Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction; Acknowledgements; Prologue: Gagosian throws a party; Part one: The players: 1. Auction houses: From dusty booksellers to The Art People; 2. Dealers: The emergence of the mega-gallery; 3. Artists: From starving in a garret to founding their own museums; 4. The new tastemakers: Collectors, curators, advisors; Part two: A changing market: 5. Art fairs: An event-driven lifestyle; 6. Clicks vs bricks: Selling art online; 7. Emerging economies: New worlds, new money; 8. The dark side of the moon: an unregulated and opaque market; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

About the Author

Georgina Adam is a journalist who has covered the global art market for the last 30 years. She writes a weekly column for the Financial Times and a regular column for BBC WorldWide, as well as contributing to The Art Newspaper, where formerly she was Art Market Editor. She also lectures at Sotheby's Institute of Art and Christie's Education and participates in panels at art fairs in the UK and abroad.

Reviews

'Georgina Adam expertly unpicks the oblique machinations of the art market with a deft hand and a clear voice to reveal an intoxicating world of glamour, greed and fine art.' Will Gompertz, BBC Arts Editor