| Description |
xx, 287 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The auction -- The crit -- The fair -- The prize -- The magazine -- The studio visit -- The biennale |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-276) and index |
| Subject |
Art auctions.
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Art -- Exhibitions.
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Art -- Competitions.
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Art -- Marketing.
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| Genre/Form |
Art criticism.
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Exhibition catalogs.
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| ISBN |
039333712X |
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9780393337129 |
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