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after recently making its first distributions, the artist pension trust, a mutual assurance fund that provides long - term financial security for artists, has announced a merger with urltoken, a website dedicated to “objective art information, ” to form mutualart group. mark sebba, the former ceo of the net - a - porter group limited and current trustee of the victoria and albert museum, has been named chair of the company. sebba will take over from moti shniberg, who served as chairman of both apt and urltoken until the merger .
urltoken, a revolutionary new online information service will officially launch its online presence in march 2008 following two years of research and development. urltoken offers an unprecedented amount of art information, and more useful online tools than have ever been available before – a global solution for people beginning to collect art, as well as established collectors, art professionals and art enthusiasts .
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urltoken opened to the public at the end of march. the service was previously in closed beta and invitation only, but launched with over 200 museums and 1200 galleries as partners. information from those galleries and museums, along with published articles from over 250 art publications and a highly customizable interface make urltoken a destination for any art enthusiast. the only trick is the price; if you' re not invited to the service by an existing member, you can only join the service if you' re a guest of or partner with one of the participating galleries or museums, or if you cough up $ 300 for a membership .
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founded in 2004, apt (artist pension trust) is a unique social initiative, designed to bring financial security and international exposure to a select group of emerging and established artists around the world. managed by mutualart, the program acts as a mutual assurance scheme, allowing participating artists to benefit from the sale of each other’s work — in essence, ensuring that the big - name artists behind blockbuster shows can support the work of talented peers still gaining art world recognition .
since its foundation, apt has worked with some of the world’s leading contemporary artists, from turner prize winners to recipients of prestigious awards including the prix de rome and deutsche bank’s artist of the year. works by apt artists have been loaned for exhibitions at the world’s leading institutions and have been prominent features of events including art basel and the venice biennale
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our searchable online database is the most comprehensive resource of its kind, comprising extensive past and upcoming sale prices, accompanied by information on related exhibitions and press coverage. we cover a growing selection of over 300, 000 artists and 17, 000 art venues, and manually screen all of our data to ensure its accuracy and integrity .
our focus on market transparency is matched by a mission to provide members with information tailored to their interests in real - time. personal alerts, delivered via email, provide members with information on their preferred artists, venues or artworks, ensuring they’re the first to know about relevant sales, exhibitions, events and related news .
decision support tools enrich this data, providing a visual overview of the global art market which enables members to track the performance of art by criteria including collecting category, sale location, artist nationality and medium .
a rapid online appraisals service is offered for anyone wishing to value an artwork they own, and is supported by the work of our art services team, on hand to guide collectors with specific requests .
founded in 2008, today, mutualart has over 500, 000 members — a number that is continuously growing .
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the graphs in this section show pertinent art market data from the mutualart auction results database. this data provides essential insight and decision - supporting information to collectors, appraisers, curators, publications, financial institutions and art investors for self - analysis of art market trends. a brief description of each graph is provided below .
the chart provides a breakdown of lots that sold within, above or below the estimate range, or remained unsold. this data provides an important measure of market demand for the artist in the given year, which could indicate buying and selling opportunities .
this figure reflects the change in the average price realized for all lots sold at auction by the artist in full - year 2016 vs. 2015. where the artist has not sold any lots at auction in 2016, we show the change in the most recent year where there were auction results (i. e. 2015 vs. 2014) .
these figures represent the artist' s total realized auction prices and estimates divided by total number of lots sold. the relationship between average realized prices and average minimum and maximum estimates illustrates market demand. the average price and estimate calculations take into account all sales in the artist' s market. where the average price realized is significantly higher than the average estimates, there are likely outlier (extreme) sales that are skewing the average price upwards .
this graph provides a view of the artist’s total auction market since 2007. the view shows the total price realized ($ usd) against the unique number of lots offered and sold in each year. premium members can use this view to identify years in which growth in value was driven by high value outlier lots, for example .
this chart shows the median auction price realized in each year against the median minimum and maximum pre - auction estimates. median values mitigate the skewing effect of both high and low values in the artist' s price distribution, typically providing a more representative view of the artist’s market .
the graph provides an annual view of lot performance against the pre - sale estimate range, indicating the strength of sales against pre - sale expectations. a low proportion of unsold lots and a high proportion of lots selling above estimate reflects demand in the market, while a high proportion of unsold lots and high proportion of lots sold below estimate can indicate overly ambitious estimates and / or too many artworks appearing in the market at one time. note that pre - sale estimates do not include buyer’s premium, while realized prices at auction do .
these stacked bars compare the proportion of lots sold, broken out by price range, to the proportion of total value they generate. this view shows the lot band where the greatest number of lots have been sold (left) and the lot band where the most value has been generated (right). where the lots bands do not correspond, it is usually because of outlier lots .
for each artist, only the most relevant graphs will appear on the page. if there is not enough pertinent data available in the database to generate a graph, then this will be excluded from the artist page for the time being. however, as our database is constantly being updated, additional graphs will be added as necessary .
