Dark Side of the Boom
The Excesses of the Art Market in the 21st Century
$58.47
- Paperback
232 pages
- Release Date
14 January 2018
Summary
This book lifts the lid on some of the excesses that the 21st-century explosion of the contemporary art market brought in its wake, notably at its very top end. The buying of art as an investment, temptations to forgery, tax evasion, money laundering and pressure to produce more and more art all form part of this story, as do issues over authentication and the impact of the enhanced use of financial instruments on art transactions.
Drawing on a series of revealing interviews with art…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781848222205 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1848222203 |
| Author: | Georgina Adam |
| Publisher: | Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 232 |
| Release Date: | 14 January 2018 |
| Weight: | 450g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm |
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‘A “must-read” for anyone with an interest in the relationship between art and money.’ Daily Telegraph
About The Author
Georgina Adam
Georgina Adam is a journalist and author who has covered the global art market for over 30 years. She is a contributor to the Financial Times and The Art Newspaper, where she was Art Market Editor from 2000 to 2008 and is now Editor at Large. She is the author of Big Bucks: The Explosion of the Art Market in the 21st Century (Lund Humphries, 2014).
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