Picasso and Warhol..... Neck and Neck
How should we rank artists? Forget about quality. Forget about sales. Let's pretend we're in junior high and rank artists by popularity. Let's see how much attention they're getting and whether it's coming from the cool kids.
That's what (Artfacts.net), a privately owned, London-based guide to modern and contemporary art, has tried. In 1999 Artfacts.net began publishing information about art exhibitions in 40 countries culled from 2,500 museums, galleries, art fairs and dealers' associations. The database included more than 20,000 artists, 600 current shows and 18,000 past ones.
Picasso: Self-portrait (1972)
That's what (Artfacts.net), a privately owned, London-based guide to modern and contemporary art, has tried. In 1999 Artfacts.net began publishing information about art exhibitions in 40 countries culled from 2,500 museums, galleries, art fairs and dealers' associations. The database included more than 20,000 artists, 600 current shows and 18,000 past ones.
Picasso: Self-portrait (1972)
posted by O.marian at 14:35
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