artists’ works are added to the mutualart database at the point where an artist has achieved an auction result of $ 1, 000usd or the equivalent. after this point, all fine art lots are collected and represented in the charts as a reflection of the artist' s total market. in order to mitigate the impact of outliers, our analysis page includes a ten - year view of median values. these are represented in the chart
no. the data is only based on public auction records in our database .
only premium members have access to the graphs containing market data based on real auction results. basic users can view sample graphs on each artist’s page. click here to upgrade and gain access to the graphs, as well as our comprehensive auction records and articles database .
mutualart is a revolutionary online art information service, launched after years of extensive research and development. we are dedicated to empowering our members - over 500, 000 art enthusiasts, collectors and professionals - by providing more art information than has ever been available before, together with tools to customize that information, using our proprietary semantic web technologies .
we continually add to an extensive archive of auction results as well as the latest results. over the past year we have added over 1 million results from 270, 000 .
a free plan provides unlimited searches and personalized email alerts from over 270, 000 artists. a premium account gives access to historical pricing information and enhanced data visualisations of artist performance against relevant categories .
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members can follow an unlimited number of artists to receieve immediate email alerts for articles, exhibitions, upcoming auctions and results .
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the online valuation report which we provide normally helps in determining the current market value of the artwork. although some insurance companies may accept our report, most of them require a full appraisal which includes artwork authentication. here is a sample of our valuation report to show your insurance company and have them confirm if it would be sufficient for their requirements. to proceed with submitting your appraisal request, please click the following link: appraisals .
no. this process is done online so it' s not possible to tell the authenticity of artwork .
please simply process the whole appraisal submission without uploading any images, and then send us the images as attachments in a separate email to appraisals @ mutualart. com .
you can certainly email all of the appraisal information and image attachments to us at appraisals @ mutualart. com, and we will be happy to create the appraisal for you. once we have received your information, a representative from the support desk will contact you to process the payment .
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urban life can be hectic and exhausting, with many of us commuting from point a to point b without taking a moment to appreciate our surroundings. public art provides a visual respite from the hustle and bustle of daily life, infusing a bit of cultural nourishment while going on with our daily routines of commuting to work, running errands or even exploring a new city. public art is a democratic entity, open to everyone, not just art seekers going to visit museums and galleries. it adds breadth to each city’s cultural landscape, engaging the community with art and with one another. we’ve rounded up ten public art projects from around the world that are well worth a visit and accessible to all .
the gorgeous sprawling grounds of park güell combine a lush, garden city with the iconic nature - influenced designs of gaudi himself. completed in 1914, the park includes a complex self - irrigating system that sustains the tree and plant life on site, meshed with the fantastical mosaic and design work of the catalan master. two colorful gingerbread - like guard houses welcome visitors into the gaudi wonderland, where they are met with the famous mosaic serpent that is perched before a set of columns that emulate the park’s trees. atop the columns is a veranda offering superior views of barcelona, where visitors can sit along gaudi’s twisting mosaic bench that weaves its way along the perimeter .
the east coast gambling capital is not just known for its slot machines anymore. the ambitious new artlantic public art project, curated by lance fung of fung collaboratives, ​ has transformed disused parking lots in between casinos into a lush public sculpture park, including works by kiki smith, peter hutchinson, robert barry, ilya and emilia kabakov and local artists jedediah morfit and robert lach. the park, which is nearly complete and, is joined by an interactive john roloff mural on the boardwalk, and will soon include a waterfront sculpture park in atlantic city’s marina district .
robert indiana’s love is one of the most iconic pop art images, having first been adopted as the museum of modern art’s christmas card in 1964. in 1976, the city of philadelphia adopted a cor - ten sculpture version of the design for the city’s bicentennial celebration. the city loved the piece so much that it became a permanent installation in 1978, redefining jfk plaza as “love park. ” the sculpture overlooks the historic city hall building with its late 19th century appointments, and is a block from claes oldenberg’s giant sculpture, clothespin .
set in a plaza in judenplatz in the first district of vienna, rachel whiteread’s stoic sculpture is familiarly known as the nameless library. commissioned to replace alfred hrdlicka’s memorial, which caused public offense, whiteread’s proposal was unanimously chosen by an international jury. using her signature “room cast” style, the artist has portrayed a library with its shelves turned inside out. the spines of each volume are facing in, revealing only book pages, rather than titles. double doors are cast, but without handles or door knobs. the powerful piece relates the books to judaism, but also represents the lost and unreadable knowledge caused by the mass genocide, and loss of the european jews during the holocaust .
like richard serra’s other cor - ten sculptures, fulcrum is made up of five giant pieces of steel that are simply leaning against one another, with no bolts or welding holding them together. arranged to create an enclosure that is open to the sky, the massive 55 foot tall sculpture was installed outside of the liverpool street tube station in 1987. fulcrum is one of serra’s few public pieces around the world, and differs as it is a vertical experience, as opposed to his usual horizontal pieces .
