Seven Days in the Art World"Seven Days in the Art World is a social history of the recent past. Set in New York, Los Angeles, London, Basel, Venice, and Tokyo, the book is populated by colorful characters who espouse conflicting definitions of art. Some see it as a luxury good or entertainment, others view it as an intellectual calling, a job description, or a kind of alternative religion. In a series of day-in-the-life narratives, Thornton investigates the minute dramas of a Christie's evening sale, life in a notorious CalArts seminar, the elite trade of the Basel Art Fair, the competition behind the Tate's Turner Prize, the peculiarities of Artforum and its critics, the high jinks of Takashi Murakami's studios, and the curatorial wonderland that is the Venice Biennale. Thornton's entertaining ethnography explores the dynamics of creativity, taste, judgment, status, money, and the search for meaning and beauty in life." -- Publisher description. |
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... asked all sorts of people , What is an artist ? It's an irritatingly basic question , but reactions were so aggressive that I came to the conclusion that I must be violating some taboo . When I asked the students , they looked ...
... asked all sorts of people , What is an artist ? It's an irritatingly basic question , but reactions were so aggressive that I came to the conclusion that I must be violating some taboo . When I asked the students , they looked ...
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... asked . Collins stared into her camera and said , " If this work isn't art , then I have to ask you , is this news ? " The cameraman swung his head out from behind his equip- ment . " We can't use that ! " he exclaimed . Indeed ...
... asked . Collins stared into her camera and said , " If this work isn't art , then I have to ask you , is this news ? " The cameraman swung his head out from behind his equip- ment . " We can't use that ! " he exclaimed . Indeed ...
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... asked the pair how it felt to be the king and queen of criticism , Saltz declared , “ We're just a couple , " while Smith confessed , " We have an amazing time . We're able to do as much as we do because writing doesn't mean we have to ...
... asked the pair how it felt to be the king and queen of criticism , Saltz declared , “ We're just a couple , " while Smith confessed , " We have an amazing time . We're able to do as much as we do because writing doesn't mean we have to ...
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