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Petru is also the founder and director of Art Addiction (Stockholm 1992-1997), Piccola
Galeria Correr (Venice 1997-1999), and Art Addiction Online Gallery on https://
artaddiction.net. With over 1952 contemporary artist members, founded in June 1992,
Art Addiction Online Gallery is the first-ever art website on the internet (on 6 August
1991 Sir Tim Berners-Lee created the first website). ArtAddiction.net is the original
innovator in the online art field, also maintaining its focus and mission of supporting
contemporary artists and providing them with opportunities and resources.

Since 1999, Petru has been the founder, publisher, and editor of World of Art (WOA)
Publishing (https://worldofartmagazine.com) and World of Art (WOA) Contemporary
Art magazine, an artist-run publishing platform in the field of contemporary art,
culture, and theory that provides a valuable service to artists, collectors, galleries,
and museums by offering high-quality magazine and contemporary art book content
including over 1495 artists profiles. The magazine’s distinguished collaborators are
leading art galleries and art museums including Guggenheim museums, the Venice,
Museum of Modern Art /MoMA in New York and many others around the world.

In 2004, Petru founded Artoteque Online Art Gallery, a London-based online
contemporary art platform, marketplace, and online art gallery. Artoteque.com
features over 2,447 contemporary artists in several online annual and biennial
exhibitions.

From 2007, Petru is the founder, publisher, and editor of MOT Publishing and Masters
of Today (MOT) Contemporary Artists Book Series, a professional artist-to-artist
publishing that runs from London (mastersoftoday.com). Masters of Today (MOT) is an
innovative London-based publishing house that specializes in producing high-quality,
bibliophile, collective, collectible art books including over 1211 artist profiles. Masters
of Today (MOT) mission is to provide a platform for fine artists, art museums, art
galleries, foundations, and art organizations to gain deserved recognition for their art.

As a fine artist, founder, art publisher, and art editor, Petru Russu has selected,
exhibited, edited, and published over 7150 contemporary artist profiles in more than
60 bibliophile autograph-signed and numbered limited editions of offset-printed high-
quality art books and contemporary artists’ collective art books for artists, galleries,
museums, and art lovers. You can search inside at Amazon.com by opening the link
http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B0039GVAVK

The collaboration of art and business can lead to intriguing outcomes!