Writer Georgina Adams takes another look at the thriving auction market in The Financial Times this week, and questions just how long the currently astronomical prices at auction for contemporary works can sustain themselves.  Adams, the author of Big Bucks – The Explosion of the Art Market in the 21st Century, offers a cohesive study of the current state of the market, from the art fair explosion to the influence of powerful new international economies, not to mention the role of the new independent curator.  “Their influence on what is good art today has to an extent replaced the artistic agenda once set by museums and art critics,” she writes.
Preorder Here: “Big Bucks – The Explosion of the Art Market in the 21st Century” by Georgina Adams
Read more at Financial Times
