The book examines the contemporary art system with a broad and systematic approach, through the application of models of microeconomics and industrial organizations. By breaking down the traditional barriers between different academic disciplines such as art and economics, this book offers a unique opportunity to grasp the complexities of the contemporary art world and provides...(展开全部)

Why would a smart New York investment banker pay $12 million for the decaying, stuffed carcass of a shark? By what alchemy does Jackson Pollock’s drip painting No. 5, 1948 sell for $140 million? Intriguing and entertaining, The $12 Million Stuffed Shark is a Freakonomics approach to the economics and psychology of the contemporary art world. Why were record prices achi...(展开全部)

唐•汤普森（Don Thompson） 英国经济学家、商学教授，专精于市场营销、经济性规制、战略规划。目前执教于三所全球顶尖的经济学院：伦敦经济学院、哈佛商学院和加拿大约克大学的舒立克商学院。已出版有多本探讨市场营销与经济的书籍，被译成多国语言。

唐•汤普森（Don Thompson） 英国经济学家、商学教授，专精于市场营销、经济性规制、战略规划。目前执教于三所全球顶尖的经济学院：伦敦经济学院、哈佛商学院和加拿大约克大学的舒立克商学院。已出版有多本探讨市场营销与经济的书籍，被译成多国语言。

In the modern era, the archive--official or personal--has become the most significant means by which historical knowledge and memory are collected, stored, and recovered. The archive has thus emerged as a key site of inquiry in such fields as anthropology, critical theory, history, and, especially, recent art. Traces and testimonies of such events as World War II and ensuing co...(展开全部)

夏洛特?伯纳姆-卡特（Charlotte Bonham-Carter），2003 年在美国伊利诺伊州埃文斯顿的西北大学获得英语文学学士学位，2006 年在伦敦的皇家艺术学院获得当代艺术策展管理硕士学位。经常为多家国际性的艺术出版物撰稿，包括《艺术快报》、《当代艺术》、《无题》、《艺术通讯》和《CIRCA》艺术杂志，还为英国国立肖像美术馆出版的《今日肖像》供稿。她参与撰写或主编的艺术展览目录手册数量众多，并在爱尔兰现代艺术博物馆合作策划推出过“精美尸体”主题展。此前为伦敦“外堡”（Barbican）艺廊的助理馆长，现就职于伦敦当代艺术协会，担任助理馆长。她同时负责编辑伦敦当代艺术协会的视觉艺术出版物《罗兰》。 大卫?霍奇（David Hodge），艺术史博士，主攻的课题为罗伯特?莫里斯（Robert Morris，美国雕塑家、观念艺术家）在20 世纪6...(展开全部)

Without doubt, the international contemporary art stage increases annually, drawing new crowds and new interest. Whilst enticing, contemporary art can be bewildering. This accessible and beautifully produced guide will pinpoint key artists and events, and so help demystify a generation of rapid change in the art world. The A-Z listing (by artist's name) will feature 200 of the ...(展开全部)

Over a decade ago, Arthur Danto announced that art ended in the sixties. Ever since this declaration, he has been at the forefront of a radical critique of the nature of art in our time. After the End of Art presents Danto’s first full-scale reformulation of his original insight, showing how, with the eclipse of abstract expressionism, art has deviated irrevocably from the narr...(展开全部)

Over a decade ago, Arthur Danto announced that art ended in the sixties. Ever since this declaration, he has been at the forefront of a radical critique of the nature of art in our time. After the End of Art presents Danto’s first full-scale reformulation of his original insight, showing how, with the eclipse of abstract expressionism, art has deviated irrevocably from the narr...(展开全部)