Art Markets Research Project

17/08/2015

Call for papers: The art market in a global perspective
28-30 January 2016, University of Amsterdam, Department of Sociology

The aim of this multidisciplinary international conference is to bring together theoretical perspectives (ranging from sociology, anthropology, art history, economics and geography) that help advance our understanding of how art markets function, while offering high-level qualitative and quantitative empirical contributions to their local and global articulations. We particularly welcome contributions on emerging art markets in countries such as China, Russia, South Africa, Turkey, India or Brazil.
The conference seeks to delve into the shifting relationship between established and emerging art markets through a series of paper presentation and keynote sessions, as well as panel discussions with expert practitioners from the field (gallerists, artists, collectors, museum directors), drawing on experiences from a variety of geographical contexts. The conference marks the end of a five year research project on the emergence and development of art markets in the BRIC countries, financed by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, principal investigator: Olav Velthuis.
For conference themes & further details, see attachment or conference website:
http://aissr.uva.nl/research/externally-funded-projects/sites/content13/the-globalization-of-high-culture/international-conference/international-conference.html

Please circulate...

Best wishes,

Olav Velthuis & Amanda Brandellero

International conference on 'The art market in a global perspective' 28-30 January 2016, University of Amsterdam The aim of this multidisciplinary international conference is to bring together theoretical perspectives (ranging from sociology, anthropology, art history, economics and geography) that…

16/06/2015

A nice piece on the upcoming Art Basel art fair
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/15/arts/design/at-art-basel-a-powerful-jury-controls-the-market.html?_r=1

Six jurors decide which galleries get to show their art at this influential Swiss fair, where billions of dollars’ worth of art is for sale.

16/06/2015

Olav Velthuis will take part in the panel discussion "Art Market Talk: The Myth of a Global Art Market" at the upcoming Art Basel art fair https://www.artbasel.com/basel/salon

Art Basel hosts a series of conversations and talks on a range of subjects, including the collection and exhibition of art, understanding art from a geographical and historical perspective, and timely topics concerning the contemporary art scene. Artists, gallerists, art historians, curators, museum…

16/06/2015

The new edited volume on globalization of art markets "Cosmopolitan Canvases" has been referenced in the Financial Times:

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/2476f352-09de-11e5-a6a8-00144feabdc0.html

Tony Salamé, the Lebanese founder of the Aïshti fashion chain, hopes to put Lebanon on the contemporary art map with a new museum due to open in Jal el Dib, a coastal site in Beirut, in October. The Aïshti Foundation building, designed by the

05/06/2015

"Cosmopolitan Canvases: The Globalization of Markets for Contemporary Art" edited by Olav Velthuis and Stefan Baia Curioni has just been published by Oxford University Press. http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780198717744.do

This book provides a unique insight into the global art market. Chapters discuss the flows of contemporary art, the migration of contemporary artists, and the worldwide diffusion of organizational models which the art market has recently witnessed.

05/06/2015

Svetlana Kharchenkova will talk about China's contemporary art market at Pakhuis de Zwijger, Amsterdam, on June 10th. Please register at: https://dezwijger.nl/programma/chinas-fast-and-furious-market

How did the Chinese contemporary art market come about?

02/12/2014

Editorial : J***y ML / Editor-In-Chief Artehelka Want Contemporary Art Market? Then Make Contemporary Artists Contemporary art in India, as far as the gall...

13/05/2014

Décider de la valeur d’une œuvre d’art est une entreprise délicate : les facteurs participant au prix d’une pièce sont divers et, pour beaucoup, une estimation de la valeur d’une œuvre demeure pleinement subjective. En ce qui concerne Olav Velthuis, Professeur Agrégé au Département de Sociologie et…

22/08/2013

Dealers are now traveling to art fairs from Miami to Hong Kong to Basel to São Paulo, but this globalization of the market is easier for galleries with deep pockets — smaller ones are at a disadvantage.

07/08/2013

The online retailer will sell original and limited-edition art ranging in price from a $10 screen print to a $4.85 million painting by Norman Rockwell.

03/06/2013

How likely are you to see a piece of art in a London gallery created by a woman? An art audit by the East London Fawcett Group has attempted to find out

02/06/2013

Russian art week in London.

Russian Art Week is a bi-annual event which takes place in May and November. The major auction houses of Christie’s, Sotheby’s, Bonhams and MacDougall’s all join together to present a series of Russian sales in London. It will feature auctions of rare and valuable Russian paintings, icons, Fabergé and works of art.

Several Russian exhibitions and related cultural events also take place.
See the sales highlights http://www.russianartweek.co.uk/news/

Apr16SALE HIGHLIGHTS JUNE 2013Posted on April 16, 2013 by TheodoraBONHAMS(All images courtesy of Bonhams)Aleksandr Nikolaevich Volkov (Russian, 1886-1957) ‘The child musicians’ ['Дети-музыканты'], 1926 signed in Cyrillic (lower left) tempera on canvas 94 x 94cm (37 x 37in). £200,000-400,000 Nikol...