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Seven Days in the Art World
Thornton describes real days, at a Christie's auction, a crit session at the California Institute of the Arts, the Art Basel art fair. Venice Biennale, ArtForum, Murikani’s Studio, the Turner Prize.
By looking from these seven different angles, the author creates a coherent picture. Although her “ethnography” is often too individual to be helpful in the general overview, describing a tilt of the head or a physical place does sometimes help define the interviewee. If anyone wants answers (at least partial) to nearly any of the art questions that irritate, or wants to see how personal opinions fit into the whole schema of art, read Seven Days in the Art World.
After making and exhibiting paintings for 40 years and teaching art appreciation nearly as long, I have finally found entertaining lucidity in a description of the inner workings of the art world.
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