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From: Arif Mumuni General Trading LLC
Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2016 11:44 AM
Subject: "Obama Agonistes" Charcoal and conte drawing, electronic components and video loop. Circa 2011. 16 x 32 inches. In a private collection in Miami Beach, Florida QUOTE INQUIRY

 

Dear Sir,

I would like to purchase some ("Obama Agonistes" Charcoal and conte drawing, electronic components and video loop. Circa 2011. 16 x 32 inches. In a private collection in Miami Beach, Florida), From your store/company to our office in Dubai,

We are interested in buying your products,

I look forward to a successful transaction with you. I will be waiting for your

response soon.

Arif Mumuni General Trading LLC

Abdul Arif Mumuni

Dubai

P.O.Box: 96547, Dubai

New non profit launches

ARTIVE, a new not-for-profit organization will today launch globally with a stated mission to protect and preserve the world's cultural heritage through the use of technology.

Artive will act as an independent advocacy group for the protection of cultural heritage worldwide and will maintain a universal, digital and searchable archive for works of art and cultural property.

Artive is seeking to unify the vast amount of information about at-risk, stolen, looted and destroyed works of art and cultural property held by a diverse and dispersed range of institutions and organizations. By providing a central, not-for-profit data resource, Artive will create a new, secure and permanent platform preserving cultural heritage for present and future generations.

The platform is aimed at cultural heritage professionals, academic bodies, law enforcement bodies, professional service companies and private individuals, and seeks to address and rectify the information gap that exists between independent, disparate and commercial databases.

Artive's database system and records will also have a pertinent application to due diligence practices in the commercial art market. Artive will be the first not-for-profit, impartial service for identifying claims or taints attached to works of art.

The not-for-profit will be headquartered in the United States but will operate with an international mission. Artive is inviting cultural institutions, law enforcement agencies, intergovernmental bodies, and all holders and custodians of data worldwide to host their records on the new database system, itself the most technologically advanced and agile collection management tool in the world. It also invites organizations and individuals with similar causes to partner with Artive for the protection and preservation of the world’s cultural heritage.

Jason Sousa, CEO of Artive, said:

“This is the most disruptive innovation in the cultural heritage world for 30 years. We believe in the power of community to solve problems by sharing information. Together, we can create and manage the world’s most comprehensive public database to protect and preserve cultural heritage today, tomorrow and for generations to come.”