contemporary art world Tom Wolfe call a “statusphere.” structured arou — Sarah Thornton, Seven Days Art World

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The contemporary art world is what Tom Wolfe would call a "statusphere." It's structured around nebulous and often contradictory hierarchies of fame, credibility, imagined historical importance, institutional affliction, perceived intelligence, wealth, and attribution such as the size of one's art collection.

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