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The $12 Million Stuffed Shark

The curious economics of contemporary art

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Why would a very 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 for $140 million? And why does a leather jacket with silver chain attached, tossed in a corner and titled 'No-One Ever Leaves', bring $690,000 at a 2007 Sotheby's auction? This intriguing and entertaining book is the first to look at the economics of the modern art world and the marketing strategies which power the market to produce such astronomical prices for the latest Hirst, Koons or Emin. Don Thompson talks to auction houses, dealers and collectors, and reveals the psychology behind the art market, showing how far it is driven by lust and self-aggrandizement of possession. It is a world, the author shows, in which brand is all-important, and which in many ways has most in common with the branded world of luxury fashion. Includes chapters on Damien Hirst and the shark; Warhol, Koons and Emin; Francis Bacon's perfect portrait; Charles Saatchi; Christie's and Sotheby's Auction houses.

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The $12 Million Stuffed Shark, Don Thompson

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Podtitul
The curious economics of contemporary art
Jazyk
anglicky
Rok vydání
2008
Vazba
měkká
Počet stran
272
ISBN10
0230620590
ISBN13
9780230620599
Série
První vydání
2008
Původní název
The $12 Million Stuffed Shark: The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art
Hodnocení
4 z 5
Anotace
Why would a very 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 for $140 million? And why does a leather jacket with silver chain attached, tossed in a corner and titled 'No-One Ever Leaves', bring $690,000 at a 2007 Sotheby's auction? This intriguing and entertaining book is the first to look at the economics of the modern art world and the marketing strategies which power the market to produce such astronomical prices for the latest Hirst, Koons or Emin. Don Thompson talks to auction houses, dealers and collectors, and reveals the psychology behind the art market, showing how far it is driven by lust and self-aggrandizement of possession. It is a world, the author shows, in which brand is all-important, and which in many ways has most in common with the branded world of luxury fashion. Includes chapters on Damien Hirst and the shark; Warhol, Koons and Emin; Francis Bacon's perfect portrait; Charles Saatchi; Christie's and Sotheby's Auction houses.