Alain Quemin: The Social World of Galleries

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This book presents the first detailed study of the place of contemporary art galleries and gallerists, especially within the art markets of Europe and the United States. Based on the author's field research carried out for over a decade, and combining ethnographic material with quantitative data, the book reveals the major role galleries play in the creation of art value.

Despite being pillars of the art market, there has been very little in-depth research on galleries, especially when compared with the analysis of artists, critics, and dealers. Written by a sociologist who has spent a decade as an art critic, the book builds on work conducted by art historian and sociologist Raymonde Moulin from the 1960s to the 1990s. Drawing on ethnographic observations and interviews with those working in the field today, it provides a thorough and up-to-date analysis of what contemporary art galleries really are: the spaces they occupy both physically and online; their position within gallery 'districts'; their relation to art fairs and biennials; and how friendship with clients is built and trends within the business, in turn illuminating the hierarchized structure of the sector. The book concludes by addressing a significant gap in data on the art market by providing a sociological ranking of international contemporary art galleries.

Offering a detailed analysis to a topic that has never been fully studied, The Social World of Galleries is essential reading for scholars and students of art sociology, art history and art business, as well as gallerists, collectors or art lovers, and artists themselves.

Über den Autor

Alain Quemin is Professor of Sociology of Art at Paris 8 University, France, a researcher at GEMASS Sorbonne université, and is a senior member of the Academic Institute of France. He is a past president of the sociology of art research committee of the International Sociological Association.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements
Series Editor Preface

Introduction

Foreword, pt. 1, A few methodological notes
Foreword, pt.2, The invention of the gallerist profession

Part One: A Spatial Approach of Contemporary Art Galleries
1. The Gallery as Physical Space
2. The Gallery in Urban Space
3. Galleries and International Art Fairs

Part Two: The Occupation of a Gallerist
4. Sales: a fundamental undertaking
5. Sociability and Friendship: Resources for the gallerist occupation
6. Beyond Sales: the other activities of contemporary art galleries
7.1 Recent Trends: evolutions in the gallery sphere and in the gallerist profession
7.2 Museums: increased influence for galleries and a new level of competition with institutions

Part Three: Analyzing the Hierarchy among Galleries
8. Understanding the gallery hierarchy: how to construct a ranked list of the main contemporary art galleries in the world
9. The International Ranking of the 'Best' Contemporary Art Galleries

Conclusion
Index
Bibliography

Erscheinungsjahr:	2026
Genre:	Importe , Kunst
Rubrik:	Kunst & Musik
Thema:	Allgemeine Kunst
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Reihe:	Contextualizing Art Markets
ISBN-13:	9781350370968
ISBN-10:	1350370967
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Quemin, Alain
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury Visual Arts Contextualizing Art Markets
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	234 x 156 x 25 mm
Von/Mit:	Alain Quemin
Erscheinungsdatum:	28.05.2026
Gewicht:	0,714 kg