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# True Colors: The Real Life of the Art World

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### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    pristene copy
  

*by J***T on Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2023*

Ordered the book because of my interest in recent art history.  Prominent author who wrote forthe New Yorker.  Copy arrived early and was in excellent condition.  i gave you five stars, whatelse do you want?

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    A great primer for those who want to know the history of the contemporary art scene
  

*by C***N on Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2016*

The author has written about the art world for years and this covers the beginning of the contemporary art scene until the mid 90's. Many of the people he writes about weren't well known then but are now.  Can't wait till he publishes the second part from 1994 to 2014.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    An art movement that makes you wonder
  

*by D***N on Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2010*

What it's about -- The world of contemporary art in New York, NY,including the artists, their work, the dealers, the galleries, anda bit about who is buying it.The (sub-)movements in the contemporary art movement are mentioned,and you will learn something about a few of them.  But, for a morecomplete picture, visit the "Contemporary Art" page at Wikipedia([...]) and look for thetable of sub-movements.Some of the characters and the "works of art" that they've producedare outlandish.  I put "works of art" in quotes, because you willneed a very loose definition of "works of art" if you want to coversome of these objects.  In fact, you might need something as broadand inclusive as "whatever is produced by someone who callshim/herself an artist and calls what they've done 'art'".  Or, analternative definition that might be broad enough to include theworks discussed could be "it's art if it's sold in an art galleryand has a frame around it (or is marked off in some other way)".And, if fact, some of the "works" are not objects at all; theywere, for example, performances.  Others were objects, but wereintentionally designed to be un-sale-able, perhaps by beingimpermanent.For most of the works discussed the idea is much more significantthan the handiwork and craftsmanship required to produce it.But, then, for me, that is part of the value of this book: itencourages me to think about what qualifies as art and about whatis valuable in art.  With respect to the contemporary art discussedby Haden-Guest, the qualities that make this art valuable genuinelyare questionable.  It certainly isn't beauty.  And, it's seldomthat it is socially meaningful, or meaningful in any reasonableway.  In fact, from this book you'd conclude that the primary valueof the art in the contemporary art world is it's value in terms ofmoney at an auction, its exchange value in a gallery, or even it'suse as a holder of value among those in the art theft underworld.There is more than monetary value, but, I'm a bit mystified what itis.Some other topics from the book:* The art market -- Booms and busts; attempts to inflate market  value, for example, by creating and running an art market index  (mimicking a stock market index) and through a point system to  assign value to individual artists.* Artists and self-promotion -- Dealers and their attempts to promote  artists and their works.* Lots of gossip about which artists are with which dealers or  might which to which other dealers -- Perhaps more interesting  that the details of the gossip itself is Haden-Guest's discussion  of how gossip works in and moves the art world.* Who's hot and who's not -- Plus a short biography of several  artists.What you will *not* find: anything at all in the way of anindication that there was an attempt at careful craftsmanship inthe contemporary art movement.  This was an art movement that seemsto be about originality, newness, being different, and beingoutrageous enough to attract attention.And, if you are interested in something in the way of a historicalrecord of the contemporary art world in New York in the last partof the 20th century, this book is a good way to get it.By the way, I had an experience with art this last weekend whichwas very different from what you'd have with the art discussed inthis book.  I visited the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, CA,USA, which I recommend very strongly, by the way.  The contrastbetween the contemporary art that Haden-Guest describes and many ofthe forms of art in the Asian Art Museum was extreme; there are somany objects in that museum that were created and crafted withextreme attention to skill and detail and beauty.  Furthermore,since so many pieces were old, there was a good deal of pottery.And, that meant that there were many utilitarian pieces that hadbeen crafted for both usefulness and beauty.  It was quitedifferent from the "newness is everything", in your face stylesdescribed by Haden-Guest.

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