For the 35th edition of the Fiac (Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain) and in partnership with Axa Art, Artprice, Fiac’s press partner, publishes an exclusive reference report on the contemporary art market worldwide.

This book delivers key information to understand what is at stake on the international art market. It will be distributed to the media and to all the visitors coming to the Grand Palais and the Carre du Louvre from 23 to 26 Oct. 2008.

The 180-page study printed in English and French is a guide for the art market as seen through the prism of auction in 72 different countries. It includes analyses such as Structural change: towards a new world order; The art market in the new economic reality; Sculpture: an “in vogue” medium; The Chinese wave still flooding the market; India, the new Himalaya of the market; Affordable contemporary art; The best first appearances at auction in 2007; The heavyweights of the contemporary art auction market; Galleries insight with exclusive interviews; a top 500 of contemporary artists; a report on the market of Design; International contemporary art fairs and galleries: an exclusive overview by sociologist Alain Quemin.

This digital version of the report is available at http://www.artprice.com :

http://web.artprice.com/AMI/AMI.aspx?id=Mjc4MzE5ODIzMTY2ODk=&l=en

Posted: 10|22|08 at 9:55 am. Filed under: Fine Art News.