Dark Side of the Boom Scotland and how artists can

Scotland and how artists can intervene in political debate

She made provocative renderings of the female nude that challenged historical models

and discusses North’s painterly techniques

and questions a historiography of women’s art that frequently values oil painting over other media

including world-renowned sports trophies like the Wimbledon Singles Trophies

Dark Side of the Boom Scotland and how artists canThis book lifts the lid on some of the excesses that the 21st century explosion of the contemporary art market brought in its wake, notably at its very top end. The buying of art as an investment, temptations to forgery, tax evasion, money laundering and pressure to produce more and more art all form part of this story, as do issues over authentication and the impact of the enhanced use of financial instruments on art transactions. Drawing on a series