Black on Gold and Gold on Black, El Anatsui

A pair of remarkable new works have emerged from the ongoing collaborative project ‘Benchmarks’ between El Anatsui, the October Gallery and the intaglio print studio at Factum Arte. The imprint is first taken by a method called Takuhon which was developed in ancient Japan.

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A new Growth Chaise Longue by Mathias Bengtsson

Factum Arte has once again collaborated with Danish designer Mathias Bengtsson to produce a unique lounge chair. Since 2013, Bengtsson has been working with Factum to push the boundaries of traditional furniture through expressive forms and advanced techniques.

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Risco Caído - a new addition to UNESCO'S World Heritage List

Risco Caído, a complex of troglodyte settlements in the mountains of central Gran Canaria, was added to UNESCO's World Heritage List on July 7th 2019. With the Cabildo de Gran Canaria, Factum Arte is producing a high-resolution 3D and photographic documentation of a sacred temple at Risco Caído. The data is being used to produce a facsimile of the site. Find out more.

MASTERPIECE ART FAIR 2019

From 27th June-3rd July Factum Arte participated in the Masterpiece London art fair. Works by artists including El Anatsui, Marina Abramović, Mariana Cook, Paula Crown, Adam Fuss, Boris Savelev, and Rachid Koraïchi were shown alongside Factum Arte’s interpretative re-creations of artworks by Canova and Dürer. Find out more

Save the Whitechapel Bell Foundry

The campaign to save the Whitechapel Bell Foundry continues. A new website and short film explain why Britain’s oldest manufacturing business should not be turned into a boutique hotel, what a sustainable 21st-century bell foundry could look like, and how you can voice your objection to the planning proposals. Find out more

Rachid Koraïchi at Casa Árabe Cordova

On 20 March, Rachid Koraïchi's amazing show, entitled This Long Journey into Your Gaze, opened at Casa Árabe in Madrid. The exhibit has been moved from the Neo-Mudéjar building, located at the heart of Madrid, to Casa Árabe's exhibition space in Cordova where it will be inaugurated on 05 June.
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Furniture for Jasper Morrison

Factum Arte has produced a series of 25 furniture pieces designed by acclaimed English designer Jasper Morrison, all formed entirely out of recycled cork.

The pieces are on show at Kasmin Gallery as part of 'Corks', Morrison's first solo show in North America (09 May - 29 June 2019).

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Monument for Lost Time at the Venice Biennale 2019

Factum Arte has collaborated for the first time with Danish-Palestinian artist Larissa Sansour on a monumental fibreglass sculpture to form part of 'Heirloom', a powerful reflection on the key themes of memory, history and identity that represents Denmark at the 58th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia 2019.
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Split Stone (7:34) by Sarah Sze at Frieze Sculpture at Rockefeller Center

Factum has collaborated with Sarah Sze on a two-part sculpture entitled ‘Split Stone (7:34)’, comprised of a natural boulder split in two like a geode. The cut reveals a vivid image of the sky embedded into the surface of the stone. This work was installed at the Gagosian Gallery before being part of the 20 sculptures exhibited for the launch of Frieze Sculpture at Rockefeller Center. Learn more.

'Impressions of Albrecht Dürer'

Albrecht Dürer is widely considered the finest printmaker of all time. His works feature in Albrecht Dürer. La collezione completa dei Remondini, an exhibition curated by Chiara Casarin, at the Museo Civico di Bassano del Grappa until Sept. 30. To accompany this exhibition, the team at Factum Arte has made a film which captures the different printmaking techniques used by Dürer and his assistants. Watch the video.