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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... importance in making art available to the general public, and it remains fundamental to the general education of arts appreciation. Yet not everyone takes advantage of this opportunity, so there are 'attenders' and 'non-attenders' (of ...
... importance of measuring art's economic impact, and the marketing-orientation of public services with citizens reconceptualized as customers. It goes without saying that it is very difficult for NMGs to baulk at the priorities of their ...
... important than ever, with the rise of super-rich consumers in the emerging economies of Russia, India, and China. Russian buyers from the so-called oligarch class have been keen on repatriating Russian paintings from the late nineteenth ...
... importance of insider access to shape taste: 'Only those critics who have succeeded as instruments for the redirection of general tastes seem really to have been in a position to profit from their judgement.' He concludes on the non ...
... important to acknowledge that DACS, albeit the primary collecting society in the UK, is not the sole one: for example, Artists' Collecting Society (ACS) was established in June 2006, with support from the British Art Market Federation ...
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 |