FACTUM ARTE

		News and upcomming projects

				Schwittershytta Factum Arte have just carried out a full photographic survey of Kurt Schwitters only remaining Merz building on the island of Hjertoya, near Molde in Norway. A facsimile and partial reconstruction of the hut will be made to focus attention on the importance of this building. The work is part of an ongoing project, organized by Littoral Arts to preserve both this building and the Merz Barn in Cumbria. Download PDF

				Facsimile of SETI I Facsimile of SETI I The Friends of the Royal Tombs of Egypt have now been granted permission by the Supreme Council of Antiquities to record the entire tomb of Seti I in 2 and 3 dimensions at the highest resolution possible.Factum Arte has been working with Erik Hornung and Theo Abt for many years to realize this ambitious project which will provide essential data for monitoring the condition of the tomb. The work will result in a complete 1:1 scale facsimile that will provide access to one of the most important tombs in the Valley of the Kings that has been closed to the public since 1987. Work is due to start in early 2009. Go to the project

				Sennacherib relief panels in the British Museum Recently Factum Arte recorded at high resolution all of the relief carvings in the British museum from Court VI, Sennacherib's palace at Nineveh. These are now being stitched together and will form a photographic facsimile of this section of the palace printed at a scale of 1:1. The exhibition is scheduled to take place at Wagner College, New York in the Autumn of this year. This work is part of a larger project to make a virtual reality model of Sennacherib's Palace at Nineveh which is being organized by Sam Paley, Sarah Scott and Davide Nadali in collaboration with Factum Arte.

				02/03/2008 The Facsimile of Leonardo's Last Supper is currently on display in the Palazzo Reale in Milan. The facsimile is the central feature in a live performance of a film by Peter Greenaway (and Reinier van Brummelen) which transforms the way we engage with paintings. Alberto Artioli, the Milan superintendent of art, announced that he is trying to find a permanent home for the copy. Plans are now being finalized for Peter Greenaway to create a new work that will be projected onto Veronese's Wedding at Cana in the Palladian refectory on San Giorgio Venice. Go to the project See Photos

				29/02/2008 In close collaboration with Anish Kapoor, Factum Arte is working in the development and production of a series of new works based on laser cut mirror polished stainless steel geometrical shapes. The first of these new works will be exhibited at Barbara Gladstone Gallery in New York in May.. Watch the Video Go to Projects

				29/02/2008 Factum Arte is producing a number of new works for Marc Quinn including a vast bronze sculpture. Digitally enlarged from white light scan of a life sized portrait of Marc Quinn's son Lucas, it has been accurately enlarged to a size of 9 meters long. The first stage is complete and the bronze casting has just started. Marc Quinn's 9 meter long sculpture of his son is in final stages of production. It will be installed in Chatsworth House in August. See photos Go to Project

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