AI and the Art Market - (Hot Topics in the Art World) by Jo Lawson-Tancred (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

AI and the Art Market is the first book to offer an approachable introduction to AI for art-market professionals, considering AI's impact on and possible applications within the art world, whether as a business tool or as an artistic medium. The two primary topics of how AI is affecting the art market, and the growing market for AI art, are united under the broad theme of how art-market professionals can be better equipped to work with AI in an art-world context, as relative novices.

The book addresses questions like: Can AI benefit your business? How can you best support artists working with AI and approach selling their work? What risks should you be aware of, and how can you distinguish between truly cutting-edge innovation and outlandish, unsubstantiated claims about AI? More broadly, how/is AI reshaping practices within the art market and what cultural changes should we be prepared for in the long term?

AI and the Art Market puts forward a balanced overview of this increasingly Hot Topic, considering the benefits of AI while never shying away from its ethical complications and practical limitations.

Review Quotes

'Extensively researched, elegantly written and accessible, AI and the Art Market makes the case for why dealers cannot afford not to be up to speed with the challenges and opportunities of AI. It's both thought-provoking and practical yet short enough to demolish in one go.' - Paul Hewitt, Director General, The Society of London Art Dealers

'With a nuanced approach using practical examples and expert insights, Jo Lawson-Tancred has produced a valuable resource for anyone interested in the impact of AI technology on the art industry today.' - Bernadine Bröcker Wieder, CEO of Arcual

About the Author

Jo Lawson-Tancred is European News Reporter for Artnet News. She has covered the art market and art + tech stories for Artnet News, Apollo, the Financial Times and BBC Culture. She is also trained in coding and machine learning, and was a research associate at the Vasari Research Centre for Art and Technology at Birkbeck.