Sarah Thornton Bücher

Sieben Tage, sieben Einblicke: Sarah Thornton nimmt uns mit hinter die Kulissen einer Auktion bei Christie's, wir trinken mit ihr Champagner auf den mondänen Biennale-Partys in Venedig, nehmen teil an einer Jury-Sitzung für den renommierten Turner-Preis, treffen angesagte Galeristen in Chelsea und besuchen den japanischen Künstler Takashi Murakami in seiner schrill-bunten Plastikwelt in New York und Tokio - tiefe Einsichten, wie Kunst entsteht, wer sie dazu macht und warum so wahnsinnige Preise für sie erzielt werden. 'Das bisher beste Buch über den Boom der Gegenwartskunst … exzellent, anschaulich und witzig geschrieben." The Sunday Times

aeo A highly innovative contribution towards the study of popular culture which focuses on the youth cultures that revolve around dance clubs and raves. aeo Written in a highly accessible style and illustrated with case studies, the author examines the development of club cultures or taste cultures.

A generational touchstone by the leading authority on the art world, a captivating book in three parts which seeks to answer the contentious question 'What is an Artist?'

Small town secrets and divisions come bubbling to the surface in Sarah Thornton’s gripping debut crime novel.

"Tells the story of [33 artists]: how they move through the world, command credibility, and create iconic works ... [including] visits with Ai Weiwei before and after his imprisonment and Jeff Koons as he woos new customers in London, Frankfurt, and Abu Dhabi. Thornton meets Yayoi Kusama in her studio around the corner from the Tokyo asylum that she calls home. She snoops in Cindy Sherman's closet, hears about Andrea Fraser's psychotherapist, and spends quality time with Laurie Simmons, Carroll Dunham, and their daughters Lena and Grace"--Amazon.com.

An innovative investigation of the five strange worlds that worship women's chests.