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Rob Cox talks to Brett Gorvy of Christie’s and Art Economist Don Thompson about the multitude of rare, contemporary art works about to hit auction.

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Citi Private Bank is now producing analyst reports on artists as it does for stocks. Reuters finance blogger Felix Salmon and Citi Private Bank Art Advisor Jonathan Binstock debate whether artists should be treated like stocks and if this will cheapen the art world.

 

“Let’s start treating museums as the R&D departments of society.”

- Paola Antonelli, Senior Curator, Department of Architecture and Design, Museum of Modern Art, New York