Sold out! Art and Money
Sold out! Art and Money
Book Description
In his research, designed for the widest public, Piroska Dossi is trying to uncover the secrets of a system that allows artists to earn millions and makes ordinary mortals outraged about these millions, received like "for nothing". Professionally involving data from the field of economics, sociology, psychology and art history, Dossi analyzes the phenomenon of trading in "eternal values", the essence of these "eternal values", as well as the changes that occur with this market in the light of technical and social progress. According to the author, nowadays, when art objects have become status symbols, and the author's skill has ceased to be the main criterion for evaluation, it becomes much more interesting to explore the mechanisms of the cycle of masterpieces and the pricing process than in the "classical" era. An ironic treatise on how the value of art objects is formed and how the most subjective and strange of markets - the sovrisk market - functions is a must have for all Europeans interested in the topic.
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