Name: Seven Days in the Art World
Rating: 3.785714285714286 (14 reviews)
ISBN: 9780393337129

Sarah Thornton

Seven Days in the Art World

Bridget D

Abigail Collins

Marcel M

Abigail Gangelhoff 

Brooks Bradley Leete

From London to Beijing to New York, art sales are booming, and the art world receives the sort of breathless media attention once reserved for celebrities and royals. In Seven Days in the Art World, Sarah Thornton, a brilliant young sociologist, looks at all aspects of buying, selling, and creating serious art.

Seven days in the art world

André Nóbrega

Celine Nguyen ✿

ERICA WALTEMADE

Shares observations about the subculture of contemporary art, in a narrative account that tours such arenas as a Christie's auction, Takashi Murakami's studios, and the Basel Art Fair to reveal how art has become an entertainment venue, luxury commodity, and lifestyle choice. 30,000 first printing.

Anna Pinto

Seven Days in the Art World

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