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The Economy of the Gift

9 April - 22 May 2010

The Economy of the Gift offers a unique experience for contemporary collectors in search of a boutique scaled art fair. It will present eight artists and eight galleries curated by Ticiana Correa and explore the idea of value in a time of market crisis.

The Economy of the Gift has been designed to build on the cultural legacy of Liverpool’s role as European Capital of Culture in 2008 and will be an annual affair.

Four English galleries from outside the London Orbital were asked to select four international partners. Participants then select an artist represented by their partner. In this process a discourse is created at which the concept of the gift is at the heart of the exchange.

Participating galleries are:

Andréhn-Schiptjenko, Stockholm
Bureau, Manchester
Ceri Hand Gallery, Liverpool
Freymond-Guth & Co Fine Arts, Zurich
The International 3, Manchester
Ivan Gallery, Bucharest
Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco, New York
Workplace Gallery, Gateshead


Exhibiting artists: Eric Bainbridge, Brass Art, Geta Bratescu, Elodie Pong, Jacob Dahlgren, Mark Harasimowicz, Rebecca Lennon and Shaun O’ Dell.


The Collectors Salon at The Economy of the Gift
Friday 9 April, 12-2.30pm, A Foundation Liverpool

The Collectors Salon is an opportunity to explore issues that seem to define the current markets in contemporary art in the aftermath of the economic crisis but perhaps more significantly in a world still bound to complex ideological spectres and confused about who should collect art. Mark Waugh, Executive Director A Foundation, will chair the panels.


Part 1 – Collecting across a new Europe.
Salon participants:
Johann Novack, DNA Galerie, Berlin
Mariana Vassileva, artist living in Berlin
Magda Radu curator at The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest
Marian Ivan, Director, Ivan Gallery, Bucharest

Part 2 – Collecting, a passionate commitment?
Salon Participants:
Paul Hobson, Contemporary Art Society, London
Tim Eastop, The Collective, London
Eric Bainbridge, artist, London and Sunderland
Leila Aitken, Ceri Hand, Liverpool

Places are free but booking is recommended. Please email info@afoundation.org.uk



The Economy series is supported by: Arts Council England, Liverpool City Council, North West Development Agency, Romanian Cultural Institute, Embassy of Sweden, Swiss Cultural Institute and Saatchi Online.


The Economy of the Gift

Red Rum photographed by Derek Holden