Fascinating exploration of art for art’s sake

33 Artists In 3 Acts, By Sarah Thornton Granta, €24.99, Reviewed by Sara Keating

Lena Dunham and her father Carroll: art for them is family affair. Picture: Getty

Sarah Thornton’s engrossing new book is a Who’s Who of the international contemporary art scene. The Who’s Who usually features around 30,000 biographies, but Thornton limits herself to 33. In the ...