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486. “The Art Market Is in Massive Disruption.”

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Dec 16, 2021

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Is art really meant to be an “asset class”? Will the digital revolution finally democratize a market that just keeps getting more elitist? And what will happen to the last painting Alice Neel ever made? (Part 3 of “The Hidden Side of the Art Market.”)

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Dec 16, 2021

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