As the deadline for Brexit approaches, and a possible agreement between the UK and Brussels on a brokered exit remains uncertain, how will this affect the little world of art?
When David Cameron called for a referendum, he was motivated by internal political calculations. Few thought that a Brexit would actually take place at 11 p.m on 29 March 2019, creating a precedent in contemporary European history. Theresa May, the last-minute substitute for the hapless Cameron, has been fighting ever since to obtain an impossible deal: maximum trading freedom with minimum economic and legal constraints, and no free movement of people between the UK and EU … except between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. A Difference of Perception As with the UK in general, the art sector was instantly polarised. The secondary market – that of the dealers, organised mainly through the British Art Market Federation (BAMF) – supported Brexit, while the market of artists, galleries and the creative industries in general, was against it. A survey carried out with its members…
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