What makes an art gallery successful? How do galleries get their marketing right? Which customer group is the most attractive? In a unique research undertaking, Magnus Resch carefully analyzes the inner life of art galleries. Examples and case studies from leading galleries around the world give an insight into the art scene. The author's broad experience as a former gallery owner and founder of the world's leading art collector database Larry's List, together with his PhD on the art market, lend the volume persuasive power and authenticity. Magnus Resch is an entrepreneur and lectures in cultural entrepreneurship at Europe's leading business school, the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. He studied economics at Harvard University and the London School of Economics. Articles on him have appeared in The New York Times, Forbes, Bloomberg and the Financial Times.
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If you take Management of Art Galleries with humour and a 100 grains of salt you may find yourself enjoying a chuckle while taking in a handful of fun facts and studies...
FORMAT: Pbk, 6 x 8.25 in. / 140 pgs. LIST PRICE: U.S. $30.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $35 ISBN: 9783775739870 PUBLISHER: Hatje Cantz AVAILABLE: 8/25/2015 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Out of print AVAILABILITY: Not available TERRITORY: NA LA
Published by Hatje Cantz. By Magnus Resch. Foreword by Jeffrey Deitch.
What makes an art gallery successful? How do galleries get their marketing right? Which customer group is the most attractive? In a unique research undertaking, Magnus Resch carefully analyzes the inner life of art galleries. Examples and case studies from leading galleries around the world give an insight into the art scene. The author's broad experience as a former gallery owner and founder of the world's leading art collector database Larry's List, together with his PhD on the art market, lend the volume persuasive power and authenticity.
Magnus Resch is an entrepreneur and lectures in cultural entrepreneurship at Europe's leading business school, the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. He studied economics at Harvard University and the London School of Economics. Articles on him have appeared in The New York Times, Forbes, Bloomberg and the Financial Times.
