Seven days in the art world
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New York : W.W. Norton, [2008].
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9780393067224, 039306722X
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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.

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Table of Contents

The auction
The crit
The fair
The prize
The magazine
The studio visit
The biennale.

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Published
New York : W.W. Norton, [2008].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xix, 274 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780393067224, 039306722X

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 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.--From publisher description.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Thornton, S. (2008). Seven days in the art world (First edition.). W.W. Norton.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Thornton, Sarah. 2008. Seven Days in the Art World. New York: W.W. Norton.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Thornton, Sarah. Seven Days in the Art World New York: W.W. Norton, 2008.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Thornton, S. (2008). Seven days in the art world. First edn. New York: W.W. Norton.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Thornton, Sarah. Seven Days in the Art World First edition., W.W. Norton, 2008.

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