A Year in the Art World

An insiders detailed chronicle of the inner workings of the contemporary art world.The world of contemporary art has become more globalized and transparent in the last few decades, yet it is still perceived as closedoff and obscure. In A Year in the Art World, Matthew Israel takes the reader on a crosscontinental journey through a year in the field of art, lifting the veil on a culture that emerges as diverse, adventurous, nuanced, and meaningful. From Los Angeles and New York to Paris and Hong Kong, Israel encounters artists, curators, critics, gallerists, and institutions, uncovering the working lives of these artworld figures from the renowned to the unseen.Drawing on exclusive interviews and expertly researched content, Israel ventures into the inner workings of the art industry to ask: What is it that people in the art world actually do? What drives interest in working with art? How do artworks acquire value? And how has technology transformed todays art world? Anchoring the narrative in the history, economics, and cultural dynamics of the field, this fascinating story reveals how the art world describes a realm that is both surprisingly vast and deeply interconnected. 40 color illustrations