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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... market work in the same way. In the eight years I've been in the art world, the dealer has emerged as an elite collector (Larry Gagosian in Art in America 1988: 82) Such sentiments – high prices at auction, conflict and cooperation ...
... art market concerns: SoHo, as hub of the New York art world since the 1960s, started to give way to Chelsea in the 1990s, and current attention is given to non-Manhattan activity in Brooklyn (namely Williamsburg) and Queens, which has ...
... Art dealers and auctioneers are embedded in the art business world of commercial culture. There are two key ways to sell fine art and antiques: sale or consignment to, or private sale by, an art dealer; consignment to, or private sale ...
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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 |