Seven days in the art world
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-sch...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
W.W. Norton,
c2009.
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| Edition: | [Norton pbk. ed.] |
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| Summary: | 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. 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's description. |
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| Physical Description: | xx, 287 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-276) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780393337129 (pbk.) 039333712X (pbk.) |
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