Product Description
Working in Art: How to Build a Career in the Art World
Author: Alexandra Steinacker-Clark
Format: Paperback
The essential guide for anyone looking to find a job in the professional art sector, or make a career change into the industry.
Ever been told that your plan to work in art is a pipe dream? Or that the art world is far too opaque and nepotistic to break into? This book breaks down the barriers that stop people approaching a career in art, and gives practical advice for a wide range of career paths.
Through in-depth interviews with curators, gallerists, conservators, content creators, journalists, auction house employees, and many more, Alexandra Steinacker-Clark provides a fascinating insight into what it means to work in art.
Includes interviews with:
Features:
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Sally Tallant, President and Executive Director of the Queens Museum, New York
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Maria Rita Cerilli, Communications Manager at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice
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Elsy Lahner, Curator for Contemporary Art at the Albertina Museum, Vienna
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Mikei Hall, Senior Art Handling Technician at Tate Britain, London
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Thaddaeus Ropac, Gallerist
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Bianca Bosker, Journalist and author of Get the Picture
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Lisa Dennison, Chairman of Sotheby’s, Americas
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Alayo Akinkugbe, Author and creator of the Instagram account A Black History of Art
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