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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Page 44
... space to be a " functional " lounge where " visitors communicate with each other on a social level . " The chairs were dispersed at the end of the exhibition and the work was documented with a few obligatory black - and - white ...
... space to be a " functional " lounge where " visitors communicate with each other on a social level . " The chairs were dispersed at the end of the exhibition and the work was documented with a few obligatory black - and - white ...
Page 73
... space as well as words . The gaps between comments are getting longer . After a long silence , Asher says , “ Is there a bar here ? " The comment is absurd . It's a gesture of camaraderie . No goodbye could do justice to the end of this ...
... space as well as words . The gaps between comments are getting longer . After a long silence , Asher says , “ Is there a bar here ? " The comment is absurd . It's a gesture of camaraderie . No goodbye could do justice to the end of this ...
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... space with slanting walls that often defeat the artists who exhibit there . I entered the building with low expectations and was completely taken aback by the strange , mirror - clad installation created by artist David Altmejd . The ...
... space with slanting walls that often defeat the artists who exhibit there . I entered the building with low expectations and was completely taken aback by the strange , mirror - clad installation created by artist David Altmejd . The ...
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