You are interested in art, but you are somewhat intimidated and don't know where to get information. A PR service that cuts through all that.MARPH.has launched its beta version. It is an art-specific platform that allows you to discover artists, artworks, and galleries you never knew existed.
About 30 artists, including Yusuke Hanai and Yu Nagaba, and 15 galleries such as "Gallery COMMON" and "Gallery Target" participated in the beta version.
Artists and galleries create press releases based on an art-specific information template and distribute them themselves. By providing a simple blog-like environment for information dissemination, real information from the creators and organizers can be actively exchanged.
Members can also register to follow their favorite artists and galleries, and automatically receive press releases about their latest solo exhibitions. You can also access an archive of past exhibitions to learn more about the artist.
On the occasion of the launch, Yu Kimoto, director of "Murph," commented as follows
"Information originating from artists will circulate and eventually intersect. A new common ground for contemporary art". Today, information on art is rampant, but as the tagline suggests, the root of it all lies in the art itself, created by the artists themselves. Murph" will function as a platform to accumulate primary information on art, and will evolve into a platform to deliver the Japanese art scene to the world in cooperation with all kinds of media, both domestic and international. We hope that as many people as possible will encounter their favorite artists through "Murph", visit their solo exhibitions, talk with the artists with excitement, and encounter works of art that will stay with them for a lifetime.
The company will continue to operate the site free of charge for a certain period of time, improving its usability and functions, with the goal of becoming a PR platform for disseminating information on art globally by 2023. If you are at all interested in contemporary art, please take advantage of "Murph".
