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. |
Dentro del libro
... aesthetic and financial value in contemporary art ANTHONY DOWNEY 4 Investing in art: art as an asset class JEREMY ECKSTEIN 5 'Chindia' as art market opportunity IAIN ROBERTSON, VICTORIA L. TSENG, AND SONAL SINGH PART II Cultural policy ...
... Aesthetics, Ethics and Politics. Jeremy Eckstein is an economist and statistician by training. He has been analysing the art market since he joined Sotheby's in the 1970s to provide performance and other statistics and strategic advice ...
... consider that the 'product' is a unique, aesthetic object bound by specific legal and ethical issues. Since the original conception of this book, the MAAB programme has expanded from its base in London to New York and Editors' preface.
... aesthetic and potential financial rewards are at the core of all these discussions. The benefits to be derived from investment in art are carefully covered, bringing to the fore the problems of tracking the market and the assessment of ...
... aesthetic object, often without utilitarian purpose, assigned value? What mechanisms exist? In many respects, the art business world, as discussed in this text, represents Moulin's 'secret alchemy'. Moulin's research method of ...
Contenido
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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 |