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Commissioning Contemporary Art : A Handbook for Curators, Collectors and Artists

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: United Kingdom; Thames & Hudson Ltd; 08 Oct 2012Description: 320 Pages; HardbackISBN:
  • 9780500238981
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 709.05
Summary: 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 McCleans 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.
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Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17 Karachi Arts 709.05 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available PKLC009674
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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 McCleans 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.

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