2016–2017: Artory in the Press and at Conferences
Artory has been around for a while, so we will use this blog post to cover some of the publications and appearances of Nanne and Artory and share interesting quotes from the media.
2016
Our CEO Nanne Dekking spoke at Authentication in Art congress (Full Speech), in The Hague, on May 11th:
The chain of trust should be replaced by the chain of transparency. What is known about a work of art, academically and commercially, and about its provenance should be inseparably linked to that work of art.
As part of the AIA congress, Artory co-sponsored the first AiA-Award, furthering the development of new research methods, tools, software, and methodologies focused on the authentication of painting.
The winning team of scholars and students developed a novel technique for the microscale radiocarbon dating of paintings. The group, led by Esther Ferreira, has developed a less invasive and highly sensitive method of radiocarbon dating.
2017
In 2017 Nanne continued to speak with art world experts on the importance of transparency and how technology will play a role.
In conversation with Bernadin Bröcker
In March 2017 at TEFAF Maastricht, Nanne Dekking sat down with Bernadine Bröcker, CEO of Vastari Group, and discussed Artory’s vision and mission, and the the importance of transparency in the art world.
The Art Business Conference on April 4, 2017
Walking the tightrope — privacy vs transparency: Growing calls for more transparency in the art market
The first edition of The Art Business Conference in New York was held on 4th April 2017, bringing together 250 senior art market professionals to discuss the key issues affecting the international art market. Topics included, NYLON — The New York and London Art Markets, Freeports — what does the future hold? Cyber-crime and the Protection of Digital Art and the Art of Risk Management and Litigation.
TEFAF Spring, New York
Special Featured Event Business Roundtable: “Tell me something I don’t know: Surprising Business Trends in the Art Market,” May 5, 2017
Panel: Frances Beatty, President, Adler Beatty; Andrea Danese, CEO, Athena; Nanne Dekking, CEO, Artory; Rob Weisberg, CEO, Invaluable
Moderator: Thomas Marks, Editor, Apollo Magazine
At a time of uncertainty in global affairs, when basic principles no longer hold, many are struggling to make sense of seemingly contradictory information. In the art market, dealer sales are up, while auction sales are down. Online sales are up, too… is technology about to disrupt the status quo? Taking into account the current political volatility in the US and abroad, how do we forecast and plan for the years ahead?
Global Auction House Summit presented by invaluable
Global Technology Trends: Driving Industry Formward
Boston Park Plaza Hotel, Boston, MA
This unprecedented event brought together representatives from the world’s top auction houses in one place to network, exchange ideas, discuss best practices and propel the future of the industry forward.
The program included keynotes, panel discussions and interactive sessions led by top CEO’s, industry experts and key influencers from around the world to inspire conversation, offer fresh insights, share experiences and discuss new strategies for winning in today’s digital world.
TEFAF Fall, Coffee Talk, New York
Perils, Pitfalls, and Adventures in Art Finance, New York
Panel with Evan Beard, Andrea Danese, Nanne Dekking, Mitchell Zuckermann & Elizabeth von Habsburg
Art can be used as loan collateral, a consignment advance, an auction room guarantee, or to pay large estate taxes. It brings with it unique challenges — and drama — unlike any other asset. This panel of specialists has experienced it all and shares frontline stories from the war rooms of lending and finance.
Appraisers Association of America
Authenticity in the Old Master Market
Nanne Dekking, Nica Gutman Rieppi, Principal Investigator, Art Analysis and Research, and Robert Simon, AAA, President, Robert Simon Fine Art (Moderator)
Proper attribution of Old Masters is heavily reliant on research and the expertise of specialists. You will gain information on how connoisseurship, technical analysis, historic documentation and provenance form the foundation to arrive at the ever more important group consensus. Nanne Dekking, CEO, Co-Founder, Artory LLC
“How transparent is the art market?”
The Financial Times, Georgina Adam, April 28, 2017
“…There are issues over the actual ownership of the art, which may be held by offshore companies, as well as tax and investment issues. The fundamental problem, according to the FBI’s art and antiquities special agent Meridith Savona, is the lack of records of ownership. “Even for cars, I can see who owned it for a certain period of time,” she says. “In the art market there is nothing, no regulation. If someone will not tell you who was the previous owner there’s a reason. There needs to be a way of having records maintained for, say, 20 or 30 years.”
This chimes with the stand taken by Nanne Dekking, a Dutch entrepreneur whose start-up Artory aims to bring more transparency to the market through catalogue raisonnés and provenance research.
“In Holland there is a digital registry for second-hand cars — it’s obligatory to register, so if you buy the car you know exactly what you are getting,” he says. “And if the exhaust falls off, you know where to go. That’s the kind of transparency we’re after.”…
