This week we have something a little special for you: a deep dive into Artsy’s Art Genome Project, the system that is used to classify the artworks on Artsy. We discuss some of the exciting and surprising trends in contemporary art that the Genome Project has unearthed, before expanding on our previous discussion centered around the pitfalls of labeling artists—and explore the underappreciated history of the pigments used to create art through the ages.

Read more: https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-the-artsy-podcast-no-11-so-what-is-the-art-genome-project-anyway