Art market in the 21st century. The space of an artistic experiment

The art market is one of those spheres of artistic life that cause the most disputes both in people who are directly involved in it and those who observe what is happening from the outside. This book talks about the changes that have occurred with the Western art market since the beginning of the 2000s, about its structure and contradictions, the main theoretical approaches to its analysis. The art market here is understood not so much as the mechanism of sale of works of art, but as a space where economics, philosophy, art, and sociology are faced. This is a phenomenon that gives reasons for thinking about the value of art, which allows you to look at the history of the relationship of the world of art and the world of money, to understand the reasons why collectors feel the need to buy artists, and artists to invent alternative ways to interact with the market.
The book is addressed to a wide circle of readers interested in the history of art and art market of the XX-XXI centuries, as well as specialists in cultural studies and the economy of art.
2nd publication, corrected and complemented