ATFU

Today, artists need to organize themselves. To organize itself in the literal sense, but in reality our generation is working to establish a new order of things. And we are proof of this with ATFU.

Two of us are artists and the third has been supporting them on a daily basis for years. We quickly realized that our approach was rooted in an urgent need to return to the collective, to mutual aid, to autonomy.

As artists, we have always deployed strategies. No money ? We take several jobs. No gallery? We put on our own exhibitions. No network? We chat on Instagram with strangers. No collectors? We exchange coins between relatives.

With ATFU, we offer a new path, not yet another online gallery. We offer a new use, not just a social network.

We, artists, by rehabilitating and allowing the exchange of works without limit of time or space thanks to an application, participate in building a new order of things, a movement, a counter-power.

Our recent interviews with researchers, sociologists, gallery owners and artists who support the project have convinced us of one thing: it is necessary to propose and invent these new organizational strategies in the art world. And it is necessary to do it now.


The principle :
On ATFU, visual artists meet by swapping their pieces. They gradually build up their collection of works of art.


How it works ?
1. Traffic: sniff out the coins of the turfu
Swipe anonymous works
On the right: the part enters your favorites library
On the left: it does not interest you at the moment
Click on it: access to more details
Handshake: offers a barter

Attention, the identity of the artists is hidden until the match! Guaranteed equality, annihilated speculation.


2. Catalogs: what would you be ready for in a play?
Artists are invited to look in each other's catalogs in order to agree on a barter.

To barter, you must add in your catalog, a sheet of the work, with certain necessary information (complete cartel, a good quality photo) and other recommended (note of intent, more photos).

For one of his coveted pieces, the artist owner receives a notification in his "proposals received" section. There he has direct access to your barter coins, can then look at them and choose one.

3. Messaging: it's reciprocal, meet!
When his choice is made, you both receive a notification in your messaging where you find out who is the artist behind the work. You can then discuss, discover your work and agree on the terms of the exchange.

What are you bartering?

These are not your last productions intended to be exhibited. Barter concerns unsold pieces, already shown, stored in the workshop. Multiples, editions.
Moreover, what is on the periphery of the works is also a field to be exploited: experimental prints (over exposed, under exposed, reversed, negative…), workshop tests, preparatory sketches, works not accepted by your gallery owners…


Most :
Your works acquire value when they circulate
Unclog the workshops
A piece is not for single use: a second life after exposure

The rules on ATFU:

Post only works of which you are the creators
Have a single account on ATFU
Put quality photos (vade retro photo yellow, dark, blurry)
Fill in as much detail as possible for each of your rooms
Ensure the authenticity of your works
Respect others and discuss with kindness
Report abusive behavior
And For All Purposes, no euros or crypto: your wealth is your coins.

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