Every year an impressive number of books dedicated to the art markets are published. It is a challenge to keep pace with this increasing flow of publications, which is why TIAMSA launched a new initiative called the “Live book discussion”.
In this format, the author presents her/his book and two scholars then discuss the book’s merits but also interact with the author to further explore its contents and the author’s approach. This is followed by a Q&A session open to all. A moderator ensures the smooth flow of the event.
Please keep an eye on this page or join our newsletter for details of our upcoming book discussions. Recordings of previous discussions may be viewed on the TIAMSA Vimeo channel.
Next Live Book Discussion

Live Book Discussion | 11 April 2023
Leanne M. Zalewski
The New York Market for French Art in the Gilded Age, 1867–1893
Discussants:
Frances Fowles (Edinburgh College of Art)
David Farmer (Dahesh Museum of Art in New York City)
Moderator: Kim Oosterlinck (Université Libre de Bruxelles)
Past Live Book Discussions

Live Book Discussion | 26 May 2022
Dr David Challis
Foreign Currency Volatility and the Market for French Modernist Art
Discussants:
Christel Force (MET Museum)
Christopher Marshall (The University of Melbourne)
Moderator: Kim Oosterlinck (Université libre de Bruxelles)

Live Book Discussion | 14 April 2022
Anne-Sophie V. Radermecker
Anonymous Art at Auction. The Reception of Early Flemish Paintings in the Western Art Market, 1946–2015
Discussants:
Sandra van Ginhoven (Getty Research Institute)
Hans van Miegroet (Duke University)
Moderator: Kim Oosterlinck (Université libre de Bruxelles)

Live Book Discussion | 20 Jan 2022
Paco Barragan
From Roman Feria to Global Art Fair, From Olympia Festival to Neo-liberal Biennial: On the ‘Biennialization’ of Art Fairs and the ‘Fairization’ of Biennials
Discussants:
Marta Perez Ibañez (Universidad Francisco de Vitoria)
Clarissa Ricci (Università di Bologna)
Moderator: Kim Oosterlinck (Université libre de Bruxelles)

Live Book Discussion | 25 Nov 2021
Georgina Walker (The University of Melbourne)
The Private Collector’s Museum
Discussants:
Dr Christopher Marshall (University of Melbourne)
Dr Kathryn Brown (Loughborough University)
Moderator: Kim Oosterlinck (Université libre de Bruxelles)

Live Book Discussion | 1 Jul 2021
Lukas Fuchsgruber (TU Berlin)
Das Spektakel der Auktion. Die Gründung des Hôtel Drouot und die Entwicklung des Pariser Kunstmarkts im 19. Jahrhundert
Introduction: Thomas Kirchner (DFK Paris)
Discussants:
Julia Voss (Leuphana Universität, Lüneburg)
Christian Huemer (Belvedere Research Centre, Vienna)
Moderator: Kim Oosterlinck (Université libre de Bruxelles)

Live Book Discussion | 15 May 2021
Diana Kostyrko (Australian National University)
The Journal of the Transatlantic Art Dealer:
René Gimpel (1918-1939)
Discussants:
Christian Huemer (Belvedere Research Centre, Vienna)
Filip Vermeylen (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
Moderator: Kim Oosterlinck (Université libre de Bruxelles)

Live Book Discussion | 25 March 2021
Diana Seave Greenwald (Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum)
Painting by numbers. Data-Driven Histories of Nineteenth-Century Art
Discussants:
Christian Huemer (Belvedere Research Centre, Vienna)
Filip Vermeylen (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
Moderator: Kim Oosterlinck (Université libre de Bruxelles)
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