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Seven Days in the Art World
Sarah Thornton
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Description for Seven Days in the Art World
Paperback. A riveting tour through the international art market, conducted by a smart, funny industry insider. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABQ; JFC; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 346.
Contemporary art has become a mass entertainment, a luxury good, a job description and, for some, a kind of alternative religion. Sarah Thornton's shrewd and entertaining fly-on-the-wall narrative takes us behind the scenes of the art world, from art school to auction house, showing us how it works, and giving us a vivid sense of being there.
Contemporary art has become a mass entertainment, a luxury good, a job description and, for some, a kind of alternative religion. Sarah Thornton's shrewd and entertaining fly-on-the-wall narrative takes us behind the scenes of the art world, from art school to auction house, showing us how it works, and giving us a vivid sense of being there.
Product Details
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847080844
SKU
V9781847080844
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About Sarah Thornton
SARAH THORNTON contributes regularly to Artforum and ArtReview and is the author of Club Cultures and co-author of The Subcultures Reader. She lives in London.She made her first TV appearance in Alan Yentob's programme on the Frieze arts fair, and several others are in the pipeline.
Reviews for Seven Days in the Art World
Parachutes the reader into the real nitty-gritty of how it all works - openings, dealers, artists, prizes, auctions et al. Reading this book is like having your own spy in the art world
Alan Yentob A thorough insight into the contemporary art world through seven fascinating stories ... a must-have for all art buffs
Tatler
Curators and dealers provide the insider info and often the laughs, as the closed world of art is systematically demystified
Dazed and Confused
An excellent, vivid, wittily written book - the characters are tightly drawn, the events covered are important, and the aphorisms come thick and fast - I'm hoping for a second volume
The Times
Fascinating, not least because while she was researching and writing, it must have seemed like an insider's view of a world that would last forever. The book may now stand as its memorial
Art Quarterly
A coherent account that's informative and entertaining - for a casual overview of how the international art scene operates, in all its ruthless eccentric, spectacular glory, Seven Days in the Art World is hard to beat
Jewish Quarterly
Alan Yentob A thorough insight into the contemporary art world through seven fascinating stories ... a must-have for all art buffs
Tatler
Curators and dealers provide the insider info and often the laughs, as the closed world of art is systematically demystified
Dazed and Confused
An excellent, vivid, wittily written book - the characters are tightly drawn, the events covered are important, and the aphorisms come thick and fast - I'm hoping for a second volume
The Times
Fascinating, not least because while she was researching and writing, it must have seemed like an insider's view of a world that would last forever. The book may now stand as its memorial
Art Quarterly
A coherent account that's informative and entertaining - for a casual overview of how the international art scene operates, in all its ruthless eccentric, spectacular glory, Seven Days in the Art World is hard to beat
Jewish Quarterly