How to use Sumi

Sumi, artnexus's AI assistant

Sumi knows 50 years of the artnexus archive: artists, movements, magazines, fairs and news since 1976. Ask it anything about Latin American art — it always cites the source of its answer.

Chat with Sumi

The simplest way to use Sumi: type your question on Sumi's main page, or reply to the Sumi widget that appears on articles and news stories.

1. 1Log in to your artnexus account.
2. 2Type your question — for example, “what is kinetic art?” or “tell me about Cruz-Diez.”
3. 3Sumi answers citing articles, magazines or galleries from the archive. Keep asking — it remembers the thread of the conversation.

Create a research document

Beyond quick answers, Sumi can research a topic in depth and save it as an organized document in your history — with a title, summary, sections and cited sources.

1. 1Go to Sumi's main page (this feature is not available from the Sumi widget on articles, only here).
2. 2Explicitly ask for research — for example: “write me a research piece about Beatriz González” or “do research on Latin American kinetic art.”
3. 3Sumi generates the document and saves it as a draft under “My documents,” where you can view it anytime.

Phrases that work well:

All your documents are private — only you can see them under “My documents.”

Tips for better results

• —Be specific: name the artist, artwork, movement or magazine issue if you know it.
• —Sumi only answers based on the artnexus archive — if it can't find information, it will tell you instead of making things up.
• —You can ask follow-up questions without repeating the topic: Sumi remembers what you were talking about.
• —If a question is very broad, narrow it down (a time period, a country, a specific movement) for better results.

Frequently asked questions