Seven Days In The Art World…Meh.
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.
February 1st, 2009 16:08
Ah, well, I wrote you a response to this already. Engaging as it might be, it sounds to me like a waste of time and money. It’s not as though there aren’t more engaging books on the subject. And, yes, I mean “more” to have a double meaning there.
PS. I like the pic. Your hand is awesome.
February 3rd, 2009 18:41
Well, it’s not totally a waste of time/money. I mean, it’s interesting to get a taste of what’s out there, however, for $30.00, I could’ve taken it out of the library, or something.
p.s. I love my camera.