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

Seven Days in the Art World gives an in depth view into the truth of invention fanatics worldwide. However, it quite cleverly mimics the capriciousness of the art world. I just finished reading Seven Days in the Art World by Sarah Thornton, a fabulous account of a microculture –the high-end modern art world– that 99% of us will never experience. Luckily enough, finally the summer is approaching and. The book is a total immersion in the art world – from creation to art sale glamour. It is a closed sphere, designed by insiders for insiders. Sarah Thornton is a writer and arts journalist best known for her 2008 ethnography 'Seven Days in the Art World', which drifted wryly through studios, colleges, Art Fairs and auction houses. Seven Days In The Art World by Sarah Thornton, Jaws, Sam Cooke “Live At the Harlem Square Club”. Working at a public institution, having worked at a commercial gallery, and gone to school right next to Christie's venerable St. One useful way of reading Seven Days In The Art World is as an artistic variant on Marshall McLuhan's notion that "culture is our business, and business is our culture." In this instance, our culture is art and it is all business. The word “glamour” was key in the initial briefing for the cover. By Emmy Lee | Posted on November 16th, 2012. Seven Days in the Art World (Norton 2008). So, continuing with that bad thing that happened: I just read Seven Days in the Art World. The art world is an exclusive, strictly members only club which one can only dream about setting heeled-foot inside. It isn't new -- Sarah Thornton's research was done in 2004-2007 -- but she was allowed into all the back rooms the rest of us can't find. Asher has no dealer ; his work is not generally for sale . I'm ashamed to confess it, but I only take time to read books during the summer or when I'm on vacation. This is the first time in a long time that I'm making work without it being made for a specific show. Critic: critique or question the work within the confines of art history and the contemporary art world in written articles, typically after viewing work from an exhibition.