Lecture on the art market

The ICON Paintings Group invite you to a talk given by Renee
Pfister, Lecturer at City University and Associate Director for
Museums and Galleries at Gander and White

    "How the Art Market really Works"

to be followed by a discussion on the role of Conservation within
that market.

At the ICON Office
1 London Bridge, London SE1 9BG
Thursday, 22 January 2009
Doors open at 6pm
Talk starts at 6:30pm prompt

Tickets: ICON members:  UKP5, non-members: UKP10

Please register, to be sure your name is on the security list at the
door, no later than Monday, 19 January 2009, Refreshments will be
served

RSVP:

    Alexandra Gent
    +44 7815784961

or icon.paintingsgroup<-a t->googlemail< . >com

It is always important to have an understanding of the structure of
the environment in which one works. Few, if any, conservators are
unaffected by the international art market, a market that is complex
and now performs faster than ever before. This presentation examines
the different building blocks of that market. It will look at their
roles, how they interact and relate to each other; the roles of
public and commercial galleries, auction house, curator and critic.
There will be an analysis of the legal and fiscal structures such as
import vat and droit de suite and in addition this presentation will
highlight certain flaws within the system and encourage a discussion
on the role conservation plays within the international art market.


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