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Offers a new, in-depth look at the economic forces and institutional actors that have shaped the outlines of postwar art history, with a particular focus on American art, 1960-1990. Working through four case studies, Michael Maizels illuminates how a set of dealers and patrons conditioned the iconic developments of this period.

Table of Contents
  • Debts of Gratitude
  • Opening Bell
  • Chapter 1: Taxing the System: Leo Castelli Makes a Market
  • Chapter 2: Marketplace of Ideas: Virginia Dwan, Patron of the Impossible
  • Chapter 3: Circuits of Exchange: Howard Wise & Distributing Media
  • Chapter 4: Selling Speculation: Mary Boone & the Roaring '80s
  • Postscript: Theaster Gates Builds Community
  • Bibliography

    Collecting the Now

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        Publisher: LUP - University of Michigan Press
        Publication Date: Publication Date: 8/9/2022 12:00:00 AM
        ISBN13: 9780472133093, 978-0472133093
        ISBN10: 0472133098
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        Description

        Book Synopsis
        Offers a new, in-depth look at the economic forces and institutional actors that have shaped the outlines of postwar art history, with a particular focus on American art, 1960-1990. Working through four case studies, Michael Maizels illuminates how a set of dealers and patrons conditioned the iconic developments of this period.

        Table of Contents
        • Debts of Gratitude
        • Opening Bell
        • Chapter 1: Taxing the System: Leo Castelli Makes a Market
        • Chapter 2: Marketplace of Ideas: Virginia Dwan, Patron of the Impossible
        • Chapter 3: Circuits of Exchange: Howard Wise & Distributing Media
        • Chapter 4: Selling Speculation: Mary Boone & the Roaring '80s
        • Postscript: Theaster Gates Builds Community
        • Bibliography

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