A review by bendebec
$12 Million Dollar Stuffed Shark: The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art and Auction Houses by Don Thompson

informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

Interesting book. Can be a little hard to follow exactly how the economics works in the text at times(I understand terms like consignment and guarantee, but it's a bit awkward to track sometimes), but I definitely got a good grasp of things.

 I'm still a little uncertain on how even rich people justify spending so much on artworks, but the book does a good job of showing the marketing and phycological landscape that shapes the art world.