Summit: Transparency in the Market

I just got back from Nashville and the ISA Conference. I hope to get the AW posts back to normal over the next day or two, just trying to get caught up and return phone messages etc.

Just received an email from the Art Newspaper on a summit they are hosting with the ADAA in NYC on transparency in the art market. I know this is a timely subject with much discussion on ethics and transparency coming from appraisers, specialists and the IRS. There have been some recent concerns about the use and transparency of dealer comps in appraisals regarding the transparency and accuracy, although auction house transparency has issues as well, such as financing terms and guarantees. All which can impact a sale price at auction, and if undisclosed comprise the use a a comparable.

The info about the summit is as follows:

Art Industry Summit

Presented by The Art Newspaper in association with ADAA
Transparency in the market:
can we have more of it...

Thursday, March 3, 5:30 pm
The Park Avenue Armory, New York

Transparency is a topic of much debate and controversy within the art world. It is seen as healthy but is this always the case? Would more transparency ruin the art market as some believe? Or are the intricacies and complexities of transactions forms of art themselves?

THE ART NEWSPAPER Art Industry Summit in association with the ADAA aims to address these questions in a panel discussion at the Park Avenue Armory, Thursday 3rd March at 5.30pm.

Host
Anna Somers Cocks,
Founder and Group Editorial Director of The Art Newspaper

Panelists
Peter Stern, Art Lawyer
Richard Feigen, Art Dealer
Lucy Mitchell-Innes, Art Dealer
Allan Schwartzman, Art Consultant
Ed Dolman, Chairman Christie’s International

Click HERE for more information at the ADAA.

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