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After UniquenessA History of Film and Video Art in Circulation$
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After Uniqueness: A History of Film and Video Art in Circulation

Erika Balsom

Print publication date: 2017

Print ISBN-13: 9780231176934

Published to Columbia Scholarship Online: January 2019

DOI: 10.7312/columbia/9780231176934.001.0001

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The Limited Edition

The Limited Edition

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(p.127) 5 The Limited Edition
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After Uniqueness
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Erika Balsom

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Columbia University Press
DOI:10.7312/columbia/9780231176934.003.0006

This chapter examines the history of the predominant model for the distribution of artists’ moving image today. This chapter traces out the history of this distribution model from the late nineteenth century to the present and offers hypotheses concerning its steps towards success in the 1990s. It explores the relationship between the limited edition model and the rental model of the cooperatives, outlines the various criticisms this artificial rarity has provoked, and discusses the possible benefits it might have for artists and collectors.

Keywords:   art market, rarity, authenticity, certification, museum, scarcity

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