Benevolence and Blasphemy: The Memoirs of a Contemporary Art Collector - Brossura

Orton, J. Robert, Jr.

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ISBN 10: 1885983050 ISBN 13: 9781885983053

Casa editrice: Turtle Point Pr, 1995

Riassunto

Part memoir and part expose, Benevolence and Blasphemy is a wickedly funny memoir filled with anecdote, gossip, intelligence, and trenchant criticism, a hilarious romp through the glory days of the contemporary art market. J. Robert Orton Jr. loves art, particularly difficult art, but unlike most collectors he gives almost everything he collects to museums. What he loves best is the chase and the vibrant exchange of ideas that he has in his role as an open, imaginative patron of many of the top artists of our time. Orton gives the lowdown on everything from art world personalities to the byzantine back-office dealings of major American art museums and well known auction houses. Here is rare insight into the mind of a contemporary art collector. Orton's honesty and sense of the absurd make Benevolence and Blasphemy a delightfully subversive page turner.

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• Editore: Turtle Point Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1995
• ISBN 10: 1885983050
• ISBN 13: 9781885983053
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 322