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.
Onsite
English
2014
208
9781848221383
1
monograph
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
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