Where do you stand in the art world?
Discover your Art Knowledge. Understand your decision power. Receive your personalized ArtWorld DNA and basic AKS + ADPS assessment — free during our launch phase.
GET MY FREE ARTWORLD DNAREAD THE INTRODUCTION PDFKnowledge is not power. Power is not knowledge.
The art world often treats expertise, visibility, prestige and influence as if they were the same. AKS × ADPS separates them so curators, academics, historians, collectors, advisors and other non-artist professionals can see their position differently.
Art Knowledge Score
An evidence-oriented indicator of demonstrated art knowledge: research, interpretation, education, publications, curatorial experience, sustained engagement and other forms of expertise.
Art Decision Power Score
An indicator of capacity to influence visibility, resources and decisions through institutional authority, networks, reach, selection power, market effects and professional access.
Discover your ArtWorld DNA. Free.
Take part in the introductory AKS × ADPS assessment and receive a personalized digital PDF with your basic scores, an accessible explanation and your unique ArtWorld DNA visualization.
Own your ArtWorld DNA.
Your scores can also become a physical, personalized artwork. Each composition is derived from your assessment variables, making every ArtWorld DNA different.
20 × 20 cm · Edition of 2 · signed by DHAdmann
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What you receive free
✓ Basic AKS score
✓ Basic ADPS score
✓ Explanation of your position
✓ Personalized ArtWorld DNA
✓ Digital PDF result
Optional collectible
Personalized 20 × 20 cm physical ArtWorld DNA, signed and issued in an edition of only two.
Every ArtWorld DNA is different.
The visual composition changes according to the relationship between the participant's AKS and ADPS dimensions. These examples illustrate the visual language; they are sample profiles, not real participant results.
Sample profile 01 · knowledge-led configuration
Sample profile 02 · high-connectivity configuration
Sample profile 03 · distributed configuration
Want to see exactly what the free assessment looks like?
Download a three-page anonymized sample showing the score summary, basic interpretation and ArtWorld DNA page that participants can expect to receive.
See the benchmark before you see your own score.
These reference profiles show how AKS and ADPS can be read in context. The AKS panel now uses evidence-supported profiles with stronger documented source bases, while the ADPS panel remains the current evidence-coded calibration pilot.
AKS Evidence Benchmark
ADPS Benchmark 20
Method note: the AKS panel presents 20 evidence-supported reference profiles selected from the current AKS dataset using the existing K1–K6 evidence-oriented scoring and source-confidence fields. It is a reference benchmark, not a definitive global ranking. The ADPS panel remains the current 20-person calibration pilot rather than the final Power 500 ranking. Both benchmark sets may be refined as person-specific evidence and calibration improve.
Go deeper when you're ready.
The free assessment is the beginning. Three professional intelligence services will launch in January 2027. Join the waiting list now to be informed when they open.
Career Benchmark Report
See where your knowledge and decision power stand against relevant professionals and benchmark populations.
JOIN WAITING LIST →Art Career Diagnostic
Identify the specific dimensions strengthening or limiting your professional position, visibility, reach and influence.
JOIN WAITING LIST →Art Career GPS
Translate your AKS × ADPS findings into concrete strategic actions for knowledge, networks, institutional reach and career development.
JOIN WAITING LIST →Want to understand the idea first?
Read the short introduction to the theory behind AKS, ADPS and ArtWorld DNA, including what the scores measure — and what they do not claim to measure.
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