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“They speak of poverty, yet their art finds its home among the wealthy.”
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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)
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“Why do people think artists are special? It’s just another job.”
— Andy Warhol
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man is jailed after punching an £8 million Monet painting
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The World Premiere of the Amiga (1985, Andy Warhol, Debbie Harry)
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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.”