New masterpiece of epistolary genre

[Meister]

"Art in the property" - the first and only book on the contemporary art market and its players, written truthfully and simply.

Book Louisa Buck and Judith Greer «Art in the property. Tabletop book collector of contemporary art » is to have everyone who collects the non-traditional photography, video, installations and performances. Not only because it is full of practical advice. Each page is it gives the collector of modern art pride, confident that he spends his money the most exotic and luxurious manner, and is part of a closed elite international community that exists in the unwritten and unclear rules.

Those who are not rich enough to buy but to contemporary art has the desire, the book will also be interesting - it is clear answers to simple questions, which are elitist art community to ask is not accepted.

The first question is what a collector buys. For example, it has gained a gallery owner Charles Saatchi, which became the owner of "20:50" by Richard Wilson - work consisting of a construction crane, tank and a corridor. The answer - he got off and the right every time when he wants to display the work, pay the fee the artist, re-defining the length of the corridor and the size of the tank.

Purchase of installation, the authors acknowledge - is writing about contemporary art journalist and renowned collector - requires determination, but, they add, "in our increasingly greedy sights era is astounding, filling the entire space installations - almost a required element for any museum, Fairs, Biennale.

Striking the imagination greedy sights - it seems to be the main task of modern art and the source of his attraction for collectors. Other, traditional artwork challenges - to give aesthetic pleasure to be a way of communication and knowledge of the world - contemporary art in front of you does not make. At least, the beauty and meaning in the book is not a word. But a lot of satisfaction about the ambitions of artists, collectors and intermediaries between them - art dealers and critics.

But this is not a vice of modern art and its relevance and adequacy of our time. The artist only responds to customer needs - the viewer and collector. The sight of people have always yearned for, but in a world where corn is already there, only the grand spectacle and waiting.

Therefore, none of the durability of contemporary art does not care. The materials of which they are made, short-lived, the media on which they are written, quickly become obsolete. But the eternal art of today, there is no demand, eternal do not sell.

Vedomosti.

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In my book for those who bought contemporary art, but am not sure that he was right, and that is not in vain paid that much money. But his book says it all: No, you did everything correctly. This is really cool! So what, that does not look very. Well, yes, it gryazka on a stick, but so what. Anyway it was cool. And now you're very cool)))

[Vladimir]

Сообщение от Meister

In my book for those who bought contemporary art, but not sure that he was right, and that is not in vain paid that much money.

Meister, that you remember? What examples of successful investments in it are? What advice give beginning collectors of modern art?

[Art-lover]

Сообщение от Vladimir

What examples of successful investments in it are? What advice give beginning collectors of contemporary art?

Vladimir, on the investment in contemporary art here's a quote from the announcement of another book:

«Art in the property - about how to be a collector in practice and theory of how to do that you need, why collect contemporary art, and why, as do the risks minimal, as guessing and to avoid conflict of interest as a owner of the performance and video art, and why, how to carry installation abroadand why not buy art for investment.

[Meister]

Vladimir, did not read it entirely, because am not a supporter of modern art, flipped through it, read the preface ... but it is written is determined to support self-evaluation of those who buy contemprorary, and do not believe it, trying to convince the sober citizens in the masterpiece of modern art.