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Author:

Thompson, Donald N.

Title:

The supermodel and the Brillo box : back stories and peculiar economics from the world of contemporary art / Don Thompson.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Palgrave Macmillan,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

282 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Art, Modern--21st century--Economic aspects.
Art--History--History--21st century.
Art--Psychology.--Psychology.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-266) and index.

Contents:

Stephanie -- The colors of contemporary art. The world of contemporary art ; The art market crash of '08 ; What jobs do we hire art for? ; Back story ; Authenticating Warhol -- Collecting and investing. Mugrabi, Saatchi, Sandretto, and the Vogels ; Contemporary art as an asset class -- The contemporary artists. Cattelan, Murakami, and Ai ; Damien Hirst, Artist and marketer ; Artists lauded, artists disdained ; Jacob Kassay's wild price ride -- The auction houses. Behind the gavel ; Christie's Sotheby's, and their competitors ; The scream ; The opaque side of auctions -- The art dealers. Gagosian and the evolution of the über dealer ; The artful dealer ; When auction houses and dealers collide -- Changing markets. Abu Dhabi and Qatar ; China is number two ; The Estella collection -- The market as medium. Art fairs ; The end game: click on a Warhol -- Postscript and references.

ISBN:

1137279087 (hardback)
9781137279088 (hardback)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)861744676

LCCN:

2013036143

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)