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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... issue of art museums and public trust has been raised by the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) – a membership organization which represents 175 directors of the major art museums in the USA, Canada, and Mexico such as the Art ...
... issues concerning art objects' as a not-for-profit organization dedicated to integrity in the visual arts. Institutional economic research firms specializing in fine art and antiques, such as the economic impact of art fairs, include ...
... Issues of corporate governance and public accountability were raised in relations between private collectors (such as Saatchi, who was a Tate Patron and owner of works by Schnabel, a highly collectible artist in the 1980s) and public ...
... issue of The Art Newspaper is without a story of unethical art market practice; this invites him to address ethical issues in the art market in Chapter 10. Chapter 11 on art and crime is shared by Clarissa McNair and Charles Hill, two ...
... issues addressed in the individual chapters. Acknowledgements. Derrick Chong would like to recognize the financial ... issue (Summer). AAMD (Association of Art Museum Directors) (2001a) 'Art museums, private collectors, and the public ...
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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 |