El negocio del Arte

Dos notas de este negocio, la primera involucra poner impuestos a la compra/venta:


El Reino Unido estudia fijar en el 5% los derechos de reventa de obras de arte

LOURDES GÓMEZ - Londres

EL PAÍS - Cultura - 09-04-2005

Un informe parlamentario británico apoya plenamente la controvertida directiva europea sobre derechos de reventa de obras artísticas como una vía "adecuada" de remunerar y reconocer el trabajo de los artistas vivos o muertos. Las conclusiones del Comité de Cultura, Medios y Deportes echan por tierra los argumentos del Gobierno de Tony Blair, que ve en el nuevo impuesto un peligro a la posición líder de Londres en el mercado europeo de compraventa de arte.

via Ion :

y la segunda tiene que ver con el plan de un plan de negocio para crear un fondo de pensión para artistas:

The idea was simple: Create a pension plan for artists by gathering a collection of their works and gradually selling them off to build a cash account. Over the course of their careers, some artists would succeed wildly; most would fail miserably. By spreading that risk of failure among a large pool of artists, Shniberg figured he could provide financial security to a group of workers unaccustomed to a safety net.

aqui esta un ejemplo de como funciona el fondo:

Luis Gispert is one of those early acquisitions. At 32, Gispert pulls in about $100,000 a year from the sale of photographs and sculptures - more than most artists make in a lifetime. He possesses impeccable credentials: A master's degree from Yale's fine arts program and a spot in the 2003 Whitney Biennial, which does for young artists what Sundance does for young film-makers. Later that year, the Whitney awarded him an even more prestigious honor, commissioning an installation for its midtown--Manhattan branch, a small gallery that highlights the work of a single artist. Gispert responded with his most ambitious work to date, a room-sized multi-media piece featuring a 40-foot turntable arm connected to a giant base-ball hat. Though Gispert received a bunch of offers for this work, he chose to transfer ownership to the Artist Pension Trust instead.

It's the first of 20 pieces Gispert will give to the APT. Under the terms of the trust, he's expected to provide nine more works over the next five years, five more during the following five years, and then one every two years until the trust matures in 2024 - for a total of 20 pieces in two decades. What he gets in return is peace of mind. Even if he never sells another work, he'll still receive roughly half a million dollars, paid in regular installments after he turns 63. And if his career continues its upward trajectory, his total payout might exceed $1.5 million. Gispert sees the fund as a hedge against the fickle art market. "My sales right after the Biennial were amazing, but then last year was rough," he says. "The pension provides security that I wouldn't have otherwise."

Por cierto el mercado de arte, ha superado a muchas de las bolsas historícamente, así que realmente es una inversión...


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