Bøger af Ananda Pellerin

The hassle-free, no-frills instruction manual for commercial success in the art worldIn her 25 years of working with artists at all stages of their careers, Amy Davila has formulated the answer to the quintessential question of the modern art world: "Which external circumstances does a tempestuous and original mind need to succeed?" For artists, Davila's systematic ArtSmart Method brings order to the chaos of the creative process: whether it's harnessing an idea, generating income, negotiating with collaborators and galleries, or growing their practice into a brand. Now available as a book, The ArtSmart Method offers an accessible and insightful mix of financial advising, business and career consulting, and constructive advice.This much-anticipated volume places Davila's empathy, wisdom and know-how into the hands of artists the world over. Each chapter carries the reader through the stages of the ArtSmart Method, from creation to completion, all the while addressing questions of money, exposure and legacy. Davila guides artists through everything from harnessing their network and turning threats into opportunities, to negotiating business contracts and cash flow management. The thought exercises and business tools in this book are presented from an artist's perspective, taking into careful consideration timing, accessibility and design. Whatever success looks like to each artist, The ArtSmart Method will prove they don't have to suffer to achieve it.Amy Davila is the founder of ArtSmart Inc, a Los Angeles-based art consultancy. Former director of David Zwirner and former faculty member of the Sotheby's Institute of Art and Claremont Graduate University, she founded ArtSmart to help artists, galleries and art organizations achieve financial, business and career success.

A two-volume archival excavation of Noguchi's enduring relationship with GreeceNoguchi and Greece, Greece and Noguchi examines the relationship between one of the 20th century's most celebrated artists, Isamu Noguchi (1904-88), and the Mediterranean country he regularly visited for decades through the lens of Objects of Common Interest (OoCI). This two-volume set considers the influence of Greek culture on Noguchi's work, and the metamorphosing identity he established from engaging with multiple cultures, diverse practitioners and a variety of mediums.Letters, photographs, sketches and words from the artist himself--some never seen before now--reveal the intimate relationship Noguchi had with Greece. New writings explore the Japanese American interdisciplinarian's creative community, including futurist Buckminster Fuller and choreographer Martha Graham; while contemporary visual essays reinterpret Noguchi's enduring legacy across today's design and art practices.New texts delve into Noguchi's fruitful collaborations with his creative community, including futurist architect Buckminster Fuller and choreographer Martha Graham, and reinterprets Noguchi's enduring legacy across today's design and art practices. Featured texts provided by Diane Apostolos-Cappadona, Hsiao-Yun Chu, Dakin Hart, Noguchi, Fuller, Jannis Varelas, Dr Nicholas Paissios and Katerina Koskina. Visual responses to OoCI's work, in conversation with Noguchi's ever-evolving practice, come from photographers Marco Arguello, Iwan Baan, Yiannis Bournias, Lauren Coleman, Brian W Ferry, Adrianna Glaviano, Brooke Holmes, Naho Kubota, Mathjis Labadie, Jana Romanova, Omar Sator, Matthieu Salvaing and Stefanos Tsakiris.Noguchi and Greece, Greece and Noguchi is an extension of a research and exhibition project initiated by OoCI with the Noguchi Museum in New York.