Preserve knowledge.
Build trust.
Expand presence.
For an art world in which significant works reach more people and their knowledge endures across generations.
The charitable PARAGON Foundation connects significant original works with an intelligent memory. It makes their knowledge accessible, enables dialogue in curated settings, and supports the traceable management of ownership and rights.
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New spaces.
New perspectives.
The same art.
One work.
Three dimensions.
Artwork Spirit is the intelligent entity permanently associated with an individual work of art. The original gains a growing memory, a presence people can engage with, and the capacity to have authorised processes coordinated on its behalf.
01MindKnowledge and understanding
Work data, documents, provenance and research remain connected to the original, their sources and review status.
Read more02PresencePresentation and dialogue
Professionally curated presentations and dialogue with the Artwork Spirit create new ways to engage with a work, digitally and alongside the original.
Read more03AgencyRights and action
Ownership of the original, usage rights and clear authority provide the basis for authorised and traceable processes.
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Shaping this
future
together.
Institutions shape.
Technology connects.
PARAGON and SQARES contribute technological expertise. Artists and leading institutions take responsibility for works, specialist knowledge and curatorial programmes. Together, we develop infrastructure that makes knowledge accessible, simplifies rights coordination, and supports institutions’ own digital offerings and authorised uses.
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