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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... example of an art business organization; Level 2 is represented by various types of collectors (public and private; individual and institutional); and Level 3 is represented by investors and speculators, including the emergence of art ...
... example – Arthur Danto cites a 'certain theory of art': It is the theory that takes it up into the world of art, and keeps it from collapsing into the real object which it is (in a sense of is other than that of artistic identification) ...
... examples of 'static' collections based on the taste of private individuals include the Wallace Collection (London), the Frick Collection (New York), the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston), and the Barnes Foundation (Merion, PA) ...
... examples can be cited. First, a body of economic analysis of art providing financial service through its potential for price appreciation has developed (see, for example, Throsby 1994; Campbell 2004, 2005; Mei and Moses 2002, 2005). How ...
... examples have been less successful: Dutch bank ABN Amro departed from the art fund marketplace in 2005, one year after announcing its entry; and US-based Fernwood Art Investment, which received high media attention, floundered and ...
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 |