Seven Days in the Art World
Seven Days in the Art World Named one of the best art books of 2008 by The New York Times and The Sunday Times [London]: "An indelible portrait of a peculiar society." -- Vogue The art market has…
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Seven Days in the Art World
Named one of the best art books of 2008 by The New York Times and The Sunday Times [London]: "An indelible portrait of a peculiar society." -- Vogue The art market has been booming. More people than ever call themselves artists. Museum attendance is surging.
In a series of beautifully paced narratives, Sarah Thornton investigates the drama of a Christie's auction, the workings in Takashi Murakami's studios, the elite at the Basel Art Fair, the eccentricities of Artforum magazine, the competition behind an important art prize, life in a notorious art-school seminar, and the wonderland of the Venice Biennale. Contemporary art has become a mass entertainment, a luxury good, a job description, and, for some, a kind of alternative religion. She reveals the new dynamics of creativity, taste, status, money, and the search for meaning in life.
A judicious and juicy account of the institutions that have the power to shape art history, based on hundreds of interviews with high-profile players, Thornton's entertaining ethnography will change the way you look at contemporary culture. 8 illustrations
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