Product Description: Shortlisted for the 2015 Deutscher Memorial Prize.Art and Value is the first comprehensive analysis of art's political economy to be found in classical, neoclassical and Marxist economics. It provides a critical-historical survey of the theories of art's economic exceptionalism, of art as a merit good, and of the theories of art's commodification, the culture industry and real subsumption...read more

'From the gallery to the auction house, this book explores the major venues of art acquisition. It introduces basic terminology for the art collector and covers the basics of artwork analysis and documentation, including a concise overview of database researching methods and online resources'--Provided by publisher.

Product Description: In its fourth edition, this business guide for artists brings information for the modern-age entrepreneur that will educate and help them gain a competitive edge in the art marketplace. No matter how much you already think you know, you'll improve your business skills by following the suggested practices for survival in the professional world...read more

Product Description: An entirely new way to look at art: a wry, intimate―and wholly alphabetical!―exploration of how art acquires its financial value Two questions are key to experiencing a work of art in a museum or exhibition: 1.) Do I like it? 2...read more

Introduces different colors as a child engages in activities such as rowing a blue boat and eating purple grapes.

By presenting a variety of images from around the world and through the ages, encourages children to ask questions about art's contents and creators, and offers art-related activities that demonstrate various themes and concepts

Product Description: Art investment is a booming global market which has not yet been affected by market uncertainty in other investment sectors. Prices are surging, and auction records are constantly being broken in terms of prices paid for Old Masters, Impressionist paintings, and works from the contemporary sector...read more

By presenting a variety of images from around the world and through the ages, encourages children to ask questions about art's contents and creators, and offers art-related activities that demonstrate various themes and concepts. Reprint.

Product Description: An anthology of readings in survey of Western philosophy, intended to be accessible to today's students. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: While all art is unique, the challenges artists face are shared regardless of background, experience, and artistic medium. With decades of experience training and helping artists, the expert staff of the New York Foundation for the Arts have compiled a “best practices” approach to planning and organizing an art career...read more

Product Description: As the international art market globalizes the indigenous image, it changes its identity, status, value, and purpose in local and larger contexts. Focusing on a school of Australian Aboriginal painting that has become popular in the contemporary art world, Robyn Ferrell traces the influence of cultural exchanges on art, the self, and attitudes toward the other...read more

Product Description: The global art market has recently been valued at close to $50bn - a rise of over 60% since the global financial crisis. These figures are driven by demand from China and other emerging markets, as well as the growing phenomenon of the artist bypassing dealers as a market force in his/her own right...read more

What is art worth? How can a work by Pablo Picasso be sold for more than $100,000,000? This fascinating book explains the market for art--and art's value for all of us. In straightforward prose that doesn't mystify art or deny its special allure, prominent art dealer and market expert Michael Findlay offers a close up and personal view of almost a half century in the business of art. He engagingly explains art's three kinds of value: commercial; social; and what he terms its essential value--the range of responses to art that we as individuals have depending on our culture, education, and life experience. Few avid collectors are immune to the thrill of rising market value, but Findlay argues that buying for investment alone is seldom smart. A genuine love of art and the ways it may enrich one's social life also play important roles. Down-to-earth and with a touch of dry wit, he explains exactly how artworks are valued and reveals the workings of the art market. Enhancing his narrative are wise advice, insider anecdotes, and tales of scoundrels and scams, celebrity collectors, and remarkable discoveries. Generously illustrated, Findlay's distillation of a lifetime's experience makes this insider's guide indispensable for all who love art, not only collectors but true "amateurs" as well.