The new look on the history of art and its blind spots the far-reaching digitization of
structures and content the changing role of museums and art criticism new forces from
influencers to NFTs: Hardly any market system has evolved as profoundly in the last decade as
the distribution of art. With 25 years of experience in the art industry Dirk Boll acts as a
continuous chronicler and seasonal commentator of these pervasive developments. His handbook
Art for Sale is a reliable source of in-depth knowledge about the inner workings of global art
market systems. How do auctions the network of galleries and fairs work? How are prices being
made and how do trends both in the production of art as well as its collection emerge? What is
more the updated and revised new edition provides comprehensive information on the practical
issues of art acquisition: What are the customs and pitfalls the economic interdependencies
between the artists buyers and other market players and the legal regulations governing the
trade with art? DIRK BOLL (*1970 Kassel) studied law in Göttingen and Freiburg im Breisgau.
After his postgraduate studies in cultural management he received his Ph.D. for a thesis on
the structures and legal framework of art markets. In 1998 he began his career at Christie's
in London and has held various management positions since then. Since 2022 he is the Board
Member for 20th and 21st Century Art for EMEA (Europe & UK Middle East & Africa). Boll is
professor of Cultural Management in Hamburg a member of the Academic Board of Christie's
Education as well as External Examiner of Kingston University London.
