Marta Gnyp

This book gives extraordinary insights into the rich and diverse artistic practices of our time. Never has contemporary art been so popular as it is now; never has its audience been so big. In the rapidly changing and vastly expanding art world, one thing hasn't changed, however: it is the artist that remains at the centre of the artistic universe....

The new, updated edition of the book on contemporary art and collectors, The Shift, takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the world of contemporary art. While analysing the motives and behaviour of internationally operating collectors, it explains the current popularity of contemporary art and discloses the unwritten rules, active networks, and persistent myths of the rapidly expanding territory...