Get the Picture How I Gatecrashed My Way Into the Art World

<p><b>AN INSTANT <i>NEW YORK TIMES </i>BESTSELLER</b><br><br>In <i>Cork Dork</i>, Bianca Bosker trained her insatiable curiosity, journalist''s knack for infiltrating exclusive circles and eye for unforgettable characters on the wine world as she trained to become a sommelier. Now she brings her whip-smart yet accessible sensibility along for a ride through another subculture of elite obsessives.<br><br>In <i>Get the Picture</i>, Bosker plunges deep inside the world of art and the people who live for it: gallerists, collectors, curators and, of course, artists themselves - the kind who work multiple jobs and let their paintings sleep soundly in the studio while they wake up covered in cat pee on a friend''s couch. As she stretches canvases until her fingers blister, talks her way into A-list parties full of billionaire collectors, has her face sat on by a nearly naked performance artist and forces herself to stare at a single sculpture for an hour straight while working as a museum security guard, she discovers not only the inner workings of the art-canonization machine but also a more expansive way of living.<br><br>Encompassing everything from colour theory to evolutionary biology, and from ancient cave paintings to Instagram as it attempts to discern art''s role in our culture, our economy and our hearts, <i>Get the Picture</i> is a rollicking adventure that will change the way you see forever.</p>