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33 Artists in 3 Acts

Sarah Thornton - 2014 - 448 pages
This compelling narrative goes behind the scenes with the world’s most important living artists to humanize and demystify contemporary art. The best-selling author of Seven ...
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The Subcultures Reader

Ken Gelder, Sarah Thornton - 1997 - 620 pages
The only collected work of its kind in the field, The Subcultures Reader brings together the most valuable and stimulating writings on subcultures from the Chicago School to ...
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Club Cultures: Music, Media, and Subcultural Capital

Sarah Thornton - 1996 - 208 pages
A close look at the music and culture of dance clubs and the “rave” phenomenon..
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The Subcultures Reader

Ken Gelder, Sarah Thornton - 1997 - 616 pages
The only collected work of its kind in the field, The Subcultures Readerbrings together the most valuable and stimulating writings on subcultures from the Chicago School to the ...
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Big Bucks: The Explosion of the Art Market in the 21st Century

Ms Georgina Adam - 2014 - 181 pages
This highly readable and timely book explores the transformation of the modern and contemporary art market in the 21st century from a niche trade to a globalised operation ...
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The $12 Million Stuffed Shark: The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art

Don Thompson - 2012 - 281 pages
Why would a smart New York investment banker pay $12 million for the decaying, stuffed carcass of a shark? By what alchemy does Jackson Pollock's drip painting No. 5, 1948 sell ...
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The Supermodel and the Brillo Box: Back Stories and Peculiar Economics from ...

Don Thompson - 2014 - 288 pages
Acquiring contemporary art is about passion and lust, but it is also about branding, about the back story that comes with the art, about the relationship of money and status ...
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