Commissioning Contemporary Art (Signed first edition)
Signed by Louisa Buck. A Handbook for Curators, Collectors and Artists
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First edition, first printing. Hardback, bound in orange cloth with printed titling. 21.5 × 14.5cm, 320pp.
Signed and dedicated by Louisa Buck to the half-title page.
This handbook provides the definitive guide to commissioning contemporary art. Every step and stage is revealed and demystified – from the initial invitation to an artist to the financing of a project, from the drafting of contracts to the final siting and installation of works, from the care and preservation of commissioned pieces to their interpretation and publicity. Combining theoretical and conceptual considerations with practical ones, Buck and McClean’s lively and instructive text is supplemented with copious quotations and insights from some of the best-known artists, curators, commissioners and museum directors of today, including Nicholas Serota, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Jeff Koons, Vito Acconci, Mark Wallinger, Anish Kapoor, RoseLee Goldberg, Thomas Krens, Anne Pasternak, Barbara Gladstone, Mera Rubell, and Olafur Eliasson, to provide a detailed and informed how-to guide to the commissioning process.
Condition
Very good condition, with a little light surface wear to the covers.
ISBN
9780500238981
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Price
£35.00
