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Seven Days in the Art World Sarah Thornton
Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.

I think it's fair to say that Sarah Thornton, who is best known for her book Seven Days in the Art World, is financially able to walk away from covering the market, even as she notes how awful the pay is. Seven Days in the Art World by Sarah Thornton · Buy on Amazon. WHAT SEVEN DAYS IN THE ART WORLD IS ABOUT-. In this chapter Thornton relates her experience visiting the various studios and work spaces of Japanese contemporary artist, Takashi Murakami. The word “glamour” was key in the initial briefing for the cover. We generally don't agree with Felix Salmon's rote assumption that Contemporary art is a bubble. From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Summary: The art market has been booming. The book is a total immersion in the art world – from creation to art sale glamour. I'm currently reading Seven Days In the Art World, by Sarah Thornton, perhaps most well known for her book about sub-cultural capital and the rave scene. Sarah Thornton's book Seven Days in the Art World, which documents the frenzied peak of the recent art boom, arrives next week in American bookstores, just as that boom appears to be sputtering out. This past week I ended my contemporary art survey class with an examination of the art market and the place of the collector in the circulating discourses concerning "value" and "hype" in the art world. Book Review: 'Seven Days in the Art World' by Sarah Thornton. It's an easy read and compelling. The contemporary art world is characterized by six roles: artist, dealer, curator, critic, collector and auction-house expert. One of the biggest fights I've ever had with my mother was about modern art. More people than ever call themselves artists. Felix Salmon passes judgment on Seven Days in the Art World. Probably the best overview of the contemporary art world in America that's been written. Sarah Thornton's Seven Days in the Art World.