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Art Market Module field trip to London 2023
Students on the 2nd year undergraduate module 'ARTF2069 The Art Market: Moments, Methodologies and Meanings' were on an art market field trip this week (3rd November). We had a walking tour of the spaces of the art market of the 18th and 19th century, around Pall Mall, St. James's and Bond Street. As well as visits to some leading art dealers such as Philip Mould & Co. and Colnaghi, and of course the auction houses of Christie's and Sotheby's. Here's one of the two student groups on the field trip outside of Christie's.
Art Market students field trip to London
Students on the 2nd year undergraduate module 'ARTF2069 The Art Market: Moments, Methodologies and Meanings' were on an art market field trip this week (3rd November). We had a walking tour of the spaces of the art market of the 18th and 19th century, around Pall Mall, St. James's and Bond Street. As well as visits to some leading art dealers such as Philip Mould & Co. and Colnaghi, and of course the auction houses of Christie's and Sotheby's. Here's one of the two student groups on the field trip outside of Sotheby's.
The Rise (and Rise) of the Digital Art Market - Association for Art History Annual Conference 2022
A fascinating session on the Digital Art Market at the Association for Art History Annual Conference 6th-8th April 2022 at Goldsmiths, University of London.
The Rise (and Rise) of the Digital Art Market
Martin Postle, Paul Mellon Centre, mpostle@paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk
In recent years the global art trade has experienced a radical transformation, driven to a large extent by digital technology. Across the board, art works are bought and sold online in increasing numbers by a greatly expanded network of individuals and institutions, from international auction houses and art dealers to private individuals operating remotely on shoestring budgets. A leading player in this mass proliferation of internet sales is the UK art market. But this too has changed. Previously, the sale of art in Britain was dominated by seasonal auctions at Christie’s and Sotheby’s, and the selling ‘exhibitions’ mounted by major dealers such as Agnews and Colnaghi, marketed and packaged though the sale of lavishly illustrated catalogues. Now the sales catalogue has been superseded by online publications, available gratis at the click of a button. Literally hundreds of thousands of images can be accessed by anyone, in what might be regarded as a welcome democratisation of the art market. More troubling, with the effective ‘death’ of the printed catalogue, is the all too swift disappearance of images of works of art, as these ephemeral records leave little or no trace, making the establishing and maintenance of pictorial records and provenance increasingly challenging.
Events
Locating the Jewish Art Dealer in London: cultural and spatial geographies
Locating the Jewish Art Dealer in London: cultural and spatial geographies
This keynote lecture from Dr Mark Westgarth forms part of the Jewish Country Houses’ project workshop: Jewish Dealers and the European Art Market, 1850 – 1930.
TIAMSA Conference 2021 - Workshops, May, June, July
TIAMSA 2021 Conference: The Art Market and the Museum (online: University of Edinburgh / National Galleries of Scotland, 6 / 7 May, 3 June, 15 / 16 July 2021)
TIAMSA cordially invites you to its 2021 conference whose theme is the historic and contemporary intersections of the art market and museums. The conference will consider how art market stakeholders, including art dealers, collectors and patrons have, both historically and in more recent years, shaped museum collections and influenced exhibition practices.
This conference seeks to bridge the gap between academic study, the global art market, and professional museum practice, while providing inspiration for attendees to explore new research pathways. The interdisciplinary approach of the program encourages creative, cross-network conversations and the development of new approaches and actionable practices surrounding the intersection of the art market, the museums and academia. The conference will offer a unique opportunity for scholars, students, institutional professionals and commercial contributors from around the world to meet and tackle some of the most pressing questions facing the art and cultural sectors today.
The Antique Dealer in Fact & Fiction
The Antique Dealer in Fact & Fiction - hosted by the British Antique Dealers' Association (BADA)
A Lighthearted Zoom Talk with Dr Mark Westgarth
Wednesday 17th March @ 3.30pm - on Zoom
Mark Westgarth is Associate Professor in Art History and Museum Studies at the University of Leeds in the UK.
He is founder and Director of the Centre for the Study of the Art & Antiques Market in the School of Fine Art, History of Art & Cultural Studies.
He is author of A Biographical Dictionary of 19th Century Antique & Curiosity Dealers (2011), SOLD! The Great British Antiques Story (2019) and more recently, The Emergence of the Antique & Curiosity Dealer in Britain 1815-1850: the commodification of historical objects (2020).
He was guest curator for the recent exhibition, ‘SOLD! The Great British Antiques Story’ at the Bowes Museum, County Durham.
This will be a light-hearted talk about the role of antique dealers in fact and fiction and will cover from Dickens to Lovejoy! Should be fun!
Conctact the Centre: csaa@leeds.ac.uk
Contact the Antique Dealer Project: antiquedealers@leeds.ac.uk