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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Iain Robertson. Contents Contributors Editors' preface x Foreword 1 Introduction to studies in art business 1 IAIN ROBERTSON AND DERRICK CHONG PART I Technical and structural elements of the art market 2 Price before value IAIN ROBERTSON ...
Iain Robertson. McNair has her own firm, Green Star Investigations, Inc., and is licensed as a private detective in both Pennsylvania and Florida. Iain Robertson is head of art business studies at Sotheby's Institute of Art, London. He ...
Iain Robertson. Editors'. preface. The Art Business grew out of a discussion between the co-editors about producing a series of essays – essentially a reader – for the MA in Art Business (MAAB) programme at Sotheby's Institute of Art. We ...
Iain Robertson. expanded from its base in London to New York and Singapore. This healthy development for Sotheby's Institute of Art represents the growth of interest in creative industries and advances in the global marketplace for art.
Iain Robertson. Foreword. The art market has grown spectacularly in both volume and value in the past few years. It is now a global industry worth in excess of $50 billion a year. In the context of such growth and of the increasing ...
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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 |