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The contemporary art bubble?

Dec 12th, 2012 | By

High prices for art where the paint is still wet seem at the Art Basel Miami Fair seem to have triggered a slew of articles predicting the contempoarary art bubble is about to implode.  Other art world commentators such as Marion Maneker of the Art Monitor seem convinced that, like the stockmarket, the art market
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‘The Hirst is yet to come,’ Spears WMS Magazine, Winter 2008.

Feb 8th, 2010 | By

Despite the hype and high-profile exceptions, the contemporary art market is unsustainable and unlikely to offer long-term rewards, says Ivan Lindsay Although the contemporary art market appears to continue its breathtaking ascent, with ever more outrageous prices paid for art on which the paint has only just dried, a close analysis of the recent sales
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