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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... cultural property ownership laws, data protection and privacy laws, anti-money laundering laws, and value-added sales taxes). Several trade associations – ABA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association), BADA (British Antique Dealers ...
... cultural artefacts not least of all in public collections; the introduction of European Union regulation on droit de suite (artist's resale rights); and issues of corporate governance, such as public trust, gaining prominence with art ...
... cultural forces from which it has emerged and for which it may be taken by a viewer to stand and 'wonder' – 'the power of the displayed object to stop the viewer in his or her tracks, to convey an arresting sense of uniqueness, to evoke ...
... cultural critics such as Chin-tao Wu (2002). Corporate art collections by business services organizations such as investment banks and law firms can be cited. 'Under the motto “Art at Work” Deutsche Bank has assembled the world's ...
Iain Robertson. subdiscipline has its own publications, A Handbook of Cultural Economics (Towse 2000) and the Journal of Cultural Economics. Marketing and consumer behaviour research on collecting includes the work of Russell Belk (1995) ...
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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 |