Skip to main content
G:N1:6 3
Edit position
Edit position

Last set 6 days, 20 hours ago. Manual moves override automatic placement until the next shelfie/spine match.

A year in the art world
Diagnose this book
Open in Vernon Browser

A year in the art world

by Matthew Israel

An exploration of the globalised contemporary art market over the course of a year, demystifying how artists, curators, and gallerists operate. The book examines how artworks acquire value and the impact of technology on this interconnected industry.

Accession 16650 ISBN 9780500239926 Publisher Thames & Hudson
Book Images
Reference and live side by side Hover to see live images
Reference
A year in the art world spine
A year in the art world cover
Live
A year in the art world live spine
No live
A year in the art world spine A year in the art world live spine
A year in the art world cover
No live
TAGS
Curated Derived
Art Artists Business Collections Communication Connections Culture Curatorship Family and Society Institutions Social Sciences Work
CONNECTIONS
No connections
State
on_shelf
True
position_updated_at
2026-06-03 16:41
orientation
vertical
Details

Physical

binding_type
Hard Back
dimensions
none captured
spine_text
none captured

Metadata

Book form
LOCATION HISTORY
G:N1:6 3 Current vertical
6 days, 20 hours ago
G:N1:5 6 vertical
1 week, 1 day ago
Book Location
Updated 6 days, 20 hours ago
Vernon snapshot
View live

Frozen copy of Vernon's record from the last sync. Fields tagged → flow back into the Pulse record.

Last synced 2026-05-28 11:10 (1 week, 6 days ago)

Identity

name→ title
A year in the art world
vernon_id
25927
accession_no→ accession_number
16650
vernon_slug
a-year-in-the-art-world-matthew-israel

Drives Pulse state

curr_loc_status→ on_shelf
On Shelf
location_name
Zone N1/Level 1/Phrontisterion/MONA
location_reason
On Shelf
isbn_issn→ isbn (when valid)
9780500239926

Descriptive

production_date
2020
object_type
Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication
object_status
Accessioned
brief_description
A year-long journey through the contemporary art world, uncovering the working lives of artists, curators, gallerists and critics, and revealing what they really do.

Subjects & people

authors→ author (initial fill only)
Matthew Israel
tags→ tags
Art, Arts, Art -- Exhibitions, Social sciences, Civilisation, Sociology, Communication, Art museum curators, Museum curators, Museums -- Employees, Public institutions, Associations, institutions, etc., Art fairs, Art -- Marketing, Art -- Philosophy, Museums, Collectors and collecting, Art museums, Interviews, Conversation, Oral communication, Art galleries, Commercial, Art -- Interviews, Curatorship, Art -- Valuation
subject_people
Art Basel, Gagosian Gallery, Jean-Michel Basquiat (b.1960, d.1988), Jeff Koons (American, b.1955), MoMA, Olafur Eliasson, Taryn Simon (b.1975), Venice Biennale
subject_objects
—

