“Charles Saatchi has remade the British art market three times, most famously by championing young British artists such as Damien Hirst and Sarah Lucas. But was he lucky or did he have true vision? And more importantly can he do it again?”
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Foreign Artists Boycotting UK Over Visas
“A growing number of foreign artists, ranging from grassroots fringe performers to world-renowned stars, are ruling this country out of their future travel plans due to difficulties with obtaining visas.”
Should Local Governments Be Allowed To Sell Art To Make Their Budgets Work?
“When councillors are being forced to make very serious decisions affecting the quality of life of residents, to the extent of the potential closure of libraries and care homes, and funding being withdrawn for many projects supporting our young people and voluntary groups, the sale of arts collections should certainly be given serious consideration.”
Testing Kids’ Literature With Kid Focus Groups
“One of the problems of the children’s book market is that adults buy books for children and so you don’t get direct feedback from sales,” says one marketing executive. So several Australian publishers are assembling groups of young people for a sort of consumer research.