collecting in art

on Thierry Chemalle

Dates: August 11, 18, 25, September 01 and 08, 2025
Mondays
Time: from 19h to 21h30
Duration: 05 meetings
Audience: general interested parties
Investment: R $ 480,00

Online course
Live, via video conferencing platform
Recorded classes available for a limited time only
Course includes certificate at the end

The course offers an interdisciplinary and strategic approach to the role of collectors in the dynamics of the art market. Over the course of five classes, participants will be introduced to the economic and cultural foundations of collecting, analyzing real collections and the transformations driven by new social and environmental values. Combining theories of art economics with perspectives from management, marketing, psychology, and social sciences, the course seeks to understand the factors that motivate and shape collectors’ behavior, both within and outside the traditional market circuit. Aimed at beginners and experienced collectors, artists, curators, cultural managers, and those interested in understanding collecting as a social and economic phenomenon, the course connects contemporary acquisition practices with themes such as sustainability, social impact, and cultural memory.

Agenda

Class 01 – Introduction to the Economy of Art

• Introduction and fundamental concepts of the Economy of Art
• Main figures of the Economy of Art

Class 02 – Introduction to collecting, inside and outside the art market

• Introduction and fundamental concepts about collecting and collection management
• Main figures and reports on collecting

Class 03 – Royal Collections

• Examples of real collections and collectors
• Comparisons with synthetic indexes and indicators

Class 04 – An ESG approach to collecting

• Collections geared toward acquisitions from early-stage artists
• The relationship between the art market and collecting and the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)

Class 05 – An interdisciplinary approach to collecting

• Perspectives from management, marketing, psychology and social sciences on collecting
• Relations between decollecting and liquid society

Thierry Chemalle

 He holds a master's and postgraduate degree in Economics from the São Paulo School of Economics at Fundação Getulio Vargas, and a degree in Social Sciences from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo – PUC-SP. Thierry defended his first master's dissertation at FGV EESP, which addressed the economics of the art market. Since 2018, he has been a researcher at the FGVInvest Center in the areas of Finance and Economics of the Art Market. Thierry has worked at Banco Santander, EY Consulting and Auditing, Accenture Consulting and Mars Food Producer. Thierry is the Manager of the AI ​​and Art Center at Lawgorithm (USP), is the Research Coordinator in the Art Market Economics Group and the ArtEconomics Task Force of the FGVInvest Center at FGV EESP, and is a Professor at FGV. Thierry is a Founder and Art Economist at the ArtAnalysis Program. Thierry is a member of the editorial committee of the academic journal RAE at FGV EAESP. Thierry is Leading Art Economist at iArremate Legacy.

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Students, teachers and retirees have a 10% discount
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credits: Adriana Varejão, untitled. Photo: Renato Parada