Commissioning contemporary art : a handbook for curators collectors and artists / Louisa Buck, Daniel McClean ; consultant editor, Vivien Lovell.
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TextPublisher: New York : Thames & Hudson, 2012 Description: 320 pages ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780500238981
- 0500238987
- N 5205.7.G74 .2012 B83
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
An ancient and intricate practice -- Why undertake a commission? -- Who commissions today and what -- Making it happen -- The commission thereafter -- Conclusion : A practice with no limits.
This handbook provides a 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.
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