Ranking systems questioned
Contemporary Art | As for property and wealth, major art journals produce yearly rankings which photograph and class certain areas of activity in the international art world e.g. the Art Review Top 10 or the museum rankings by Art Newspaper.
Saatchi Gallery
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Since the Kunst Compass appeared in 1971, ranking systems have become widespread and indispensable in a new culture economy. In this vein, the ranking published by Art Newspaper in April 2013 listed the most visited museums and exhibitions of 2012. Figures from the 774 exhibitions surveyed are incredible. As far as contemporary art goes, there were 600,989 visits to the « David Hockney RA : a bigger picture » exhibition at the London Royal Academy of Arts; 832,282 to « Back to art » at the Florence Galleria dell’Accademia; 161,176 visitors were captivated by « Little Black Jacket » at the […]
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