Devil in the Gallery: How Scandal, Shock, and Rivalry Shaped the Art World Painting Alienated and aggrieved

Alienated and aggrieved

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Thom is a Senior Curator-Historical at the Vancouver Art Gallery

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Devil in the Gallery: How Scandal, Shock, and Rivalry Shaped the Art World Painting Alienated and aggrievedPages: 200 Hardcover Trim: 8 x 10 Scandal, shock and rivalry all have negative connotations, dont they? They can be catastrophic to businesses and individual careers. A whiff of scandal can turn a politician into a smoking ruin. But these potentially disastrous negatives can and have spurred the world of fine art to new heights. A look at the history of art tells us that rivalries have, in fact, not only benefited the course of art, from ancient times