A Year in the Art World Contributor(s): Israel, Matthew (Author) |
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ISBN: 0500239924 ISBN-13: 9780500239926 Publisher: Thames & Hudson OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Art | History - Contemporary (1945- ) - Art | Business Aspects |
Dewey: 700.4 |
LCCN: 020933163 |
Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (1.25 lbs) 256 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The world of contemporary art has become more globalized and transparent in the last few decades, yet it is still perceived as closed-off and obscure. In A Year in the Art World, Matthew Israel takes the reader on a cross-continental journey through a year in the field of art, lifting the veil on a culture that emerges as diverse, adventurous, nuanced, and meaningful. From Los Angeles and New York to Paris and Hong Kong, Israel encounters artists, curators, critics, gallerists, and institutions, uncovering the working lives of these art-world figures from the renowned to the unseen. Drawing on exclusive interviews and expertly researched content, Israel ventures into the inner workings of the art industry to ask: What is it that people in the art world actually do? What drives interest in working with art? How do artworks acquire value? And how has technology transformed today's art world? Anchoring the narrative in the history, economics, and cultural dynamics of the field, this fascinating story reveals how "the art world" describes a realm that is both surprisingly vast and deeply interconnected. |