{"product_id":"talking-prices-9780691134031","title":"Talking Prices","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamines the question of pricing contemporary art from a sociological perspective. On the basis of a range of qualitative and quantitative data, including interviews with art dealers, this book shows how art galleries juggle the contradictory logics of art and economics. In doing so, they rely on a highly ritualized business repertoire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 2006 Viviana Zelizer Distinguished Scholarship Award, Section on Economic Sociology of the American Sociological Association \"The book is an excellent, readable and thorough analysis of how prices are set in the contemporary art market.\"--The Art Newspaper \"[Talking Prices] provides an excellent analysis of the tension between art and commerce that characterizes the art world.\"--Stuart Plattner, American Anthropologist \"Velthuis' essay is absorbing because it challenges our understanding of economics, culture, and society. Its narrative is stylish and refined; at times the discourse shows craftsmanship and attention to details, like a still-life of Pieter Claesz; at other times it is bold and sophisticated, like a painting of Karel Appel, or Kees Van Dongen. It is an essay definitely worth reading.\"--Calin Valsan, Journal of Cultural Economics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Tables and Graphs ix  Acknowledgments xi  Introduction 1  Chapter 1: The Architecture of the Art Market 21  Chapter 2: Exchanging Meaning 53  Chapter 3: Promoters versus Parasites 77  Chapter 4: Determinants of Prices 97  Chapter 5: The Art of Pricing 116  Chapter 6: Stories of Prices 132  Chapter 7: Symbolic Meanings of Prices 158  Chapter 8: Conclusion 179  Appendix A: Interview Questionnaire 191  Appendix B: Description of Interview Sample 194  Appendix C: Record Prices for Art 197  Appendix D: Multilevel Analysis of Prices for Art 199  Notes 209  Bibliography 237  Index 255","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865519894871,"sku":"9780691134031","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691134031.jpg?v=1722274364","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/talking-prices-9780691134031","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}