Talking prices : symbolic meanings of prices on the market for contemporary art /

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How do dealers price contemporary art in a world where objective criteria seem absent? Talking Prices is the first book to examine this question from a sociological perspective. On the basis of a wide range of qualitative and quantitative data, including interviews with art dealers in New York and A...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Velthuis, Olav, 1972-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey ; Woodstock : Princeton University Press, 2005.
Series:Princeton studies in cultural sociology.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Art, American > 20th century > Prices > New York (State) > New York.
Art, Dutch > 20th century > Prices > Netherlands > Amsterdam.
Pricing > Social aspects > New York (State) > New York.
Pricing > Social aspects > Netherlands > Amsterdam.
Art > Prices > Psychological aspects.
Art as an investment.
Art dealers > Psychology.
Art > Expertising > Social aspects > Netherlands > Amsterdam.
Art > 20e siècle > Prix > New York (État) > New York.
Art > 20e siècle > Prix > Pays-Bas > Amsterdam.
Art comme valeur de placement.
Art > Expertise > Aspect social > Pays-Bas > Amsterdam.
Art > Expertise > Aspect social > New York(État)zNew York.
Marchands d'œuvres d'art > Psychologie.
Art américain > 20e siècle > Prix > New York (État) > New York.
Art néerlandais > 20e siècle > Prix > Pays-Bas > Amsterdam.
Prix > Fixation > Aspect social > New York (État) > New York.
Prix > Fixation > Aspect social > Pays-Bas > Amsterdam.
Art > Prix > Aspect psychologique.
Art, Modern > Prices > New York (State) > New York. > 20th century.
Art, Modern > Prices > Netherlands > Amsterdam. > 20th century.
Art as an investment
Art, American > Prices
Art, Dutch > Prices
Gesellschaft
Kunst
Kunsthandel
Preis
Prijsbeleid.
Marketing.
Galerijen.
Kunsthandel.
Netherlands > Amsterdam
New York (State) > New York
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables and Graphs; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER 1: The Architecture of the Art Market; CHAPTER 2: Exchanging Meaning; CHAPTER 3: Promoters versus Parasites; CHAPTER 4: Determinants of Prices; CHAPTER 5: The Art of Pricing; CHAPTER 6: Stories of Prices; CHAPTER 7: Symbolic Meanings of Prices; CHAPTER 8: Conclusion; Appendix A Interview Questionnaire; Appendix B Description of Interview Sample; Appendix C Record Prices for Art; Appendix D Multilevel Analysis of Prices for Art ; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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