Descrição
The collector, within the context of the contemporary visual arts, is a powerful and, for many, mysterious figure. Beyond the stereotype of the eccentric rich (or, more recently, in Brazil, the corrupt recipient of money bribes or money launderer buying art), collectors are different amongst themselves, both in their financial capacity to buy works as well as their relationship with art itself, in addition to their different motivations for acquiring and collecting works of art. This article is an introductory reflection on collecting and collections stemming from an ethnographic research on the Brazilian contemporary art market performed discontinuously between the years of 2012 and 2016.
KEYWORDS
Art collector, art collection, work of art, artist, art market.||Para além do que o estereótipo do rico excêntrico (ou, mais recentemente, no Brasil, do corrupto recebedor de propina ou que lava dinheiro), os colecionadores são diferentes entre si, desde suas capacidades financeiras para aquisição de obras às suas relações com a arte, passando por diferentes motivações para adquirir e colecionar obras. O presente artigo é uma reflexão introdutória sobre o colecionismo e coleções feita a partir de uma pesquisa etnográfica sobre o mercado brasileiro de arte contemporânea, realizada descontinuamente entre os anos de 2012 e 2016.
ABSTRACT
The collector, within the context of the contemporary visual arts, is a powerful and, for many, mysterious figure. Beyond the stereotype of the eccentric rich (or, more recently, in Brazil, the corrupt recipient of money bribes or money launderer buying art), collectors are different amongst themselves, both in their financial capacity to buy works as well as their relationship with art itself, in addition to their different motivations for acquiring and collecting works of art. This article is an introductory reflection on collecting and collections stemming from an ethnographic research on the Brazilian contemporary art market performed discontinuously between the years of 2012 and 2016.
KEYWORDS
Art collector, art collection, work of art, artist, art market.
