YOUR FIRST FIVE CONTEMPORARY ART PIECES
BUILDING A COLLECTION WITH VISION: A GUIDE TO NAVIGATING THE ART MARKET AND CREATING A LASTING COLLECTION
Your first five contemporary art pieces is a short vademecum on how to take your first steps into the world of art collecting. Consisting of 15 chapters, it covers all the main aspects of familiarizing yourself with this world: the motivations that drive those who buy art-from decoration to financial investment-the initial fears of those who do not know where to start - who to trust - the realities of galleries, tips on how to invest in a beginning artist, the function of fairs. And, finally, the many practical aspects, from taxation and certificates of authenticity of a work, to the no less importance of the frames we choose to protect our purchases.
The text is distinguished by its frankness and anti-snobism. Characteristics unheard of in the contemporary art nonfiction scene. The nonacademic tone is a happy choice of register that widens the pool to all readers. A handbook for non-experts written by someone who, twenty years ago, was in the same situation as those now reading his long experience. A self-made man from the world of contemporary art collecting who decided to share his journey with as many people as possible. The intent is to make that world accessible even to those who do not consider themselves experts. Art is for everyone, and this manual proves it.
"Owning a work of art is always a journey: we are united with an object that will last into humanity’s future, one that will outlive us in eternity" - Deodato Salafia
