ART AUCTIONS

This accessible new book offers a fresh view of art auctions, exploring their multifaceted role in todays international art market and their transformation into spectacular theatres of the contemporary art world. From glittering black-tie events to the anonymity of the digital realm, auctions stage the creation of value and can make or break artists careers. They are a strange phenomenon: relics from the 18th century which remain at the heart of the art market.