Margarita Riviegrave;re regresa con una revisioacute;n del Diccionario de la moda acompantilde;ada de las ilustraciones de Antonio Miroacute;. A lo largo del siglo XX la moda se ha democratizado y se ha convertido en testigo de los principales cambios que se han producido: de la alta costura al consumo de masas; de los Champs-Eacute;lyseacute;es a Hollywood; de la esteacute;tica punk a la indumentaria grunge. La moda refleja el espiacute;ritu de cada eacute;poca; es sinoacute;nimo de tendencia; actitud; disentilde;o y glamour. Margarita Riviegrave;re ofrece una minuciosa seleccioacute;n de aquellos personajes y estilos maacute;s influyentes de la historia de la moda del siglo xx. Tras firmas inmortales como Dior; Worth; Fortuny; Chanel o Courregrave;ges; encontramos los iacute;dolos maacute;s populares que marcaron tendencia: Greta Garbo; Jacqueline Kennedy; Brigitte Bardot; James Dean y Elvis Presley; entre otros. El Diccionario de la moda recorre el siglo pasado a traveacute;s de las prendas de vestir; su evolucioacute;n y los complementos que la realzan; sin importar el caraacute;cter elitista o popular. Las ilustraciones de Antonio Miroacute; y su equipo acompantilde;an el texto ofreciendo una panoraacute;mica abierta; clara y amplia de la moda en tanto que arte; negocio y fenoacute;meno socioloacute;gico.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. An Interesting Tour of the Art World.By NonaIt is hard to write about a visual medium so Thornton tells us about the people who make it. Her stories are interesting; but more reportage than artistic. I was glad I read it on an iPad so I could google the works instead of relying on her description of them. I now know more about the art world; but not much more about the art.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. An introduction to the business and world of fine artBy Listening WomanIf youve ever wondered about the art world and how it goes on; this is a good start at how it works. Each chapter spends a day immersed in one aspect of the art world - the auction; the studio; the competition; etc. I found her insights interesting and informative.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. If "all the worlds a stage"...By Manna AshIf "all the worlds a stage" then Sarah Thorntons "Seven Days in the Art World" captures some entertaining performances by elitist cabals of the contemporary art world in seven acts. Over the span of five years; cultural sociologist Thornton visits seven different stages during the rise of mass contemporary art consumption: Christies auction house in Manhattan; a critique session at a California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) seminar class in Los Angeles; Art Basel in Switzerland; Tate Museums Turner Prize competition in London; Artforum magazine; Japanese artist/celebrity Takashi Murakamis studios; and Venice Biennale.Although Thorntons "participant observations" on the surface are predictable and reinforce the stereotypical attitudes and scenarios affixed to the "high class" art world; her insider access offers readers a closer look at the personas and relationship dynamics of those at the top of their game in the art market. Christopher Burge; Christies chief auctioneer; with his script book in hand does a final rehearsal run in preparation for the night auctions bidding blitz. At Art Basel; Thornton meets Tim Blum and Jeff Poe; owners and art dealers of a Los Angeles gallery as they are installing their Japanese star Takashi Murakamis painting. Artists are rarely seen at auctions and artfairs where money does most of the talking for collectors on the prowl. (Many dealers and collectors maintain close relationships with one another as a way to buy-in and cultivate an artists body of work.)Art dealers; collectors; curators; and writers are all taste-makers validating or shunning an artist and/or artworks significance. Martin Creed; past Turner prize winner says to her; "If the artists create artworks; then the judges create a winner. Whoever they chose is a reflection of themselves." Prime space in terms of physical location at Art Basel and Venice Biennale or advertising in the Artforum magazine; vie for optimal promotion and branding.And if you were curious as to the players positions and ranking; Thornton provides a telling snap shot as Murakamis entourage board an airplane. "The seat assignment offers a near-perfect representation of the hierarchies of the art world. Murakami sits by himself in 1A; a window seat in business class... Blum and Poe sit in 2C and 2D. The MOCA people are in economy; row 18. Desmarais is nearby; in 19. The six Kaikai Kiki staff members are aligned in row 43." Art can be a very lucrative business machine with the right combination of talent and invested supporting cast.The book portrays the upper-crust of the art world as a playground for self-satisfying; money seeking egos and art as a conversation; a religion; a representation of ones cultural worth. The actors also display the power and influence their position holds.Thorntons writing is free flowing and mostly easy to read aside from maybe the one too many name dropping encounters. She does describe the main characters that she interviews at length as some reappear in another scene. But readers are still expected to have some knowledge of the art world or enough interest to familiarize themselves with it.
