Seven Days in the Art World

When I read books like this one, I sigh with relief that I am a humble librarian, completely unconcerned with the business aspects of the world that seem to have permeated our whole society, even, it seems, the art world. Thornton visits seven icons of the art world, and devotes a chapter of her book to each. It is a very complex world. I had the picture of the artist working diligently in his studio, oblivious of the demands of the world. That is not the picture Thornton presents. Instead, she shatters my every illusion of the art world, including its aloofness from the world, its isolation from workaday worries about money, its purity.

I know several artists who need to read this book.