I’m now half way through Seven Days In The Art World and finding I like it less and less. The facts are interesting, but like Barber’s review said, there’s a lot of useless, pukey stuff like staring at the bubbles in a glass of Moet and eating lots of raw fish. Thornton seems to be really taken in with wealth and glamour and name-dropping and macho posturing and self-aggrandizing. It’s definitly a one sided view of the art world, and not crossing all areas, like I was hoping it would. Nevertheless, like I said it’s an engaging read, in the same way that People magazine or something is. It’s interesting for me to get a look at the wealthy side of art and the art market, but if I wanted straight facts, I’m sure I could probably find something else that talks less about Gucci.
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