The $12 Million Stuffed Shark: The Curious Economics of Contemporary ArtWhy would a smart New York investment banker pay $12 million for the decaying, stuffed carcass of a shark? By what alchemy does Jackson Pollock's drip painting No. 5, 1948 sell for $140 million? |
Contents
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Branded Auctions | 19 |
Branded Dealers | 27 |
The Art of the Dealer | 41 |
Art and Artists | 53 |
Damien Hirst and the Shark | 61 |
Warhol Koons and Emin | 73 |
The Dealers Final Frontier | 169 |
Art and Money | 177 |
Pricing Contemporary Art | 189 |
Fakes | 201 |
Art Critics | 209 |
Museums | 215 |
End Game | 227 |
Contemporary Art as an Investment | 239 |
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The $12 Million Stuffed Shark: The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art Don Thompson Limited preview - 2010 |
The $12 Million Stuffed Shark: The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art Don Thompson Limited preview - 2010 |
The $12 Million Stuffed Shark: The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art Don Thompson Limited preview - 2009 |