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The Collapse of the Contemporary Art Market: When Value Loses Its Narrative
“Yet more than an economic collapse, what we’re witnessing is a narrative breakdown: the system has lost the story that once gave value its meaning.”
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Jenny Holzer in “Protest” – Season 4 – “Art in the Twenty-First Century” | Art21
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Korakrit Arunanondchai
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“Art is not about decorating or creating things to sell. It’s about revealing truth and sharing ideas.”
— Blek le Rat
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“It is important to express oneself…provided the feelings are real and are taken from you own experience.”
Berthe Morisot (1841-1895)
Après le déjeuner
1881
oil on canvas
31 7/8 x 39 3/8 in.
Price realised
GBP 6,985,250
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“Art is not a pleasure, a solace, or an amusement; art is a great matter. But most art of the upper classes is made for luxury, and does not serve the poor in any way.”
— Leo Tolstoy, What is Art? (1897)