Le groupe de recherche Absolument Contemporain ouvre sa première session de séminaires en proposant un lieu de dialogue entre doctorants et jeunes professionnels du milieu de l’art.
En créant cet espace, notre objectif est d’impliquer les jeunes chercheurs dans une série de discussions autour des préoccupations conceptuelles et économiques de l’art actuel, mais également de montrer en quoi les professionnels actuels (artistes, galeristes, commissaires d’expositions, chargés des publics) sont à l’origine de nouvelles propositions, de nouveaux modèles économiques, de nouvelles façons d’envisager et de faire l’art d’aujourd’hui et de demain.
Qu’il soit question de contribuer à la production, à la monstration ou à . . . → En lire plus
Creating Markets, Collecting Art (London, 14-15 Jul 16) Christie’s, 8 King St, St. James, London SW1Y 6QT, UK, July 14 – 15, 2016
Deadline: Dec 7, 2015 2016
Conference: Creating Markets, Collecting Art Celebrating 250 years of Christie’s Collectors of Contemporary Art: Tastemakers or Market Makers?
Contact: vchagnon-burke@christies.edu
Every summer for the last 24 years, ArtNews has published the ranking of the top two hundred collectors; a quick glance at the list reveals that a large number of these collectors are focusing either on modern and contemporary art or increasingly solely on contemporary art. If we understand the art world as a microcosm or a network of dependencies between a set of players who range from artists and critics . . . → En lire plus
Après cette période estivale, c’est avec grand plaisir que nous vous invitons à la reprise de notre cycle d’entretien 1960-1990. Les voix de la photographie lancé par le chantier de recherche Import/Export. Aux sources du langage sur la photographie. Il se tiendra le lundi 28 septembre à l’INHA.
Rendez-vous le lundi 28 septembre, 18h30-20h30, INHA, 2 rue Vivienne 75002 Paris
NB : La salle sera communiquée dans le courant de la semaine prochaine.
A l’occasion de cette sixième séance du cycle d’entretiens publics, nous aurons le plaisir de recevoir Agathe . . . → En lire plus
The fourth Workshop of the Forum Kunst und Markt at the TU Berlin will focus on the strategies of artists operating on the art market. Historically, the decreasing dominance of the patronage of the courts and churches did not automatically lead to an increase in artists’ autonomy as it also augmented their dependence on a quickly growing and increasingly diversified art market. By following this development over several centuries, we aim to investigate the respective strategies and ranges of action available between artistic freedom and financial success.
What are the conditions of work that artists have established by setting up production bases such as the artist’s studio, the . . . → En lire plus
The Art Market, Collectors and Agents: Then and Now (London, 13 Jul 16) London, Institute of Historical Research, Senate House, June 13, 2016 Deadline: Jul 30, 2015
Collecting and Display Conference The Art Market, Collectors and Agents: Then and Now Studies of the art market have paid great attention to the rise of auctions and the subsequent opening of the art market. However, there was another, equally important part of the art market in the early modern period, namely the agent, who discovered, bought and sold works of art to many of the most important collectors of the day. Agents not only acted as advisors; they set up networks across Europe and even beyond to acquire works of art; they . . . → En lire plus
The study day will take place on Saturday 16 July, 2016 at the Institute of Historical Research, Senate House, London. The date has been planned to complement the conference being held by Christie’s to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the auction house on 14 and 15 July.
Studies of the art market have paid great attention to the rise of auctions and the subsequent opening of the art market. However, there was another, equally important part of the art market in the early modern period, namely the agent, who discovered, bought and sold works of art to many of the most important collectors of the . . . → En lire plus
Negotiating Art: Dealers and Museums (London, 1-2 Apr 16)
The National Gallery, London, April 1 – 02, 2016
Deadline: Sep 18, 2015
Negotiating Art: Dealers and Museums.
This two-day conference on the relations between art dealers and museums, organised by the National Gallery in collaboration with the University of Manchester and the University of Liverpool, will be held at the National Gallery, London.
