![]() ![]() In a series of beautifully paced narratives, Sarah Thornton investigates the drama of a Christie's auction, the workings in Takashi Murakami's studios, the elite at the Basel Art Fair, the eccentricities of Artforum magazine, the competition behind an important art prize, life in a notorious art-school seminar, and the wonderland of the Venice Biennale. Contemporary art has become a mass entertainment, a luxury good, a job description, and, for some, a kind of alternative religion. More people than ever call themselves artists. ![]() ![]() Contemporary art has become a mass entertainment, a luxury good, a job description, and, for some, a kind of alternativ Named one of the best art books of 2008 by The New York Times and The Sunday Times : “An indelible portrait of a peculiar society.”-Vogue The art market has been booming. Named one of the best art books of 2008 by The New York Times and The Sunday Times : “An indelible portrait of a peculiar society.”-Vogue The art market has been booming. ![]()
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