The Supermodel and the Brillo Box: Back Stories and Peculiar Economics from the World of Contemporary Art
“Bringing an economist's curiosity to the inner workings of the contemporary art market, Don Thompson manages once again to explain, in laymen's terms, how a lot of it works.” —Sarah Douglas, Culture Editor,The New York Observer “Don delivers entertaining and thoughtful insights into the inner workings of the art business, and does so in style! Check for Don's pointers on how to play the quiz of the contemporary art market. Very rewarding reading.” —Sergey Skaterschikov, Founder, Skate's Art Market Research “A highly readable account of the booming market for contemporary art, post 2008. Art economist Don Thompson lays bare the world of high-octane auctions, canny collectors, culture-hungry new economies and opaque million-dollar art deals.”—Georgina Adam, art market columnist,The Financial Times, London "I started readingThe Supermodel and the Brillo Boxand could not put it down until I finished it! Interesting to read about a world one knows well looked at through a different perspective. For anyone who wants to learn about the art market is a must read."— Pilar Ordovas, Ordovas gallery, London, and former deputy chairman for Postwar and Contemporary art, Christie's Europe