la joute, which was created in 1969, is a lively kinetic sculpture that produces a 32 minute sequence involving fire, water and movement. the complex mechanism begins its “show” spewing water into dome - like shapes that are joined by mist emanating from the grates surrounding the fountain. the mist conjoins into a cloud around 18 minutes later, and the fountain jets dissipate to a dribble. natural gas is then pumped in and lit into flames which dance on the water for seven minutes before being put out by the fountain itself. the incredible show repeats itself every hour from 7 to 11 pm, from mid - may to mid - october .
beneath new york’s busy herald square shopping area, christopher janney’s sound installation, reach, invites commuters to play while waiting for the n and r trains. suspended above the platform, the green tube is activated when a hand is waved over one of the sensors, which activates a sound and an adjacent light. nature and jungle sounds emanate, contrasting with the urban hustle of the subway and engaging riders with each other and their surroundings. the piece was installed in 1996, and continues to surprise and delight straphangers today .
commissioned by the nadler soho hotel, hew locke’s selene is a new permanent sculpture on carlilse street, in london’s soho neighborhood. the ornate sculpture depicts the goddess of moon and magic, representing sleep. inspired by art nouveau and victorian fairy paintings, locke gave selene a modern twist, infusing the visual influence of the local drag queens that frequent the soho streets, david bowie references (with the inclusion of dragon fruit flowers) and selene ’s presence as the depiction of a black woman, which is rare in the public sculpture of london .
set along the picturesque westersingel canal, the open air installation from rotterdam’s international sculpture collection features works by masters such as rodin, joel shapiro and umberto mastroianni. the most controversial piece along the route was placed in 2008, paul mccarthy’s scandalous santa claus. made for the city in 2001, the giant sculpture depicts santa holding a sex toy, rather than the usual miniature christmas tree. the towering bronze was purchased for under $ 240, 000, a deal for the well - known artist’s works, and now has a home outside of the boijmans van beuningen museum .
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harold gilman, interior (mrs mounter), oil on canvas, 38 by 33cm. ; 15 by 13in. executed in 1917. £150, 000 - 250, 000 .
bowie’s lilting, touching ballad describes the moral dilemma experienced by a poor old woman as she nervously shoplifts a tin of stewing steak, insisting to herself, “god knows i’m good. ”
gilman’s painting depicts a cleaning woman, her back to the viewer, standing in a modest room in an ordinary london house. it’s a quiet painting, an introspective picture into everyday life. unlike in bowie’s song, we do not know what the woman is thinking, but with the single shaft of light coming in through the window, one could be forgiven for inventing a narrative of inner turmoil and religious repentance .
patrick caulfield, foyer, 1973, acrylic on canvas, 213 by 213cm. ; 84 by 84in. executed in 1973. £400, 000 - 600, 000 .
one could imagine the girl with the mousy hair from bowie’s song dashing up these steps to the movie theater where she is hooked to the silver screen .
life on mars? contains a surreal succession of images – cavemen, sailors, mickey mouse – the lyrical equivalent of media overload, yet the mick rock - directed promotional video for the song shows only bowie, washed out in front of a white backdrop, his blue eye shadow, pink lipstick and red hairdo popping like a cartoon character’s features. caulfield’s restrained use of color, bold graphic lines, and flattened sense of space would provide the perfect pop art setting for this song .
frank auerbach, head of gerda boehm, oil on board, 44. 5 by 37cm. ; 171⁄2 by 141⁄2in. executed in 1965. £300, 000 - 500, 000 .
“' my god, yeah! i want to sound like that looks.'' – david bowie on frank auerbach
heavy, wet, viscous, and oozing sensuality, frank auerbach’s distinctively sculptural, gestural manner of accumulating, stirring, and scraping paint onto canvas produces ardently expressive, layered, and multidimensional paintings. looking at auerbach’s work while listening to david bowie’s world - weary vibrato grow from languor to desperate growl gouges your heart out; it’s a profoundly physical experience .
pier giacomo and achille castiglioni, brionvega radiophonograph, model no rr 126 wood, laminate, polycarbonate, painted aluminium, 63 by 125 by 36cm. ; 243⁄4 by 491⁄4 by 141⁄8in. circa 1966. £800 - 1, 200.
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urltoken is an online art information service that offers updates on auctions, art fairs, exhibitions, and other past and ongoing art events. it also contains a large database of artists and artwork information. since its launch in 2008, urltoken now has over 500,000 members all over the world. information can be customized and updated to each customer's registered email account once the member set his or her preferences on artists, artworks, institutions and articles.
urltoken is an online art information service that offers updates on auctions, art fairs, exhibitions, and other past and ongoing art events. it also contains a large database of artists and artwork information. since its launch in 2008, urltoken now has over 500,000 members all over the world. information can be customized and updated to each customer's registered email account once the member set his or her preferences on artists, artworks, institutions and articles.