Cover image

vernon_cover_image_id→ cover_image
30847

Raw Vernon JSON

click to inspect

The source payload behind the snapshot above.
Use ⌘F to search once expanded.
{7 keys}
"slug": "a-year-in-the-art-world-matthew-israel"
"opacObjectId": "25927"
"opacCollection": {1 keys}
"opacCollectionId": "1"
"imagesCollection": {2 keys}
"images": [1 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"imageId": "30847"
"cssColors": [5 items]
"[0]": {9 keys}
"hex": "f5f5f5"
"hue": 0
"rank": 1
"presence": 83.82
"colorName": "whitesmoke"
"lightness": 96
"colorGroup": "white"
"saturation": 0
"formattedColorName": "white smoke"
"[1]": {9 keys}
"hex": "daa520"
"hue": 43
"rank": 2
"presence": 5.71
"colorName": "goldenrod"
"lightness": 49
"colorGroup": "brown"
"saturation": 74
"formattedColorName": "goldenrod"
"[2]": {9 keys}
"hex": "696969"
"hue": 0
"rank": 3
"presence": 2.14
"colorName": "dimgray"
"lightness": 41
"colorGroup": "gray"
"saturation": 0
"formattedColorName": "dim gray"
"[3]": {9 keys}
"hex": "a9a9a9"
"hue": 0
"rank": 4
"presence": 6.73
"colorName": "darkgray"
"lightness": 66
"colorGroup": "gray"
"saturation": 0
"formattedColorName": "dark gray"
"[4]": {9 keys}
"hex": "bdb76b"
"hue": 56
"rank": 5
"presence": 0.84
"colorName": "darkkhaki"
"lightness": 58
"colorGroup": "yellow"
"saturation": 38
"formattedColorName": "dark khaki"
"rawColors": [7 items]
"[0]": {6 keys}
"hex": "fafafa"
"hue": 0
"rank": 1
"presence": 83.82
"lightness": 98
"saturation": 0
"[1]": {6 keys}
"hex": "cbb425"
"hue": 51
"rank": 2
"presence": 5.71
"lightness": 47
"saturation": 69
"[2]": {6 keys}
"hex": "605944"
"hue": 45
"rank": 3
"presence": 2.14
"lightness": 32
"saturation": 17
"[3]": {6 keys}
"hex": "aba7a6"
"hue": 12
"rank": 4
"presence": 6.73
"lightness": 66
"saturation": 2
"[4]": {6 keys}
"hex": "cecaa7"
"hue": 53
"rank": 5
"presence": 0.84
"lightness": 73
"saturation": 28
"[5]": {6 keys}
"hex": "bcbcbc"
"hue": 0
"rank": 6
"presence": 0.68
"lightness": 73
"saturation": 0
"[6]": {6 keys}
"hex": "7c7c7d"
"hue": 240
"rank": 7
"presence": 0.08
"lightness": 48
"saturation": 0
"imageLabels": [10 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"count": 158
"score": 98.11
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Food"
"imageLabelId": 420
"[1]": {5 keys}
"count": 1972
"score": 95.38
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Plant"
"imageLabelId": 165
"[2]": {5 keys}
"count": 1
"score": 92.07
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Saba banana"
"imageLabelId": 1737
"[3]": {5 keys}
"count": 1
"score": 90.7
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Banana"
"imageLabelId": 1738
"[4]": {5 keys}
"count": 1
"score": 89.57
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Cooking plantain"
"imageLabelId": 1739
"[5]": {5 keys}
"count": 138
"score": 88.83
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Fruit"
"imageLabelId": 418
"[6]": {5 keys}
"count": 202
"score": 87.35
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Natural foods"
"imageLabelId": 417
"[7]": {5 keys}
"count": 179
"score": 82.64
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Ingredient"
"imageLabelId": 248
"[8]": {5 keys}
"count": 1
"score": 79.88
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Banana family"
"imageLabelId": 1740
"[9]": {5 keys}
"count": 19412
"score": 78.65
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Font"
"imageLabelId": 12
"imageDerivatives": [6 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/large/19469/7e1cd134cf897f40fbf37df0bc73be4d9577e465.jpg"
"width": "543"
"height": "800"
"identifier": "LARGE"
"[1]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/medium/19469/7e1cd134cf897f40fbf37df0bc73be4d9577e465.jpg"
"width": "272"
"height": "400"
"identifier": "MEDIUM"
"[2]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/nano/19469/7e1cd134cf897f40fbf37df0bc73be4d9577e465.jpg"
"width": "24"
"height": "35"
"identifier": "NANO"
"[3]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/small/19469/7e1cd134cf897f40fbf37df0bc73be4d9577e465.jpg"
"width": "102"
"height": "150"
"identifier": "SMALL"
"[4]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/tiny/19469/7e1cd134cf897f40fbf37df0bc73be4d9577e465.jpg"
"width": "51"
"height": "75"
"identifier": "TINY"
"[5]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/xlarge/19469/7e1cd134cf897f40fbf37df0bc73be4d9577e465.jpg"
"width": "582"
"height": "857"
"identifier": "XLARGE"
"totalImages": 1
"objectSearchScore": 1.3184468
"opacObjectFieldSets": [40 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "accession_no"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "16650"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "A year in the art world / Matthew Israel"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "title"
"value": "A year in the art world / Matthew Israel"
"[2]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "other_name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[3]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "artist_last_first"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Israel, Matthew"
"[4]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "2020"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [2 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "earliest_date"
"value": "2020-01-01Z"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"key": "latest_date"
"value": "2020-12-31Z"
"[5]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[6]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "edition"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[7]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "brief_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "A year-long journey through the contemporary art world, uncovering the working lives of artists, curators, gallerists and critics, and revealing what they really do."
"[8]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "measure_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[9]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "credit_line"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[10]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "On Shelf"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "curr_loc_status:"On Shelf""
"[11]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "ob_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Accessioned"
