Sarah Thornton

This is an innovative contribution to the study of popular culture, focusing on the youth cultures that revolve around dance clubs and raves.

Enquête de la sociologue, spécialiste du marché de l'art, sur les acteurs de l'essor du marché de l'art contemporain et le fonctionnement des manifestations et des institutions artistiques. Elle s'arrête dans six villes emblématiques de l'art comme... Lire la suite

Was Robert Altmans Film »Prêt-à-Porter« für die Modewelt war, ist Sarah Thorntons Buch für die Welt des riesigen Boom-Marktes der Gegenwartskunst: Nach welchen Regeln funktioniert sie? Wer entscheidet, welcher Künstler einer der ganz großen (und... Lire la suite

A fly-on-the-wall account of the smart and strange subcultures that make, trade, curate, collect, and hype contemporary art. The art market has been booming. Museum attendance is surging. More people than ever call themselves artists. Contemporary... Lire la suite

Looking out over an ebb tide from the back verandah was like watching God paint stripes… Disgraced former lawyer Clementine Jones is on the shores of paradise—Queensland’s Great Sandy Straits—trying to outrun her past. Bored with her house-sitting... Lire la suite

Che cosa significa essere artisti oggi? È una forma particolare di imprenditorialità o una vocazione quasi religiosa? È un modo di fare filosofia o di fare intrattenimento? Basandosi su centinaia di incontri di persona con alcuni dei più importanti... Lire la suite

All it took was a lapse…a momentary lapse…to bring Clementine Jones’ world crashing down. Now she’s living like a hermit in small-town Katinga, coaching the local footy club. She’s supposed to be lying low, but here she is, with her team on the cusp... Lire la suite

Pour 33 artistes en 3 actes, Sarah Thornton a rencontré 130 artistes entre 2009 et 2013. Cet ouvrage nous offre un éventail éblouissant d'artistes : des superstars internationales jusqu'aux professeurs d'art moins connus.
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WAS IST EIN KÜNSTLER? – Ein einzigartiger Blick hinter die Kulissen der Kunstwelt
Was bedeutet es heute ein Künstler zu sein? Ist man mehr Unternehmer oder Unterhalter? Und wie bleibt man authentisch? Die Kunstexpertin und Soziologin Sarah... Lire la suite

**“An excellent new book.… [You] will not look at breasts in the same way again.” —Economist An innovative investigation of the five strange worlds that worship women’s chests.** After years of biopsies, best-selling author Sarah Thornton made the... Lire la suite

Seni. Tette. Bocce. Poppe. Zizze. Mammelle... Com’è possibile che guardiamo così tanto i seni, ma riflettiamo così poco sulla loro importanza? Dopo anni di biopsie, Sarah Thornton ha preso una decisione: sottoporsi a una doppia mastectomia. Ma cosa... Lire la suite