The Art BusinessIain Robertson Routledge, 2008 M08 28 - 246 páginas By the time you read this book, the art world may have witnessed the sale of its first $500 million painting. Whilst for some people money is anathema to art this is clearly a wealthy international industry, and a market with its own conventions and pressures. Drawing on the vast experience of Sotheby’s Institute of Art, The Art Business exposes the realities of the commercial trade in fine art and antiques. Attention is devoted to the role of auction houses, commercial galleries and art museums as key institutions, with the text divided into four thematic sections covering:
This book provides a thorough examination of contemporary issues in the art business, and the mechanisms and influences which underpin its evolution. It is essential reading for students of art history or international business, or anyone with an interest in pursuing a career in this area. |
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... art market since he joined Sotheby's in the 1970s to provide performance and other statistics and strategic advice to the British Rail Pension Fund during their art ... funds on behalf of ABN Amro. He lectures on art business and investment ...
... art. Recent developments in art business have made it an intriguing subject for study: the rise in fine art and antiques as alternative investment vehicles (as represented by the emergence of art price databases, art indexes, and art funds); ...
... art business service providers A range of complementary providers exist to ... Art Fund (formerly the National Art Collections Fund) and the Contemporary Art ... funds (the most prominent being Philip Hoffman's The Fine Art Fund) focus on ...
... art and antiques can be identified, which make links to the key art business organizations (see Table 1.1). Level 1 ... funds. In each level of consumption dealers (private and public) and auctioneers are active as intermediaries. Level ...
... art fund marketplace in 2005, one year after announcing its entry; and US-based Fernwood Art Investment, which received high media attention, floundered and closed in 2006. Other art funds are in various stages of development. Art funds ...
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Part I Technical and structural elements of the art market | 27 |
Part II Cultural policy and management in art business | 97 |
Part III Regulatory legal and ethical issues in the art world | 139 |
Part IV Voices from the field | 211 |
Index | 229 |