Seven days in the art world
(Book)
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton, c2008.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xix, 274 pages : ill. ; 22 cm.
Status
Marina Branch - Adult Non-Fiction
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton, c2008.
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-265) and index.
Description
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.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Thornton, S. (2008). Seven days in the art world . W.W. Norton.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Thornton, Sarah. 2008. Seven Days in the Art World. W.W. Norton.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Thornton, Sarah. Seven Days in the Art World W.W. Norton, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Thornton, Sarah. Seven Days in the Art World W.W. Norton, 2008.
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