An Object of Beauty Lib/E (Audiobook)

from tututhefirst

Steve Martin has given us a well-written, tightly plotted view of the art world in the recent and current economy. He certainly seems to have done his homework to be able to present realistic scenes of auction houses, private galleries, international jet-set buyers, and less than honorable wheele...

from gaskella

Steve Martin's latest novel is not funny. He plays it straight in An Object of Beauty as the world chronicled within is so full of self-parody that there's little need to add extra layers of satire to achieve a certain sort of vicious comedy. Set in New York during the 1990s, the story is narrate...

from realbigcat

I love Steven Martin as a performer, musician and a especially a writer. I very much enjoyed his latest novel that centers around the art world.. Martin himself is an avid art collector and historian. His knowledge of the art world is showcased in this novel that centers around a girl named Lacey...

from Smiler69

Lacey Yeager has beauty and smarts, is used to attracting everyone's attention when she enters a room, which are assets she has already put to good use by hear early 20s, or so our narrator, and old university friend of hers, tells us when he presents us to her. Both intended to do something with...

from sgsain

This is a great book for anyone who is interested in Art and the business of Art. Written in a mix of third and first person, Steve Martin (yes, it's that Steve Martin) takes the reader into the world of fine and not so fine art and the business behind it. Along the way you meet an ambitious art ...