Big bucks : the explosion of the art market in the 21st century /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Adam, Georgina
Published: Lund Humphries,
Publisher Address: Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington :
Publication Dates: 2014.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: 208 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781848221383 :
184822138X
Index Number: N8600
CLC: J114-29
Call Number: J114-29/A193
Contents: Prologue : Gagosian throws a party -- Auction houses : from dusty booksellers to the art people -- Dealers : the emergence of the mega-gallery -- Art fairs : an event-driven lifestyle -- Clicks vs bricks, selling art online -- Emerging economies: new worlds, new money -- Qatar : desert gold -- Artists : from starving in a garret to founding their own museums -- The new taste-makers : collectors, curators and advisors -- The dark side of the moon : an unregulated and opaque market.