AI and the Art Market is the first book to offer an approachable introduction to AI for art-market professionals, considering AI's impact on and possible applications within the art world, whether as a business tool or as an artistic medium. The two primary topics of how AI is affecting the art market and the market for AI art are united under the ......
Art auctions are spectacular theatres of the contemporary art world. From glittering black-tie events to the anonymity of the digital realm, auctions stage the creation of value and can make or break artists' careers. They are a strange phenomenon: relics from the 18th century which remain at the heart of the art world in our digital age. And yet ......
This publication is a unique manifesto for raising the standard of institutional practices across the world. It suggests that existing art institutions are not equipped to deal with the radical social, economic and environmental change we are living through and engage with advancement in the arts, and that unless they re-focus on their core ......
The Art Dealers Apprentice tells the story of how the author moved to New York in 1989 as a young Midwesterner, found a job at an Upper East Side gallery, and became the protege of Carla Panicali, an Italian countess and major international art world figure.
Why do the arts matter so much in rural areas? The arts are needed now more than ever to heal the social fabric, grow the population, drive the local economy and, in some cases, replace lost industries.
Beyond the cliches of country and city, understanding the differences in history, programming, economic impact, staffing, board development, marketing, fundraising, community engagement, and pursuit of diversity, equity, and inclusion in relation to their rural setting can help an arts manager be ready to adapt and succeed in different regions.
This book presents the first in-depth analysis of the staggering growth of the Chinese contemporary art market, from an emerging bit-part player in the 1990s and early 2000s to a key pillar of the global art trade, representing over a fifth of all worldwide art sales. In an engaging personal account Lisa Movius throws light on the fascinating ......
Memories of a London Art Dealer is the distillation of a lifetime's experience and expertise in the art world. Neither an autobiography nor a traditional memoir, the book consists of reflections, anecdotes, telling conversations, encounters, touches of humour and a choice selection of the triumphs and disasters, heroes and villains ......
The past decade has seen American culture divided by debates over social identity, public morality, communal values and freedom of expression. A key focus of these discussions has been the role of visual arts in public life. Here five critics and two artists show the ways that this debate has reshaped our view of American culture.