[vvk]

just finished listening to this  book. 
I enjoyed it alot and i think most of you will too.

Alot of threads here talk about art and  money, Or rather  money and art. you will recogonise some of the names, players and some will be new, but

heres a link and  a bit of the book copied from amazon.
and  for you twats, No i do not  get a  commission  if you buy one. But Please subscribe to my youtube channel and give me more likes.  j/k.


"The meteoric rise of the largest unregulated financial market in the world-for contemporary art-is driven by a few passionate, guileful, and very hard-nosed dealers. They can make and break careers and fortunes.

The contemporary art market is an international juggernaut, throwing off multimillion-dollar deals as wealthy buyers move from fair to fair, auction to auction, party to glittering party. But none of it would happen without the dealers-the tastemakers who back emerging artists and steer them to success, often to see them picked off by a rival.

Dealers operate within a private world of handshake agreements, negotiating for the highest commissions. Michael Shnayerson, a longtime contributing editor to Vanity Fair, writes the first ever definitive history of their activities. He has spoken to all of today's so-called mega dealers-Larry Gagosian, David Zwirner, Arne and Marc Glimcher, and Iwan Wirth-along with dozens of other dealers-from Irving Blum to Gavin Brown-who worked with the greatest artists of their times: Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Cy Twombly, and more.

This kaleidoscopic history begins in the mid-1940s in genteel poverty with a scattering of galleries in midtown Manhattan, takes us through the ramshackle 1950s studios of Coenties Slip, the hipster locations in SoHo and Chelsea, London's Bond Street, and across the terraces of Art Basel until today. Now, dealers and auctioneers are seeking the first billion-dollar painting. It hasn't happened yet, but they are confident they can push the price there soon."

www.amazon.com/Boom-Money-Mega-Dealers-Contemporary/dp/1610398408




looking forward to discussing it  with you guys w after you read or listen to it.

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just bought it thank you

[blerd]

Aug 29, 2020 19:58:21 GMT 1 vvk said:

just finished listening to this  book. 
I enjoyed it alot and i think most of you will too.

Alot of threads here talk about art and  money, Or rather  money and art. you will recogonise some of the names, players and some will be new, but

heres a link and  a bit of the book copied from amazon.
and  for you twats, No i do not  get a  commission  if you buy one. But Please subscribe to my youtube channel and give me more likes.  j/k.


"The meteoric rise of the largest unregulated financial market in the world-for contemporary art-is driven by a few passionate, guileful, and very hard-nosed dealers. They can make and break careers and fortunes.

The contemporary art market is an international juggernaut, throwing off multimillion-dollar deals as wealthy buyers move from fair to fair, auction to auction, party to glittering party. But none of it would happen without the dealers-the tastemakers who back emerging artists and steer them to success, often to see them picked off by a rival.

Dealers operate within a private world of handshake agreements, negotiating for the highest commissions. Michael Shnayerson, a longtime contributing editor to Vanity Fair, writes the first ever definitive history of their activities. He has spoken to all of today's so-called mega dealers-Larry Gagosian, David Zwirner, Arne and Marc Glimcher, and Iwan Wirth-along with dozens of other dealers-from Irving Blum to Gavin Brown-who worked with the greatest artists of their times: Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Cy Twombly, and more.

This kaleidoscopic history begins in the mid-1940s in genteel poverty with a scattering of galleries in midtown Manhattan, takes us through the ramshackle 1950s studios of Coenties Slip, the hipster locations in SoHo and Chelsea, London's Bond Street, and across the terraces of Art Basel until today. Now, dealers and auctioneers are seeking the first billion-dollar painting. It hasn't happened yet, but they are confident they can push the price there soon."

www.amazon.com/Boom-Money-Mega-Dealers-Contemporary/dp/1610398408




looking forward to discussing it  with you guys w after you read or listen to it.

I've read too. fantastic book. 

[aymar75]

Thank you bought one as well. Looking forward to reading it!
Hope you get a good commission on it

[pjc]

Any more book suggestions? Found this to be an excellent read.

[DAVE]

The Rescue Artist: A True Story of Art, Thieves, and the Hunt for a Missing Masterpiece. by Edward Dolnick

I've not read this but it's on my list to read, it's meant to be really good.

[LJCal]

If you liked this watch the Price of Everything

[aymar75]

Finally in the reading of it. Really enjoying it thank you.
Nice to see the evolution of art since the end of WW2 and how fast thing goes!
If you have any other suggestions I am in!

[adse]

I really enjoyed reading Boom: Mad Money, Mega Dealers, and the Rise of Contemporary Art. As a fairly new collector, I feel I understand the art world/ art market better now.

Highlights for me include:
- how Leo Castelli worked as an art dealer
- the globalization of the art market driven by the 4 mega dealers
- numerous examples illustrating the complex dealer-artist relationship
- the different movements within contemporary art (e.g., Ab Ex, pop art…)

Thanks to the forum members who recommended it!