Everyone who looks at contemporary art is familiar with galleries. But visual features of these mysterious temples tend to be taken for granted. The basic purpose of this book is to enliven the reader's latent knowledge of galleries, including architectural motifs, the intended impression that is conveyed to the visitor, and human interactions within them. Scrutinizing all features of galleries, including their locations, as closely as critics look at the art they contain, we describe gallery going in ways designed to inform understanding of how contemporary art is judged and sold. The contemporary art world system includes artists' studios, art galleries, homes of collectors and public art museums. To comprehend art, one needs to understand these settings and how it travels through them. The contemporary art gallery is a store where luxury goods are sold. What distinguishes it from stores selling other luxuries-upscale clothing, jewelry, and posh cars-is the nature of the merchandise. While much has been written about the art, this book uncovers the secretive culture of the galleries themselves. The gallery is the public site where art is first seen-anyone can come and look for free. This store, a commercial site, is where aesthetic judgments are made. Art's value is determined in this marketplace by the consensus formed by public opinion, professional reviewers and sales. The gallery, then, is the nexus of the enigmatic, billion dollar art world, and it is that space that is dissected here. The first chapter briefly describes the beginnings of the present contemporary art gallery. The second presents the experience of gallery going, presenting summary accounts of visits to some contemporary galleries. The third expands and extends that analysis, with detailed close up descriptions and comparative evaluations of many diverse contemporary galleries, in order to identify the challenges provided by these marvelous places. Then the fourth chapter indicates why, in the near future, due to the proliferation of myriad art fairs and online platforms extant today, such galleries might disappear altogether.

The Contemporary Art Gallery: Display, Power and Privilege

David Carrier

Darren Jones

Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Doctor Who: Death's Deal (Destiny of the Doctor)

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Fantasy

AudioGO Limited

Doctor Who: Four from Doom's Day: Doom's Day Audio Original

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

BBC Physical Audio

Doctor Who: Sting of the Sasquatch

Science Fiction

<p>These two audio-exclusive Doctor Who adventures star the Eleventh Doctor. Includes "The Hounds of Artemis," written by James Goss and narrated by the Doctor himself, Matt Smith, and Clare Corbett; and "Eye of the Jungle," for which details are yet to be confirmed. Along with his feisty companion Amy Pond, the Doctor embarks on a series of thrilling new adventures.</p>

Doctor Who: The Hounds of Artemis & The Eye of the Jungle (The New Adventures Doctor Who)

James Goss

AudioGO

Originally created to mark the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who, Big Finish Productions produced a special range of audiobook titles, each focusing on one of the eleven Doctors. They are collected together here in a new set, telling the complete story. These are dramatised readings, featuring stars from every era of the BBC series new and old alongside fresh new voices, and this box set contains all eleven adventures plus a bonus 'making of' disc. The readers of this collection of audiobooks include Carole Ann Ford, who played the Doctor's very first companion Susan, and Jenna Coleman who played Clara opposite Matt Smith in the anniversary special. The writers include novelist James Swallow, Deadringers scriptwriter Nev Fountain, and Andrew Smith - writer of Doctor Who's TV story Full Circle for Tom Baker's Fourth Doctor. CAST: Carole Ann Ford, Frazer Hines, Richard Franklin, Lalla Ward, Janet Fielding, Nicola Bryant, Sophie Aldred, India Fisher, Nicholas Briggs, Catherine Tate, Jenna Coleman.

Destiny of the Doctor: The Complete Adventure

JAMES SWALLOW

Simon Guerrier

Nev Fountain

Nigel, Robinson

Big Finish Productions Ltd

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Big Finish Productions

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