Seven Days In The Art World by Sarah Thornton
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.
Parachutes the reader into the real nitty-gritty of how it all works - openings, dealers, artists, prizes, auctions et alReading 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 *
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 *
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781847080844 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847080847 |
| Title | Seven Days In The Art World |
| Author | Sarah Thornton |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Granta Books |
| Year published | 2009-09-07 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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