'This highly readable and timely book explores the transformation of the modern and contemporary art market in the 21st century from a niche trade to a globalised operation worth an estimated 50 billion a year.

Drawing on her personal experience, the author describes in fascinating detail the contributions made by a range of actors and institutions to these recent developments. The book focuses on the development of auction houses into globalised, often cutthroat "art business" firms; the emergence and modi operandi of "mega-dealers" and middlemen; the "new frontier" of selling art on the internet; the radical changes in the profile of art collectors; the phenomenon of the "branded" artist and the explosion of art fairs. It addresses the negative side to the art market’s expansion, particularly its lack of transparency and light regulation.' - from publisher's website.

With author's biography.
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REF.ADG
Language

English

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Publication/Creation date

2014

No of pages

208

ISBN / ISSN

9781848221383

No of copies

1

Content type

monograph

Chapter headings

Part I: The Players

Auction Houses: From Dusty Booksellers to The Art People

Dealers: The Emergence of the Mega-gallery

Artists: From Starving in Garrets to Founding Their Own Museums

The New Taste-makers: Collectors, Curators and Advisors

Part II: A Changing Market

Art Fairs: An Event-driven Lifestyle

Clicks v. Bricks: Selling Art Online

Emerging Economies: New Worlds, New Money

The Dark Side of the Moon: An Unregulated and Opaque Market

Big Bucks: The Explosion of the Art Market in the 21st Century
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Big Bucks: The Explosion of the Art Market in the 21st Century