"[12]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "lender"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[13]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_owner"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[14]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[15]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_start"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[16]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_expiry"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[17]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[18]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Zone N1/Level 1/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[19]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "object_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "object_type:"Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication""
"[20]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "collection"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Main Collection/Library"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "collection:"Main Collection/Library""
"[21]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "London/England"
"[22]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_publisher"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Thames & Hudson"
"[23]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "physical_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [2 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "xi, 288 pages ; 24 cm."
"[1]": {1 keys}
"value": "Includes bibliographical references and index."
"[24]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "language"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "English"
"[25]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "isbn_issn"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "9780500239926"
"[26]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_1"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "706 ISR"
"[27]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "usual_loc_being"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Zone N1/Level 1/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[28]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_class"
"opacObjectFields": [10 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Art -- Marketing/Arts"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Art -- Marketing/Arts""
"[1]": {2 keys}
"value": "Art -- Exhibitions/Arts"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Art -- Exhibitions/Arts""
"[2]": {2 keys}
"value": "Art -- Interviews/Interviews/Conversation/Oral communication/Communication/Sociology/Social sciences/Civilisation"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Art -- Interviews/Interviews/Conversation/Oral communication/Communication/Sociology/Social sciences/Civilisation""
"[3]": {2 keys}
"value": "Art -- Philosophy/Arts"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Art -- Philosophy/Arts""
"[4]": {2 keys}
"value": "Art -- Valuation/Arts"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Art -- Valuation/Arts""
"[5]": {2 keys}
"value": "Art fairs/Art -- Exhibitions/Arts"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Art fairs/Art -- Exhibitions/Arts""
"[6]": {2 keys}
"value": "Collectors and collecting/Art/Arts"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Collectors and collecting/Art/Arts""
"[7]": {2 keys}
"value": "Curatorship"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Curatorship""
"[8]": {2 keys}
"value": "Art museum curators/Museum curators/Museums -- Employees/Public institutions/Associations, institutions, etc."
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Art museum curators/Museum curators/Museums -- Employees/Public institutions/Associations, institutions, etc.""
"[9]": {2 keys}
"value": "Art galleries, Commercial/Art museums/Museums/Public institutions/Associations, institutions, etc."
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Art galleries, Commercial/Art museums/Museums/Public institutions/Associations, institutions, etc.""
"[29]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_date"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[30]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[31]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_period"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[32]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[33]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_person"
"opacObjectFields": [8 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Art Basel"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_person:"Art Basel""
"[1]": {2 keys}
"value": "Gagosian Gallery"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_person:"Gagosian Gallery""
"[2]": {2 keys}
"value": "Jean-Michel Basquiat (b.1960, d.1988)"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_person:"Jean-Michel Basquiat (b.1960, d.1988)""
"[3]": {2 keys}
"value": "Jeff Koons (American, b.1955)"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_person:"Jeff Koons (American, b.1955)""
"[4]": {2 keys}
"value": "MoMA"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_person:"MoMA""
"[5]": {2 keys}
"value": "Olafur Eliasson"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_person:"Olafur Eliasson""
"[6]": {2 keys}
"value": "Taryn Simon (b.1975)"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_person:"Taryn Simon (b.1975)""
"[7]": {2 keys}
"value": "Venice Biennale"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_person:"Venice Biennale""
"[34]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[35]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[36]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[37]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[38]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[39]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_9"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"relationshipsCollection": {2 keys}
"relationships": [1 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"relatedRecords": [1 items]
"[0]": {3 keys}
"slug": "matthew-israel"
"title": "Matthew Israel"
"relatedRecordId": "30431"
"relationshipId": "object_prod_pri_person"
"relatedRecordType": "person"
"totalRelatedRecords": 1
"totalRelationships": 1
Topics and Themes