\u201cThe world is burning, people are barely holding on \u2014 and millionaires are betting on dead pieces of canvas. Yes, I said it: a piece of canvas. Because art is meant to live, to breathe, to move us \u2014 not to be traded like stock or hoarded like trophies. But in their hands, it\u2019s just a price tag. And that\u2019s the tragedy!\u201d <\/p>\n
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