Parkett Art
a small museum and a large library on contemporary art Parkett art magazine is published in direct collaboration with important international contemporary artists, whose oeuvre is explored in several essays by leading writers and critics. Collaborations in the february issue: Zoe Leonard, Tomma Abts, Mai-Thu Perret. For all other issues since 1984, click here
Seven Days in the Art World. Starred Review. The hot, hip contemporary art world, argues sociologist Thornton, is a cluster of intermingling subcultures unified by the belief, whether genuine or feigned, that nothing is more important than the art itself.
Customer Review: Seven Days in the Art World. This book is an intriguing peek behind the curtain of the contemporary art scene from art school to the Venice Biennale. You meet all the players from struggling artist to billionaire collectors.
Customer Review: Glimpses Behind the Curtain
Seven Days in the Art World. This enlightening and entertaining book offers a glimpse into the rarified atmosphere of the booming contemporary art world as it stood in the years 2004-07. Sarah Thornton, with her ethnographic perspective on seven diverse segments of this expensive and exclusive scene delivers a peek into a world which few artists and lovers of art will ever gain access. Seven Days in the Art World.
