$12 Million Stuffed Shark The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art

Name: $12 Million Stuffed Shark The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art
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ISBN: 9780230610224

ISBN-10: 0230610226

ISBN-13: 9780230610224

Edition: 2008

Authors: Donald N. Thompson

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"Why would a very smart New York investment banker pay12 million for the decaying, stuffed carcass of a shark? By what alchemy does Jackson Pollock's drip painting No. 5, 1948 sell for140 million? And why does a leather jacket with silver chain attached, tossed in a corner and titled 'No-One Ever Leaves', bring690,000 at a 2007 Sotheby's auction?" "This intriguing and entertaining book is the first to look at the economics of the modern art world and the marketing strategies which power the market to produce such astronomical prices for the latest Hirst, Koons or Emin. Don Thompson talks to auction houses, dealers and collectors, and reveals the psychology behind the art market, showing how…

Book details

List price: $26.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date: 9/16/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

Don Thompsonteaches marketing and economics in the MBA program at the Schulich School of Business at York University in Toronto. Henbsp;has nbsp;taught at the London School of Economics and at Harvard Business School. He lives in London and Toronto.



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 vs. Dealers


Art Fairs: The Dealer's Final Frontier


Art and Money


Pricing Contemporary Art


Fakes


Art Critics


Museums


End Game


Contemporary Art as an Investment


Postscript


References


Art Websites


Photo Credits


Index