AN ANTHROPOLOGY OF CONTEMPORARY ART/ PRACTICES, MARKETS, AND COLLECTORS

Drawing on the exciting developments that have occurred in the anthropology of art over thelast twenty years, this ground-breaking b ook uses ethnographic methods to explore shifts inthe art market and global contemporary art. Recognizing that the huge diversity of globalphenomena requires research on the ground, it examines the local art markets, biennials,networks of collectors, curators, art ists, patrons, auction houses, and museums that constitutethe global art world. Drawing on the exciting developments that have occurred in th...[Llegir més]