艺术品基金的历史谱系和当代发展

Genealogy of Art Funds and Contemporary Developments

艺术品基金作为艺术品商业价值之维的重要表征,是一个兼具历史纵深感和现实针对性的现象,为我们重新理解和审视艺术与金钱的关系提供了一个全新的视角。以英文"syndicate"命名的联合财团性质的艺术品基金在西方艺术史文献中并不鲜见,这种丰富多彩的艺术购买活动即是艺术品基金的原型。20世纪60年代以来,"艺术品作为投资"的观念普遍流行,现代意义上的金融投资型艺术品基金才开始出现。无论是金融理论的介入、金融机构的参与,还是金融模式的挪用,都使得艺术品基金打上金融逻辑的烙印。与此同时,艺术世界中艺术家通过签约的方式亲身参与到艺术品基金的投资实践中。这些各具特色的艺术品基金当代实践从不同的方向展现了艺术世界与金融世界的互动景观。无论是对艺术品基金历史谱系的重新追溯和梳理还是艺术品基金在当代发展的实践扫描,都是深入研究这一现象的基础性工程。

The relationship between art and money can be examined through understanding of art funds with a new perspective because they are considered as the most important representatives of commercial values of artistic works.The art funds named with the English word 'syndicate' are not uncommonly recorded in the western literature of art history.These syndicates for art deals are prototypes of art funds,which demonstrate both historical and practical phenomenon of art co-buying business.However,due to the widely spread perception of 'art as an investment' during 1960 s,the financial investment of art funds in the modern sense came up.It makes art funds embedded with strong influence of financial logic regarding financial theory,financial institutions and financial models.Artists participate in the investment practice by contracting with art funds as well.The modern practice of various art funds reveals the mutual interactions between the art world and finance world with different characteristics.Therefore,it is necessary to trace the genealogy and contemporary development of art funds and lay foundation for further study in the field of research.