This joint conference, which has its origins in the acquisition of the Thos. Agnew & Sons archive by the National Gallery, aims to explore the relationship between art dealers and museums, in the UK and worldwide, and across a wide chronological period. Although there will be a focus on the London and British art market in the . . . → En lire plus
The Venice Biennale and the Art Market (London, 4-5 Feb 2016)
London, February 4 – 05, 2016
Deadline: Jun 21, 2015
The Venice Biennale and the Art Market, the Venice Biennale as an Art Market: Anatomy of a Complex Relationship Over its history, the strategic positioning of the Venice Biennale has seemingly oscillated between a pure exhibition platform and a hybrid exhibition/exchange platform. At its inception in 1895, the venture strongly pushed forward an aim of aesthetic experimentation (laboratorio della modernità) whilst emphasising its scorn of mercantile concerns (prosaicità mercantile). However the 1899 Catalogue of the Biennale blatantly belied such initial aim when it signalled the presence of a sales bureau at the heart of the exhibition palace. From then . . . → En lire plus
Over its history, the strategic positioning of the Venice Biennale has seemingly oscillated between a pure exhibition platform and a hybrid exhibition/exchange platform. At its inception in 1895, the venture strongly pushed forward an aim of aesthetic experimentation (laboratorio della modernità) whilst emphasising its scorn of mercantile concerns (prosaicità mercantile). However the 1899 Catalogue of the Biennale blatantly belied such initial aim when it signalled the presence of a sales bureau at the heart of the exhibition palace. From then onwards, the Venice venture openly acknowledged its function as a market of international contemporary art, so much so that its . . . → En lire plus
Art and Market in the Nineteenth Century (The Hague, 21-22 May 15) The Hague, May 21 – 22, 2015
Registration deadline: May 5, 2015
Friend or foe: Art and the Market in the Nineteenth Century
The attitude towards art dealers in the nineteenth century are rather diverse. Vincent van Gogh loathed the ‘art buyer’ while other artists built enduring relationships with them. However different these positions, most artists seem to have agreed that the impact of dealers on the art world was undeniable and had to be negotiated in one way or another. Most narratives of the history of the nineteenth-century art market have assigned dealers the role of stage-managers and even puppet masters, controlling the entire artistic life-cycle of . . . → En lire plus
To commemorate the traditional founding date of Christie’s auction house in 1766, a two-day conference, 14-15 July 2016, will be held at Christie’s King Street, focussing on the theme of ‘Creating Markets and Collecting Art’.
Christie’s Education is known for its collaborative and cross-disciplinary approach to the study of works of art through its Master’s programmes in the History of Art and its Markets, Art-world Practice and Art, Law and Business internationally. This conference hopes to explore this cross-disciplinary area, looking at the interrelationship of commerce, collecting and the academy.
Proposals are invited for Academic Sessions. Sessions should engage with current scholarship on any aspect of the art market, in . . . → En lire plus
L’association Hist’Art a le plaisir de vous inviter au prochain atelier « Réseaux Culture » : entretien avec Ziqi Peng, Galerie DoubleS. Cet atelier se déroulera au hall d’exposition de l’université Paris 8 (St-Denis), le 19 mars 2015 de 13h à 15h.
Cet atelier évoquera le métier de galeriste dans le secteur artistique contemporain et du commissariat d’exposition. L’atelier commencera par la présentation de l’association Hist’Art ; puis nous animerons une discussion en compagnie de Ziqi Peng, doctorante en histoire de l’art, gérante d’entreprise, commissaire d’exposition et galeriste. L’entretien sera suivi de la visite de l’exposition Young Chinese Artists. Made in China ? par Ziqi Peng, commissaire de l’exposition. . . . → En lire plus
Journée d’études sous la coordination de Véronique Meyer, laboratoire CRIHAM et Dominique Moncond’huy, laboratoire FoReLL, dans le cadre de l’axe thématique Humanités, Culture, Patrimoine de la Maison des Sciences de l’Homme et de la Société de Poitiers.
Faculté des Sciences humaines et arts – Hôtel Fumé salle des Actes – 8 rue René-Descartes – Bât. E15
19 mars 2015 – 10h / 17h
Ouvert à tous – Entrée libre Renseignements : http://sha.univ-poitiers.fr/ Contact : catherine.male@univ-poitiers.fr
PROGRAMME
De Gruyter is seeking to appoint Section Editors to work on the Art Market Dictionary (AMD). The Section Editors are invited to contribute to the project’s conception, and each will work on a specific country or geographic area to complete the entries list and suggest/locate authors for these entries. They will receive a small yearly compensation and appear as Co-Editors of the final publication.
