MutualArt.com is an art information website that provides auction prices, personalized updates and data on a number of artists.
MutualArt.com also includes an online
art appraisals service. Premium Members have access to the site's Art Market Analysis.
History
MutualArt was founded in 2004 by Moti Shniberg, an Israeli-born technology entrepreneur; David A. Ross, a former director of the Whitney Museum; and Dan Galai, a professor of business at
Hebrew University
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...
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MutualArt acted initially as a holding company for the
Artist Pension Trust. The company's CEO is Zohar Elhanani.
In 2008 MutualArt launched its online portal, mutualart.com.
At the time, its web site was reportedly one of the first examples of the
Web 2.0
Web 2.0 (also known as participative (or participatory) web and social web) refers to websites that emphasize user-generated content, ease of use, participatory culture and interoperability (i.e., compatibility with other products, systems, and ...
Semantic Web applied to a customer service.
The site attempted to link art collectors with artists, museums, galleries and information sources including the art publications, auction house information and prices.
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In 2016 the company merged with the Artist Pension Trust to form the MutualArt Group.]
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* {{cite web, author=Marion Maneker, title=Big Data and the Art World: Mutual Art, url=http://www.artmarketmonitor.com/2013/10/13/big-data-and-the-art-world-mutual-art/, accessdate=3 April 2015
Art websites
Internet properties established in 2008