Seven Days in the Art World

from Opinionated

Entertaining enough, but the author's claim for it as a work of "ethnography" seem to be a considerable over claim. Perhaps she's learnt from all the dealers she's been mingling with! In fact it reads like a series of magazine articles, which is probably what it was. The collectors, critics, cura...

from breic2

This is a immersive walk through all levels of the world of high-end contemporary art. Its major flaw is that it accepts the stories of the protagonists for the most part uncritically. Part of this seems to be the author's payment for access, especially for her contacts at Artforum magazine. The ...

from dele2451

An insider's account of 7 days (spanning several years) examining different aspects of contemporary art. Provides an interesting and enlightening look at how artists, curators, collectors, critics and dealers intermingle to influence--both positively and negatively--the production, display and sa...

from debnance

When I read books like this one, I sigh with relief that I am a humble librarian, completely unconcerned with the business aspects of the world that seem to have permeated our whole society, even, it seems, the art world. Thornton visits seven icons of the art world, and devotes a chapter of her ...

from RidgewayGirl

This is a look at the world of contemporary art by ethnographic researcher Sarah Thornton. Each "day" comprises a long article about an aspect of the art world. I found it to be fascinating and surprising. You'll laugh, but I hadn't thought of the world of contemporary art as being quite so prete...