Seven days in the art world / Sarah Thornton.

Author/creator Thornton, Sarah
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : W.W. Norton, ©2008.
Descriptionxix, 274 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects
Art--Marketing.
Art--Exhibitions.
Art--Competitions.
Art criticism.

Contents The auction -- The crit -- The fair -- The prize -- The magazine -- The studio visit -- The biennale.
Abstract The art market has been booming. Museum attendance is surging. More people than ever call themselves artists. Contemporary art has become a mass entertainment, a luxury good, a job description, and, for some, a kind of alternative religion. In a series of 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. 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.--From publisher description.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 263-265) and index.
LCCN 2008035056
ISBN9780393067224 (hardcover)
ISBN039306722X (hardcover)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks N 8600 .T485 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold