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Online-Ressource
ISSN:
2511-7602
Content:
Abstract: The structural development of commercial galleries and, more generally, of commercially used spaces for the presentation of art works as a historical architectural challenge in the first place should become an integral part of our perception. When the magazine Die Kunst spoke of “Art Dealer Palaces” in 1913, a prime example was Munich. This article will aim at reconstructing a multi-layered image through historical sources, in particular contemporary articles and reviews from architecture magazines or art journals. In fact, buildings and interiors of art dealers were passionately discussed during this period, and in some cases were even regarded as highly controversial. Several case studies will illustrate the extent to which the individual elements of presentation – wall, floor, ceiling, light, furniture, artworks and their frames were subject to a thorough revision in 1900, and the extent to which the interior design of commercially used exhibition spaces not only matc...
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volume:2
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number:1
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year:2018
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DOI: 10.23690/jams.v2i1.35
In:
Journal for art market studies, Berlin : Forum Kunst und Markt, 2017-, 2, Heft 1 (2018), 2511-7602
Language:
English
URN:
urn:nbn:de:101:1-201802145742
URL:
https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:101:1-201802145742
URL:
https://d-nb.info/1152355988/34
URL:
https://fokum-jams.org/index.php/jams/article/view/35/63
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