Make way for the looker-tagger! Today, with all eyes turned to the computer screen, the “looker” is surfing, scanning, tagging, i.e. interacting. “Tagging to share” has replaced Cézanne’s “copying to see”. From the depth of his studio, the artist today is interested in his digital identity. “Who’s talking about me on the internet? How was my last exhibition viewed? Am I known abroad?” … Power to the user!

The 2013 edition of the Online Reputation Awards for Contemporary Art will be held from April 1st to September 30th. The awards ceremony will take place on October 24th in Paris (details will be provided on this website in due time).

October 24th, 2013, on the occasion of the Fiac art fair in Paris
3 contemporary artists will be awarded with the Grand Prize of eReputation for their category:

The most popular French artist
The most popular French artist is the one who is most talked about on the internet. All new items published, regardless of category or type, are counted on a daily basis.

The most popular French artist on social media
200 social media have been studied

The International e-Reputation Barometer I Contemporary Art
This index presents the ranking of contemporary artists (excluding Asia).
Selection and Method

The initial list of 100 French artists is established by Alexia Guggémos. She takes into account the artists visible and if they have been much talked about recently. In order to rank and compare French artists with international art stars (outside of Asia), 50 names have been chosen as per the official art market ranking in ArtReview magazine.

The tool LINKFLUENCE monitors all information published on the internet using the “full name” (first name + last name) of the artist, associated to the words “art” and “artist”. The study considers the following categories: news, blogs, article comments, images, videos, short messages (eg. Tweets). For 6 months, from April 1st to September 30th, 2013, daily measures are made.

If you would like to suggest an artist for the Contemporary Art Oline Reputation Awards 2013 please click here !