Dirk Boll, Professor of Arts Management at the University of Hamburg and Deputy Chairman of 20th & 21st Century Art EMEA at Christie’s, presents his latest publication, Art and Its Market, which is published by Hatje Cantz in 2024. This book launch signifies the commencement of a new series of ongoing talks, in conjunction with the new MA in Art and Business that was launched at the Courtauld in 2024.
Offering fresh insights into the history of art and its overlooked aspects, the extensive digitisation of structures and content, the evolving roles of museums and art criticism, and the new influences ranging from social media figures to NFTs, the art market has perhaps transformed more profoundly in the past decade than any other market system.
With 25 years of experience in the art industry, Dirk Boll serves as a constant chronicler and seasonal commentator on these significant developments. His handbook, Art and Its Market, is a dependable source of detailed knowledge concerning the inner workings of global art market systems. How do auctions, galleries, and fairs operate? How are prices established, and how do trends in both the production and collection of art arise? Furthermore, this edition offers extensive information on the practicalities of art acquisition: What are the customs and pitfalls, the economic interdependencies among artists, buyers, and other market participants, as well as the legal regulations that govern art trade?
Find out more about the book at: https://www.hatjecantz.com/products/64537-art-and-its-market.
Organised by Stephanie Dieckvoss, Senior Lecturer at The Courtauld, as part of an ongoing series of talks in conjunction with the new MA in Art and Business.
Dirk Boll is a lawyer and arts manager, holding a PhD on art distribution systems and the legal structure of the international art market. He lectures at the University of Hamburg and regularly publishes on art markets, collecting, and museum development. His latest book, Art and Its Market, analyses the legal and economic foundations and distribution systems of the art market. Boll joined Christie’s in 1998 in London’s 20th Century Art Department and has since served in various management functions, from Regional Managing Director to President of the Administration in Europe & UK, Middle East, Africa. In 2022, he was appointed Deputy Chairman of the 20th and 21st Century Art Cluster. Boll is a member of the Advisory Board of University of Zurich (UZH for Art Market Studies), an External Examiner of Kingston University, London, (until the end of 2024), a board member of the Swiss Friends of the Israel Museum, and chairman of the Board of Patrons of Haus der Kunst in Munich.
