Paris Art Market: Finally Understanding Contemporary Art

English

€100,00

€100,00

Discover the Parisian art world. Learn how to buy contemporary art, see how fashion is using art for marketing, and visit a true Parisian institution: the famous auction house Hôtel Drouot.

Program:

Meet your guide
Meet in front of the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain and let us grow together as a group.

Louvre: origins of art collecting
Learn how royals built art collections that later became public treasures.

How to buy contemporary art
Stroll along contemporary galleries at Palais Royal. Learn how to buy modern art and how to “talk artspeak”.

Galerie Colbert: the art university
Discover the most beautiful university for art history in the world.

Pinault Collection: Contemporary art & fashion brands
Outside Pinault Collection: see how fashion brands like Kering and Louis Vuitton support contemporary art.

Auction house Hôtel Drouot
Visit a Parisian institution. Understand how to sell art at auctions and hear stories of famous sales.

Do you finally understand art?
A short recap about remaining question and a warm goodbye!

Highlights:

Learn how to buy contemporary art at Palais Royal
Learn how contemporary art & fashion brands are linked at Pinault Collection
Learn about the origins of art collecting in front of the Louvre
Auction house Hôtel Drouot from inside (Saturday & Sunday only outside)

Included:

2.5-hour guided walk led by a professional art-world insider
Admission to the historic Hôtel Drouot: Paris’s renowned auction house
Learn the fundamentals of buying contemporary art and how to confidently speak “artspeak”
Understand how artists and collectors sell artwork in today’s market
Introduction to the art collection of François Pinault (explanation from outside)
Overview of the Louvre Museum collection (explanation from outside)
Discover how French luxury brands like Louis Vuitton use contemporary art as part of their marketing strategy
Walk past and explore several contemporary art galleries
Visit the elegant Galerie Colbert, home to some of France’s most prestigious art and cultural institutions