The Lost Paintings on show in Illegio, Italy

From July 4th to December 13th 2020, the Lost Paintings re-created in collaboration with Sky Arte and Ballandi Arts are being displayed as part of the exhibition Nothing is lost (Nulla è perduto) in the town of Illegio, Italy. Curated by Don Alessio Geretti, the event is a tribute to the ways in which cultural heritage that has been lost or stolen can be recreated. More on the Lost Paintings

Piranesi's Carceri d'Invenzione video on show at Bassano del Grappa

The video animation created by Grégoire Dupond for the 2014 exhibition Diverse Maniere: Piranesi, Fantasy and Excess at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini is on show at Palazzo Sturm (Musei Civici di Bassano del Grappa) as part of the exhibition Giambattista Piranesi. Visioni di un architetto senza tempo (20 June - 19 October 2020). Learn more

Risco Caído: inauguration of the facsimile

The facsimile of ‘Cave No. 6’, declared UNESCO World Heritage in July 2019, has been installed by our team in January 2020 and will now be on permanent view at the new Risco Caído Interpretation Centre in the town of Artenara.

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Strata of Pilbara - Bernd Nicolaisen

Factum Arte's collaboration with photographer Bernd Nicolaisen is still ongoing and a new production, centered on the Australian Pilbara crater was announced in November 2019. A video shows the experimental process happening within Factum Arte, involving elevated printing technology by Canon Production Printing.
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Rematerialisation of Raphael's tomb on show in Rome

Factum Arte created the starting point of the exhibition Raffaello at the Scuderie del Quirinale (June 2nd - August 30th 2020), in Rome: a rematerialisation of the painter's tomb from the Pantheon, with its 19th-century additions removed. Factum Arte is glad to show you the whole behind-the-scenes of this ambitious project in this video.

Spring is everywhere! Factum Arte and JamJar Flowers

A new collaboration between Factum Arte, JamJar Flowers and Rupert Wace has recently been experimenting with pressed flowers, using the innovative elevated printing system developed by Factum's long-time partner, Canon Production Printing.

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New works by Shirazeh Houshiary on show at Frieze New York Viewing Room

New works by Shirazeh Houshiary produced at Factum Arte were on show on Lehmann Maupin's online viewing room at Frieze New York 2020 (May 8th to May 15th).

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New video: Material Sound: The Dark Hours of the Sun

An emotional musical narrative, a a choreography of cymatic movements of visualised sounds. Material Sound: The Dark Hours of the Sun features data recorded directly from the sun itself and sonified by NASA, together with an original composition by Nathaniel Mann.
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Factum Arte's Diary: Clark Winter

This new video is a celebration of Clark Winter's creative process and generous spirit. The work we produced with him was featured at Factum Arte’s workshop event during ARCO 2020. The Hard Work of Art merges Clark's photography with objects and celebrates the inherent aesthetic qualities and integrity of things made without artistic intent. Watch the full video.

New video: Material Sound: Chladni Plates

The brass plates which make up Material Sound: Chladni Plates vibrate according to the resonant frequencies of the plates themselves when excited by sound. Presented at ARCO 2020, Material Sound is a collaborative artwork made by Factum’s own artists, engineers, sound specialists, and designers. Watch the video