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The Hammer
A brief history of art
With the hammer, the auctioneer knocks down expensive works of art to the highest bidder. But behind the scenes in London or Berlin, there is a whole other business going on: often on the edge of legality, sometimes beyond it. Clara and Alexander, who study art and law, want to expose these practices and excesses.And they risk a lot, are also confronted with right-wing extremist violence. The Berlin museum director Johanna Fischer has a different view of the art market. A clever auctioneer, a Russian oligarch and a self-confident mayor make her life difficult, but also open up new perspectives for her, whether in Riga or the capital. Her path is not straight, almost leads her astray. The art market, a colourful kaleidoscope of our present: The Hammer. Peer Steinbrück, former Minister of Finance: "Here is an author who is equally well versed in politics, finance and the customs of the art world. The author proves to be a novelist who knows how to tell the dark sides of the art trade, the stylisation of oligarchs as patrons and the vanities of politicians on the stage of the cultural scene in an extremely captivating way. In doing so, he creates a new genre of exciting literature."
Paperback | Rote Katze Verlag | 382 Pages | Language German
A brief history of art
With the hammer, the auctioneer knocks down expensive works of art to the highest bidder. But behind the scenes in London or Berlin, there is a whole other business going on: often on the edge of legality, sometimes beyond it. Clara and Alexander, who study art and law, want to expose these practices and excesses.And they risk a lot, are also confronted with right-wing extremist violence. The Berlin museum director Johanna Fischer has a different view of the art market. A clever auctioneer, a Russian oligarch and a self-confident mayor make her life difficult, but also open up new perspectives for her, whether in Riga or the capital. Her path is not straight, almost leads her astray. The art market, a colourful kaleidoscope of our present: The Hammer. Peer Steinbrück, former Minister of Finance: "Here is an author who is equally well versed in politics, finance and the customs of the art world. The author proves to be a novelist who knows how to tell the dark sides of the art trade, the stylisation of oligarchs as patrons and the vanities of politicians on the stage of the cultural scene in an extremely captivating way. In doing so, he creates a new genre of exciting literature."
Paperback | Rote Katze Verlag | 382 Pages | Language German