ANN: Latest Publications from TIAMSA members

Dear TIAMSA Members,

We are excited to share the latest publications from our members, offering insightful explorations into various facets of the art market:

-Ambrosini, Lynne D. “Nicholas Longworth: Early Midwestern Activist Art Patron.” In Tastemakers, Collectors, and Patrons: Collecting American Art in the Long Nineteenth Century, edited by Linda S. Ferber and Margaret R. Laster, 2024.

Included in “Tastemakers, Collectors, and Patrons: Collecting American Art in the Long Nineteenth Century,” this chapter explores Nicholas Longworth’s significant contributions to the art world. Longworth was a prominent patron who supported artists financially and through business advice. His legacy includes grand landscape murals by Robert S. Duncanson at the Taft Museum of Art. The chapter sheds light on Longworth’s complex views on abolition, contrasting previous assumptions.

-Kharchenkova, S., and L.-M. Merkus. “Who is on Show? Globalization of Private Contemporary Art Museums in China.” Cultural Sociology, 0(0), (2024): https://doi.org/10.1177/17499755241246030

Published in Cultural Sociology, this article investigates the nationalities of artists exhibited in private contemporary art museums in China. It highlights the dominance of Chinese artists, with a notable presence of artists from a few European countries and the USA, reflecting a cultural hierarchy. This work emphasizes the role of private museums in showcasing non-Chinese contemporary artists and the evolving significance of China’s art institutions globally.

-Poposki, Z. “Elucidating the Paradox of Sustainable Art Consumption: An Interdisciplinary Analysis.” Creative Industries Journal, 1–18. (2024) https://doi.org/10.1080/17510694.2024.2313267

Published in the Creative Industries Journal, this study examines the contradictory relationship between the rising demand for sustainable materials and the ongoing environmental impact of the art market. The interdisciplinary approach reveals factors sustaining this paradox and discusses potential strategies to achieve a sustainable art market.

Special Issue edited by Matthew C. Hunter and Avigail Moss: Oxford Art Journal – “Art and the Actuarial Imagination” (Vol 47, No. 1, 2024)

-Yates, D., and E. Peacock. “T. rex is Fierce, T. rex is Charismatic, T. rex is Litigious: Disruptive Objects in Affective Desirescapes.” International Journal of Cultural Property, 0(0), 2024, doi:10.1017/S0940739124000055

Published in the International Journal of Cultural Property, this paper presents T. rex fossils as powerful, disruptive objects that evoke strong human emotions and actions, often leading to disputes and legal issues. The concept of ‘desirescape’ is introduced to describe the network of interactions between humans and these compelling objects. 

-Yates, D., and E. Peacock. “The Artification of Fossils in Commercial Art Spaces: Dinosaurs in a Desirescape.” Journal of Material Culture, 0(0), 2024. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591835241248291:

This article, in the Journal of Material Culture, explores how fossils are becoming art objects within commercial spaces. Through observations and interviews, the authors analyze how the art market’s environment influences the perception and value of fossils, leading them to be treated and priced as art.

We hope you enjoy exploring these publications.