• ISBN13: 9780393881028
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: N/A
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publisher Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication Date: May 7, 2024
• Pages: 320
• Original Price: USD 28.99
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: N/A

<p><b>From the Back Cover</b><br><p> <strong>Praise for <em>Seven Days in the Art World</em></strong> </p><p>"A field guide to the nomadic tribes of the contemporary art world. The book was reported and written in a heated art market, but it is poised to endure as a work of sociology."<br /><strong>-- Mia Fineman, <em>New York Times Book Review</em></strong></p><p>"The best book yet written about the modern-art boom . . . a Robert Altmanesque panorama of the most important cultural phenomenon of the last ten years."<br /><strong>-- Ben Lewis, <em>Sunday Times</em> (UK)</strong></p><p>"Thornton offers an indelible portrait of a peculiar society, simultaneously cutthroat and curious . . . glamorous yet filled with people who would have been unpopular in high school."<br /><strong>-- Leslie Camhi, <em>Vogue</em></strong></p><p>"An entertaining and lucid account of the mysterious ways of contemporary art. . . . [Thornton] does well to resist the temptation to draw any glib, overarching conclusions. There is more than enough in her rigorous, precise reportage . . . for the reader to make his or her own connections."<br /><strong>-- Peter Aspden, <em>Financial Times</em> (UK)</strong></p><p>"An intelligently written . . . refreshingly open-minded exploration."<br /><strong>-- Jonathan Keats, <em>Washington Post</em></strong></p><p>"A terrific book--detailed, gossipy, and insightful. . . . By the end of the book, you almost understand how [Steve] Cohen could shell out $8 million for a rotting 14-foot shark pickled in formaldehyde."<br /><strong>-- Thane Peterson, <em>BusinessWeek</em></strong></p><p>"A one-stop tutorial on an often insular subculture. . . . [L]ight-hearted but sociologically acute."<br /><strong>-- Gilbert Cruz, <em>Time</em></strong></p><p>"Finely wrought and thoroughly researched . . . [with] an ingenious structure . . . and spot-on characterizations. . . . The author draws readers into the experience . . . [with her] infectious curiosity and meticulous reporting."<br /><strong>-- Annie Buckley, <em>Artweek</em></strong></p></p>