The Art BusinessBy 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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Art–Economic aspects. 2. Art–Marketing. I. Robertson, Iain (Iain Alexander) II. Chong, Derrick, 1963– N8600.A733 2008 706.8–dc22 2007036599 ISBN 0-203-88561-9 Master e-book ISBN ISBN 10: 0–415–39158–X (pbk) ISBN 10: 0–415–39157–1 (hbk) ...
... Market Research Methodologies and lectures on the History of Classical Art. He is completing his doctorate at the University of Manchester on the cultural and socio-economic aspects of banquet scenes in ancient Roman wall-painting.
He left Sotheby's in 1990, since when he has been working as a consultant undertaking economic, statistical and research projects in the art market as well as in the cultural and heritage sectors. He was one of the team selected to ...
Or, to state the modern case with more precision, that works of art exist simultaneously in two 'economies', a market economy and a gift economy. Only one of these is essential, however: a work of art can survive without the market, ...
A research-based monograph, Talking Prices, by Olav Velthuis (2005), grounded in economic sociology, highlights the social structures of the art market, with particular reference to how art dealers in New York and Amsterdam determine ...
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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 |