The Value of Art (New, expanded edition)
Money. Power. Beauty.
Michael Findlay
- On
- the
- tenth
- anniversary
- of
- its
- publication,
- this
- updated
- edition
- of
- a
- work
- ARTNews
- hailed
- as
- “one
- of
- the
- best
- books
- ever
- published
- on
- the
- art
- world”
- features
- new
- material
- on
- the
- latest
- art
- deals,
- reflections
- on
- race
- and
- culture,
- the
- impact
- of
- the
- pandemic
- on
- the
- art
- world,
- and
- more.Internationally
- renowned
- dealer
- and
- market
- expert
- Michael
- Findlay
- offers
- a
- lively
- and
- authoritative
- look
- at
- the
- financial
- and
- emotional
- value
- of
- art
- throughout
- history.
- In
- this
- newly
- revised,
- updated,
- and
- generously
- illustrated
- edition
- Findlay
- draws
- on
- a
- half-century
- in
- the
- business
- and
- a
- passion
- for
- great
- art
- to
- question
- and
- redefine
- what
- we
- mean
- by
- “value,”
- addressing
- developments
- in
- this
- conversation
- since
- the
- book
- was
- first
- published
- in
- 2012:
- the
- rise
- of
- NFTs
- and
- digital
- art;
- the
- auction
- house
- as
- theatre;
- the
- pressing
- relationship
- between
- art
- and
- society’s
- fraught
- political
- landscape;
- and
- the
- impact
- of
- the
- pandemic.
- With
- style
- and
- wry
- wit,
- Findlay
- demystifies
- how
- art
- is
- bought
- and
- sold
- while
- also
- constantly
- looking
- beyond
- sales
- figures
- to
- emphasize
- the
- primacy
- of
- art’s
- essential,
- noncommercial
- worth.
- Coloring
- his
- account
- with
- wise
- advice,
- insider
- anecdotes
- involving
- scoundrels
- and
- scams,
- stories
- of
- celebrity
- collectors,
- and
- remarkable
- discoveries,
- Findlay
- has
- distilled
- a
- lifetime’s
- experience
- in
- this
- indispensable
- guide,
- now
- updated
- for
- today’s
- sophisticated
- and
- discerning audience.
