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The Art Business [Paperback]

Iain Robertson , Derrick Chong
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  • Paperback: 246 pages
  • Publisher: Routledge; New Ed edition (3 April 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 041539158X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0415391580
  • Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 16.1 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 127,288 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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:

  • technical and structural elements of the art market
  • cultural policy and management in art business
  • regulatory legal and ethical issues in the art world
  • the views, through interviews, of leading art market experts.

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.

About the Author

Iain Robertson is deputy academic director and head of art business studies at Sotheby's Institute of Art. He is an Asia correspondent for the international edition of The Art Newspaper, advisor to the Asia Art Archive, Hong Kong and honorary director of education of MOMA Beijing. His book, Understanding International Art Markets and Management, was published by Routledge in 2005. Derrick Chong is a senior lecturer in management at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is also consultant lecturer in art business at Sotheby's Institute of Art in London and Singapore, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts (FRSA). He wrote Arts Management, also published by Routledge, in 2002.

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worth every penny 1 Nov 2009
An excellent, informative collection of varied articles, all up to date and pertinent to the subject. Highly recommended
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The Art Business 27 Oct 2010
I thought that the chapters had potential to be good, and although it covers some interesting topics and conveys relevant and useful information the editing is not particulalry helpful to the reader.
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