Provoking the Freeport Magic: Art Assemblage in Late Capitalism art twice a year

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This book is an attempt to think through life and the universe in graphic-design terms

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Provoking the Freeport Magic: Art Assemblage in Late Capitalism art twice a yearWhat is magic and what can it do? In this book, Jessica Backsell investigates the magic of the art world and cultures persistent tendency to present art as emblematic of an alternative value system. Using the empirical example of the freeport luxury storage facilities where valuable artworks are kept for preservation and tax purposes Backsell examines the implications of viewing the art world through its contingent entanglements and practices.