Weaving music into fabric: Tablas de la Luna

The Museo Reina Sofía collaborated with Factum Arte to create the weavings included in Leonor Serrano Rivas´ solo exhibition 'Natural Magic' (21 September 2022 - 27 February 2023). The audio from a music video on show was converted into a loom punched card and weaved as a tapestry, translating music into textile format. More on the process

Grayson Perry's Covid Bell on show at The Worshipful Company of Founders

After the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition, Grayson Perry's Covid Bell was on show at the Founder's Hall of the Worshipful Company of Founders, during their annual Open House on September 10th and 11th.

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New collaboration: Bouke de Vries

Bouke de Vries worked with Factum Arte for the first time to create Fragments of Memory, recently unveiled at the Japanese Garden of the Bloomsbury College in London. The 3m-tall bronze sculpture was commissioned by UCL Public Art to commemorate the Chōshū Five, UCL's first Japanese students.

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On Losing Meaning by Muhannad Shono

Muhannad Shono's On Losing Meaning is currently on display at Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden for the exhibition 'Nature and State' (July 7 - October 16, 2022). A new Factum Arte's Diary explores his work and themes.
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Lost painting on display

Gustav Klimt's lost Medicine was re-created in 2018 by Factum Arte for 'Mystery of the Lost Paintings', a 7-episode series produced by the Sky Arts Production Hub and available on demand on Sky. The artwork was on display inside the former Chiesa del Carmine, in Piacenza, until July 24. The event was organised by Arthemisia in contemporary to the exhibition 'Klimt. L’uomo, l’artista, il suo mondo'.

New production for Michael Kagan

Factum Arte's collaboration with Michael Kagan recently focused on a new production for 'It Lasts Forever' (May 25 — July 30, 2022) the artist's first solo show at Almine Rech London. Kagan's work explores astronauts and space travel, and this body of work was created using a wide range of materials and techniques, including stereolithographic printing, 3D printing in cast aluminium, bronze, slate and alabaster.

3D sculpture for Nick Knight

Fashion photographer Nick Knight and fashion designer Michaela Stark worked on a 3D sculpture for display at Somerset House during Photo London 2022 (12-15 May).
The work was 3D printed in resin at Factum Arte and painted white, with plans to produce it in alabaster at a later date.

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New work for Muhannad Shono at the Venice Biennale

For the National Pavilion of Saudi Arabia, Muhannad Shono collaborated with Factum Arte to create The Teaching Tree: a 260 square meter sculptural work made of dried palm leaves, dyed black and applied over a metallic structure animated by a pneumatic machine. The artwork will be on show until November 27, 2022.
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Final Flight at Bonniers Konsthall

New editions of the series conceived by Hrair Sarkissian in 2017-2018 and created at Factum Arte were on show for the artist's solo exhibition 'Hrair Sarkissian. The Other Side of Silence' (27 April - 19 June, 2022) in Stockholm. A new inkjet print, produced by Factum Arte, of the last picture taken of Northern Bald Ibises in the skies of Palmyra, was also on display.
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'Human Brains: It Begins with an Idea' at Fondazione Prada, Venice

Factum Arte and Factum Foundation worked on two facsimiles of anatomy-themed paintings: Rembrandt's The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Deijman, from the Amsterdam Museum and Bosch's The Extraction of the Stone of Madness from the Museo del Prado. They are currently on display at Ca’ Corner della Regina, Venice from 23 April to 27 November, 2022. More on the project