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Visual Arts
The focus is on emerging art – not the corporates; supplied courtesy Macquarie Group Collection
The corporate collection of yesteryear was all about using art to present an image to the world, be it a picture of trust and tradition in sombre oils or an air of innovation in abstract sculpture.
But with the growing demands of stockholder return and a clear relationship between expenses and outcomes, art as image no longer viewed as a justifiable investment. As a result, over the past twenty years we have been witness to a great corporate sell off.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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