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'Fabulous and entertaining guide to the craziness that is the contemporary art world.'
'An incredibly rich, insightful piece of non-fiction that addresses the vast majority of questions you would ask yourself as a contemporary art enthusiast.'
Understand the curious economics of contemporary art.
Why would a smart New York investment banker pay twelve million dollars for the decaying, stuffed carcass of a shark? By what alchemy does Jackson Pollock’ s drip painting No.5 1948 sell for [...] million? This book sheds light on the modern art world and the marketing strategies that power the market to produce such astronomical prices; the money, lust and self-aggrandizement.
Drawing on interviews with past and present executives of auction houses and art dealerships, artists and the buyers who move the market, Don Thompson launches us on a journey of discovery through the peculiar world of modern art to reveal the source of Charles Saatchi’s Midas touch, how far a gallery like White Cube has contributed to Damien Hirst becoming one of the highest-earning artists in the world, and much, much more . . .
'Fabulous and entertaining guide to the craziness that is the contemporary art world.'
'An incredibly rich, insightful piece of non-fiction that addresses the vast majority of questions you would ask yourself as a contemporary art enthusiast.'
Understand the curious economics of contemporary art.
Why would a smart New York investment banker pay twelve million dollars for the decaying, stuffed carcass of a shark? By what alchemy does Jackson Pollock’ s drip painting No.5 1948 sell for [...] million? This book sheds light on the modern art world and the marketing strategies that power the market to produce such astronomical prices; the money, lust and self-aggrandizement.
Drawing on interviews with past and present executives of auction houses and art dealerships, artists and the buyers who move the market, Don Thompson launches us on a journey of discovery through the peculiar world of modern art to reveal the source of Charles Saatchi’s Midas touch, how far a gallery like White Cube has contributed to Damien Hirst becoming one of the highest-earning artists in the world, and much, much more . . .
Green and wrinkled and twelve million
Branding and insecurity
Branded auctions
Branded dealers
The art of the dealer
Art and artists
Damien Hirst and the shark
Warhol, Koons and Emin
Charles Saatchi: Branded collector
Christie’s and Sotheby’s
Choosing an auction hammer
Auction psychology
The secret world of auctions
Francis Bacon’s perfect portrait
Auction houses versus dealers
Art fairs: The final frontier
Art and money
Pricing contemporary art
Fakes
Art critics
Museums
End game
Contemporary art as an investment
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Importe, Kunst |
| Rubrik: | Kunst & Musik |
| Thema: | Allgemeine Kunst |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | 290 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9781845134075 |
| ISBN-10: | 1845134079 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Thompson, Don |
| Hersteller: | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com |
| Maße: | 206 x 131 x 23 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Don Thompson |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 18.03.2012 |
| Gewicht: | 0,224 kg |
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