Dark Side of the Boom - Georgina Adam - Johan & Levi - Libro Johan & Levi Editore
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Dark Side of the Boom

Controversie, intrighi, scandali nel mercato dell'arte

Since 2005, the proceeds from sales in the art market have almost doubled, surpassing 60 billion dollars yearly. Art fairs and events have proliferated like mushrooms; auctions reach dizzying figures and the overall demand for artwork has increased exponentially. And yet, this peculiar gold rush is only part of the story. Looking more closely, behind the slick vernissages in museums and galleries, behind Christie’s and Sotheby’s glorious records and ever-changing leadership, lies a much darker side. In fact, the legacy of this boom has been a rapid increase in the concentration of power in the hands of a few mega-players who can singlehandedly determine the price – and thus the value – of an artwork. This concentration has had many repercussions: artists are branded like merchandise; art is increasingly treated as a nothing more than an investment; fraud and the circulation of forgeries are on the rise; the temptation to avoid or falsify tax records has intensified and methods of art production and sales have changed.

In recent years, Georgina Adam, astute contributor to the most influential art magazines, has been gathering interviews, statements and testimonies from leading figures in the art system, confronting shady intrigues and scandalous backstories of the often opaque and always poorly regulated art market. With discrete irony, Adam explains the notorious auctions of works by Picasso, Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst, as well as the financial dealings of luxury tycoons and nouveaux riches Asians. With a genuine outsider’s view, she follows the most incredible intrigues and legal proceedings of the art market, where – as one might expect – all that glitters is not gold.

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Topics Collectionism
Art Market
Collection non solo Saggi
Publisher Johan & Levi
Size 15 x 21 cm
Pages 254 pages
Published on 2019
ISBN 9788860102195
 

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Indice testuale

Introduzione


 


Prologo. Le Freeport, Lussemburgo


 


Parte I


Come si alimenta un mercato dove girano soldi a palate


1. Offerta


2. Domanda: il risveglio della Cina


Parte II


Un patrimonio appeso al muro?


3. Quanto costa?


4. Il problema dei certificati di autentica


5. Uno tsunami di falsi


Parte III


Soldi, soldi, soldi


6. Investimento


7. Speculazione


8. Il lato oscuro


 


Poscritto

Dark Side of the Boom

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