The $12 million stuffed shark : the curious economics of contemporary art / Don Thompson.
Publication details: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. Edition: 1st Palgrave Macmillan edDescription: 268 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cmISBN: 0230610226; 9780230610224Other title: Twelve million dollar stuffed sharkSubject(s): Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Economic aspects | Art, Modern -- 21st century -- Economic aspects | Art -- Marketing -- History -- 20th century | Art -- Marketing -- History -- 21st century | Art -- Collectors and collecting -- PsychologyDDC classification: 709/.04/9 LOC classification: N 6490 | .T525 2008Online resources: Online Access Contributor biographical information | Online Access Publisher description
Contents:
The $12 million stuffed shark -- Branding and insecurity -- Branded auctions -- Branded dealers -- The art of the dealer -- Art and artists -- Damien Hirst and the shark -- Warhol, Koons and Emin -- Charles Saatchi: branded collector -- Christie's and Sotheby's -- Choosing an auction hammer -- Auction psychology -- The secret world of auctions -- Francis Bacon's perfect portrait -- Auction houses versus dealers -- Art fairs: The final frontier -- Art and money -- Pricing contemporary art -- Fakes -- Art critics -- Museums -- End game -- Contemporary art as an investment -- Postscript.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-260) and index.
The $12 million stuffed shark -- Branding and insecurity -- Branded auctions -- Branded dealers -- The art of the dealer -- Art and artists -- Damien Hirst and the shark -- Warhol, Koons and Emin -- Charles Saatchi: branded collector -- Christie's and Sotheby's -- Choosing an auction hammer -- Auction psychology -- The secret world of auctions -- Francis Bacon's perfect portrait -- Auction houses versus dealers -- Art fairs: The final frontier -- Art and money -- Pricing contemporary art -- Fakes -- Art critics -- Museums -- End game -- Contemporary art as an investment -- Postscript.