

FutureHere – Interview with Founder Veronica Neo

FutureHere is an Art + Tech community acting as a co-working/co-living incubator and investment company for artist and programmer-led initiatives. The platform seeks to create networking opportunities for industry leaders as well as promising young figures starting out in the art and tech world. ...

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Determining Value: Online Appraisals

Market, Technology

Determining Value: Online Appraisals

Value and authenticity are concepts that widely impact all areas of our day to day lives. With people buying and selling works everyday it is essential we have some sort of infrastructure in place to asses objects and their value, today’s art market expects this type of assessment. Art is a ...

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Collecting in the 21st Century – The Impact of New Technologies on the Art Market

Opinion

Collecting in the 21st Century – The Impact of New Technologies on the Art Market

In the past few years technologies potential to change the way we promote, sell and create art has been fully realised. New mediums such as Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence and 3D scanning have allowed artists to develop entirely new art forms. Digital has also revolutionised the way we are ...

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Interview with Mario Klingemann

Interviews

Interview with Mario Klingemann

Mario Klingemann is a German artist, recognised as a pioneer in the field of AI art. Using artificial intelligence and algorithms Klingemann creates and investigates systems and is particularly interested in human perceptions of art and creativity. He is an artist in residence for the Google Arts ...

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Leon Posada and Ignacio Lopez Founders at Mussa

AR, Interviews

Leon Posada and Ignacio Lopez Founders at Mussa

Mussa was founded in 2016 by Ignacio Lopez and Leon Posada to create immersive experiences with Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality tools and applications. Specialising in the integration of AR with street art and print media, they take inspiration from Miami and its art scene. Both experienced ...

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“We Exist for You” The Gallery Proposing a New Business Model

Market

“We Exist for You” The Gallery Proposing a New Business Model

Unit London was founded in 2013 by Joe Kennedy and Jonny Burt, two artists and friends who share a mutual desire to break down barriers of elitism in the art world. We met with Joe Kennedy at their Mayfair space to discuss the concept behind the brand. Both young and ambitious, Kennedy told us ...

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TALKING GALLERIES 2019 ADDRESSES GENDER IMBALANCE IN THE ART WORLD

Market, Opinion

TALKING GALLERIES 2019 ADDRESSES GENDER IMBALANCE IN THE ART WORLD

Talking Galleries latest symposium (21-22 January 2019) was hosted at the Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA) for its seventh year. Once again, the dynamic conference brought together influential figures in the art world, spurring on great debate and discussion. A central theme ...

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Rob Anders, Co-Founder & CEO at Niio

Interviews, Technology

Rob Anders, Co-Founder & CEO at Niio

Niio is a technology start-up at the heart of the art world as it goes digital. Created to be an entire ecosystem for the realm of new media art, Niio was founded in 2014 by Rob Anders (CEO) and Oren Moshe (CPO). Niio has become one of the world’s leading ‘collaborative’ platforms for digital ...

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Sylvie Gleises – Global Head of Distribution, Marketing, Communication AXA Art & Regional CEO Continental Europe

Interviews, Market

Sylvie Gleises – Global Head of Distribution, Marketing, Communication AXA Art & Regional CEO Continental Europe

AXA XL Art & Lifestyle insures art works, collectibles and other exclusive valuable objects, ranging from jewellery and classic cars to vacation residences and furnishings. In addition to partnering with museums and institutions, they also provide tailor-made insurance solutions to private ...

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TAJAN – The First Auction House to Install an ARTMYN Scanner in Partnership with INVALUABLE

AR, Market, Technology

TAJAN – The First Auction House to Install an ARTMYN Scanner in Partnership with INVALUABLE

French auction house Tajan is the first to have installed a permanent Artmyn 5D Scanner through a partnership with Invaluable. We spoke to Romain Monteaux-Sarmiento, Director of Communications and Marketing about collaboration and the impact of the scanner. It was first put to the test in their ...

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The Orange Balloon Dog: Bubbles, Turmoil and Avarice in the Contemporary Art Market

Books

The Orange Balloon Dog: Bubbles, Turmoil and Avarice in the Contemporary Art Market

Published in 2017 The Orange Balloon Dog: Bubble, Turmoil and Avarice in the Contemporary Art Market, is the latest instalment from Economist Don Thompson. The prequel to his previously successful books; The Supermodel and the Brillo Box (2015) and The $12 Million Stuffed Shark: The Curious ...

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