TY - BOOK AU - Velthuis,Olav TI - Talking prices: symbolic meanings of prices on the market for contemporary art T2 - Princeton studies in cultural sociology SN - 9781400849406 AV - N6490 .T355 2007 PY - 2007/// CY - Princeton, N.J., Woodstock PB - Princeton University Press KW - Art, Modern KW - 20th century KW - Prices KW - New York (State) KW - New York KW - Netherlands KW - Amsterdam KW - Pricing KW - Social aspects KW - Art KW - Psychological aspects KW - Electronic Books N1 - Originally published: 2005; 2; The architecture of the art market --; Exchanging meaning --; Promoters versus parasites --; Determinants of prices --; The art of pricing --; Stories of prices --; Symbolic meanings of prices --; Conclusion --; Appendix A: Interview questionnaire --; Appendix B: Description of interview sample --; Appendix C: Record prices for art --; Appendix D: Multilevel analysis of prices for art; 2; b N2 - A study of how dealers price contemporary art, this text shows how dealers convey social and cultural meanings to their colleagues, artists, and collectors through their rhetoric about prices, and how the construction of value in the art world is as much about the people who produce and desire art as about the art itself UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=644652&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -