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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... exhibition of paintings. Charles Hill is a private investigator specializing in art crime investigations. Henry Lydiate has specialized in art law since being called to the English Bar in 1974. He has written a regular column for Art ...
... exhibitions and programmes at its four locations: Mumbai, New Delhi, New York and Singapore. She holds an MA in Art Business from Sotheby's Institute of Art London, where she specialized in the Indian art market. Victoria L. Tseng works ...
... exhibitions, record-breaking auction prices, and the lifestyle celebration of superstar contemporary artists, dealers, and collectors – have become naturalized. A review of Art in America's (Summer 1988) issue on money and art at the ...
... exhibitions, and possibly museum shows. Reviews in the New York Times can be very important. Some people treat the Times like a dope sheet. But serious collectors take a wider range of factors into account. A consensus develops around ...
... exhibitions. The profit incentive is used as a primary point of separation: art museums are usually not structured to maximize profits for shareholders, thus an emphasis on not-for-profit or public sector organizations; dealers and ...
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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 |