»Death can really make you look like a star.« Diesen Satz hinterließ uns Andy Warhol. Doch das Ableben per se stellt keinen Katalysator für die Bedeutung eines Künstlers dar. Zur posthumen Bewahrung und Entwicklung des künstlerischen Erbes ist die passende Nachlassstruktur von entscheidender Bedeutung. Den möglichen rechtlichen Gestaltungsrahmen, passende Finanzierungsmodelle sowie den richtigen Umgang mit Markt, Museen und Wissenschaft stellt das Handbuch von Loretta Würtenberger vor. Ihr Unternehmen Fine Art Partners berät seit vielen Jahren Künstler und Künstlernachlässe bei Aufbau und Entwicklung von Nachlasskonzepten sowie operativen Fragen. Anhand zahlreicher internationaler Beispiele erläutert die Autorin die verschiedenen Varianten zur Betreuung eines Künstlernachlasses und gibt Handlungsempfehlungen, wie heute nach dem Ableben eines Künstlers mit Arbeit, Archiv und Andenken idealerweise zu verfahren ist.

Klappentext

Andy Warhol bequeathed us the words "Death can really make you look like a star." But death per se is not a catalyst for the relevance of an artist. What is of crucial importance is the proper management structure for the posthumous preservation and development of an artistic estate. The handbook by Loretta Würtenberger presents the possible legal framework, appropriate financing models, as well as the proper handling of the market, museums, and academia. Her business, Fine Art Partners, has advised artists and artists' estates for many years in their structuring and development of estate concepts as well as in operative questions. Based on numerous international examples, the author explains the different alternatives for maintaining an artist's estate and makes recommendations on how to ideally handle work, archives, and mementos following the death of an artist. (German edition ISBN 978-3-7757-4132-3)

Zusammenfassung

Andy Warhol bequeathed us the words “Death can really make you look like a star.” But death per se is not a catalyst for the relevance of an artist. What is of crucial importance is the proper management structure for the posthumous preservation and development of an artistic estate. The handbook by Loretta Würtenberger presents the possible legal framework, appropriate financing models, as well as the proper handling of the market, museums, and academia. Her business, Fine Art Partners, has advised artists and artists’ estates for many years in their structuring and development of estate concepts as well as in operative questions. Based on numerous international examples, the author explains the different alternatives for maintaining an artist’s estate and makes recommendations on how to ideally handle work, archives, and mementos following the death of an artist.  (German edition ISBN 978-3-7757-4132-3)