Seven Days In The Art World

Author: Sarah Thornton

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  • : $22.99 AUD
  • : 9781847080844
  • : Granta Books
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  • : November 2009
  • : 198mm X 129mm
  • : United Kingdom
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  • : Sarah Thornton
  • : Paperback
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  • : en
  • : 306.47
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  • : Cultural studies; The arts: general issues; Media, information & communication industries
  • : Illustrations
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Barcode 9781847080844
9781847080844

Description

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.

Author description

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.