The Art Fair Story (A Rollercoaster Ride)
Hot Topics in the Art World
Melanie Gerlis
Co-published by Lund Humphries and Sotheby’s Institute of Art
English
Hardcover
104 Pages
130 x 200 mm
2021
ISBN 9781848225039
In just half a century of growth, the art fair industry has transformed the art market. Now, for the first time, art market journalist Melanie Gerlis tells the story of art fairs’ rapid ascent and reflects on their uncertain future. From the first post-war European art fairs built on the imperial 19th-century model of the International Exhibitions, to the global art fairs of the 21st century and their new online manifestations, it’s a tale of many twists and turns.
The book brings to life the people, places and philosophies that enabled art fairs to take root, examines the pivotal market periods when they flourished, and maps where they might go in a much-changed world.
(source: https://www.lundhumphries.com/products/the-art-fair-story)
About the Series
This new series of short, thought-provoking and sometimes controversial books will debate key issues of current relevance to art-world professionals internationally working in both the private and public sectors. The series will give wider visibility to some critical areas of professional art-world practice, considering: what are the disruptors challenging the status quo, and how is the art world likely to be transformed over the next decades as a result? The books are aimed at current arts professionals and students, while also being accessible to a non-specialist audience as well as specialists and professionals working in related fields.
Key themes will include: the global art world; art and technology; art, consumerism and entertainment; public art and private money; the changing role of the art creative; the rise of China; gender and diversity in the art world; and curating in a digital age.
(source: https://www.lundhumphries.com/collections/hot-topics-in-the-art-world)
About the Author
Melanie Gerlis is the art-market columnist for the Financial Times and was previously Art Market Editor for The Art Newspaper.
(source: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/melanie-gerlis-6ab32325)
About the Publishers
Lund Humphries is a long-established, independent publisher of books on Art, Architecture and Design. Their books are for Visual Arts scholars, professionals, students and art enthusiasts across a wide range of specialisms.
lundhumphries.com
(source: https://www.lundhumphries.com/collections/hot-topics-in-the-art-world)
Sotheby’s Institute of Art is a private, for-profit institution of higher education devoted to the study of art and its markets with campuses in London, New York City and online. The institute offers full-time accredited master’s degrees as well as a range of postgraduate certificates, summer, semester and online courses, public programmes, and executive education. It is a subsidiary of Sotheby’s fine art dealers.
sothebysinstitute.com
(source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sotheby’s_Institute_of_Art)
