Seven Days in the Art World by Sarah ThorntonMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
A couple of years ago I began calling myself an artist and it felt so right. Friends even said, "We knew that. What took you so long?"
One thing in my way might have been the pomp of the sanctified -- those who live in the Art World, a gated community.
Sarah Thornton, an art anthropologist who seems to enjoy her element, tells what it's like in there -- it has a bit of beauty, but mostly smells like lust and looks like novelty, and screams excessively loud. So shrill it keeps out the pitiful rest of us. I enjoyed the book.
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