The museum and the reshaping of contemporary art

Discussing the pivotal role of museums in the art validation process, the book kooks at the ways in which recent phenomena of commercialisationa and the rise of the big spectacular museum are affecting the work of artists and curators. Superficiality, sensationalism and the blurring of cultural diversities are some well known consequences of this trend. Foccussing on Italy, the book considers the implications of all this for those countries that are at the margins of the international art market.