Overthelastfewdecades,thecontemporaryartworldhasbecomeincreasinglyglobalizedandmorevisiblethaneverbefore.Andyet,inmanywaysitremainsclosedandobscure.Whatactuallyhappensbehindthedoorsofacontemporaryartist’sstudio?Atanauctionhousebeforeamajorsale?Inthevaultsofanartstorageunit?HowcanartmuseumskeepupwithInstagram?Andwhydoeseveryoneseemtohateartfairs?Joincurator,writer,andarthistorianMatthewIsraelonayearlongjourneythroughthecontemporaryartworld.FromLosAngelestoHongKongviaVenice,Basel,Paris,andNewYork,frombiennialsinsummertoauctionhousesinfall,Israelrevealsthejoysandanxietiesofthissometimesbaffling,oftenintimidatingfield.Blendinganinsider’sknowledgewithin-depthprofiles,interviewswithkeyartworldfigures,andakeenearforananecdote,AYearintheArtWorldisacompelling,generouscompanionforanyartlovercuriousabouthowartisbeingmade,valued,sold,caredfor,andlookedattoday.
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