Seven Days In The Art World

Sarah Thornton

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English

Granta
19 November 2009

Art & Architecture; Art: financial aspects; Cultural studies; Media, information & communication industries

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. Thornton has exceptional access, and brings a keen critical eye to her coverage of this glamorous milieu, offering the first authoritative account of what is now a multi-billion dollar global marketplace-cum-playground for an ever-expanding number of collectors, investors, and enthusiasts.

By: Sarah Thornton
Imprint: Granta
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 255g
ISBN: 9781847080844
ISBN 10: 1847080847
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 19 November 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for Seven Days In The Art World

Parachutes the reader into the real nitty-gritty of how it all works - openings, dealers, artists, prizes, auctions et al. Reading 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 *