A New art from emerging markets / Iain Robertson

By:

Robertson, Iain

Publication details: Surrey : Lund Humphries, 2011Edition: 1rst edDescription: 208 pISBN:

9781848220195

Summary: How can the world's emerging markets, with newly acquired wealth, develop contemporary art which is both 'modern' and reflects their long cultural traditions and complex histories? A New Art From Emerging Markets sets out to address this question with specific reference to the contemporary art markets of China, South-East Asia, India, the Middle East and Iran. Iain Robertson introduces and examines three types of emerging markets for contemporary art: the very recently established, the maturing and the mature. In temporal terms, the youngest are no more than five years old; the maturing, fifteen years old; and the mature up to twenty-five years old. But time is only one measure of the market, because size and speed of growth provide other means of establishing where the market is placed. As well as providing a survey of emerging art markets throughout the world, the book is concerned with looking at how value in non-Western contemporary art is constructed largely by external political events and economic factors rather than aesthetic considerations. For instance, Dubai's political risk has increased markedly with the threat of a terrorist attack in the Emirate: this has repercussions for one of the world's newest art-market hubs and will undoubtedly affect the progress of prices for Middle-Eastern and Indian art. The book also considers whether it is better to let a new art market grow organically, driven by commercial imperatives, or for the government to step in to construct a cultural and economic infrastructure within which an art market can be placed. Written accessibly and engagingly for general readers as well as art professionals and investors, this book presents a fascinating overview of the historical context, cultural traditions and current political and economic factors affecting the market for contemporary art in these regions. It offers the collector, investor, speculator, observer and culturally interested individual a unique insight into where the new markets are and how they are likely to develop. (Font: Editor)Summary: Ian Robertson, cap d’estudis del Sotheby’s Institute of Arts de Londres i membre fundador del Professional Advisors to the International Art Market (PAIAM), analitza en aquest llibre els mercats d’art emergents d’Àsia. Aporta una visió interessant i amena del context històric, les tradicions culturals i els factors polítics i econòmics que influeixen en aquests mercats i proporciona estudis específics de la Xina, el sud-est asiàtic, Japó, l’Índia, l’Orient Mitjà i l’Iran. Els analitza i els categoritza en tres tipus: els de recent creació (menys de cinc anys), els que estan en procés de maduració (fins a 15 anys) i els madurs (fins a 25 anys) i observa la seva repercussió en el panorama artístic internacional. Segons Robertson, aquests mercats es caracteritzen per estar influenciats pels esdeveniments polítics i econòmics més que per criteris estètics, d’una banda, i per la dualitat entre tradició i occidentalització, de l’altra. Finalment, observa fins a quin punt aquests mercats operen segons imperatius comercials o sota la intervenció dels governs. (Font: El Centre)

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Centre d' Informació i Documentació del CERC Sala	General	S 00667	1	Available		1900130552

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction: All Change in the Art Market -- 2. The East Asian democracies: Taiwan, South Korea and Japan -- 3. Greater China -- 4. The Persianate Zone: Iran, Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan -- 5. Hindustan: India -- 6. South East Asia: Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines and Malaysia -- 7. The Offshore Exchanges: Hong Kong, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates -- Bibliography -- Index

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