We are seeking papers for our panel at the 2015 ISECS meeting in Rotterdam. Information on how to submit abstracts can be found here :
http://isecs2015.wordpress.com/registration/submit-a-paper-for-a-panel-session/
Alternative Markets and Visual Culture in Eighteenth-Century France (3.18)
Academic artistic practice in the eighteenth century was at odds with the growing commercial culture of the period. From its foundation, the Royal Academy prohibited its members from dealing in art, an offense that was deemed cause for expulsion by 1777. Critics similarly looked down on painting for profit. In 1747, La Font de Saint Yenne had harsh words for artists who chose the more financially lucrative practice of portraiture . . . → En lire plus
Le monde au temps des surréalistes (Paris, 7-8 Nov 14)
Centre allemand d’histoire de l’art, Paris, November 7 – 08, 2014
« Le monde au temps des surréalistes » Centres, périphéries et itinéraires du marché de l’art surréaliste Paris, Centre allemand d’histoire de l’art, 7–8 novembre 2014
Atelier de recherche du Centre allemand d’histoire de l’art et de l’Institut d’histoire de l’art de l’Université de Leipzig. Cet atelier de recherche prélude un projet de recherche, en cours de préparation, consacré aux rapports entre surréalisme et marché de l’art. Intitulé « Le monde au temps des surréalistes. Centres, périphéries et itinéraires du marché de l’art surréaliste, 1925–1947 », il se donne pour objectif la réalisation d’un répertoire exhaustif des expositions surréalistes . . . → En lire plus
Enterprises & Entrepreneurs in Baroque Times (Seville, 10-12 Nov 14) Sevilla, Fundación Focus-Abengoa Hospital de los Venerables Plaza de los Venerables, 8 41004 Sevilla. España, November 10 – 12, 2014 Baroque School, Focus-Abengoa Foundation Enterprises and Entrepreneurs in the Baroque Times Objectives The Focus Abengoa Foundation Baroque School, November OMNQ, offers an innovative vision on the role of entrepreneurs and enterprises in the “first globalization” of the markets according to the latest historiography and economic literature. It will also introduce the role and the relation of these economic agents with the art market under European capitalism principles in the XVII and XVIII centuries. The Baroque School aims at assessing, from a broad and complete perspective, the interrelationship established between entrepreneurial . . . → En lire plus
Editor (m/f) Art Market Dictionary (Berlin/Munich) De Gruyter, Berlin or Munich
The independent academic publisher De Gruyter can look back at a history of over 260 years. The De Gruyter Group, which includes the publishing houses of De Gruyter Akademie Forschung, Birkhäuser, De Gruyter Mouton, De Gruyter Oldenbourg, De Gruyter Saur, and De Gruyter Open, publishes over 1,300 new titles each year in the humanities, medicine, natural sciences, and law, more than 650 journals, and a variety of digital media. The company is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. De Gruyter is targeting aggressive growth through sales of new product types and innovative business models, especially in international markets. http://www.degruyter.com
We are currently seeking applicants for a two-year fixed term (renewable), . . . → En lire plus
Fraught with tension, the co-mingling and relationship between art history and the art market has remained among the most under-explored and elusive topics of examination in the discipline. Even so, the mechanisms of value and valuation, the networks of patrons and dealers at the local and global level, and the more recent explosion in the democratization of, and accessibility to, on-lineart auctions has a reciprocal effect on how and why art historians research and write about art. This panel seeks to examine the broader and critical dimensions of this issue across any historical period and calls for presentations that explore, whether . . . → En lire plus
New Book Series: History of Collecting & Art Markets
Brill’s « Studies in the History of Collecting & Art Markets » is a peer-reviewed book series dedicated to original scholarship on the social, cultural, and economic mechanisms underlying the circulation of art. Over the last two decades interest in the formation, display, and dissolution of art collections increased tremendously; art markets, trade routes, and dealer networks became a rich field of interdisciplinary inquiry. Scholarship brought forth a lot of information about the flamboyant personalities to whom the possession of art was a lifestyle; regarding the « social life of things », i.e. the provenance of individual artworks, many research gaps could be closed. This shift in scholarly attention . . . → En lire plus
