Krawallkunst und Risikosammler: Charles Saatchi und die Young British Art

The article investigates the role of the collector and his impact on the artists, the art market and the modern art system in general. Due to this influence, we can witness the emergence of a new type of artist, the »collectors artist«. In contrast to the modern »exhibition artist« the »collectors a...

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Main Author: Anja Grebe
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: StudienVerlag 2006-08-01
Series:Österreichische Zeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaften
Online Access:https://journals.univie.ac.at/index.php/oezg/article/view/4065
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Summary:The article investigates the role of the collector and his impact on the artists, the art market and the modern art system in general. Due to this influence, we can witness the emergence of a new type of artist, the »collectors artist«. In contrast to the modern »exhibition artist« the »collectors artist« works for one main collector under who’s name his work is then presented to the public. The strategies of both artists and collectors are analysed on the basis of the relationship of the British »supercollector« Charles Saatchi and the group of the Young British Artists. The article examines the background of the success story of the so-called »Saatchi-garde« which is strongly related to the role of Charles Saatchi acting as collector, promoter, exhibition organiser and art dealer at the same time.
ISSN:1016-765X
2707-966X