In 2005, due to the timely convergence of several factors, the art investment story started gaining traction. A substantial increase in art prices sparked investment ambitions and led outsiders to take note. An excess of global liquidity and the allure of alternative investments combined to attract... >>>
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The Barnes Collection's move is not a 'theft' in any sense of the word >>>
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There must be a way to build visitor numbers to historic sites while respecting the dignity and integrity of a building and its collection >>>
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"This preeminent collection is one that many museums in the US would be honored to exhibit" >>>
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“Orientalism” is not the issue—we have art all of our own >>>
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The law will not inhibit freedom of expression, only cruelty to animals >>>
The Obamas' actions have evinced an ability to transform the bully pulpit into a poetic perch >>>
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Numerous buildings and sites in the Netherlands are still under threat >>>
If we moan about “dumbing down” it only means that we are living in the age of “more” >>>
If Deitch thrives in his new post, I suspect it will go a long way towards silencing the gasps when the next dealer is appointed to head a museum >>>
The Barnes Collection is not being saved, it is being stolen >>>
Private collection shows are an insult to scholarship and curators >>>
Is the deaccessioning debate the same when valuable art is not involved? >>>
US v Stevens case poses serious threat to freedom of expression >>>
Do we want to lose another national treasure and another worldwide resource? >>>
No one needs western-style “fine art” with some orientalist flourishes >>>
Deaccessioning rules have a strange interpretation of what constitutes the public interest >>>
How will Iceland’s art institutions and galleries emerge from the economic crisis? >>>
A Kunsthalle should shift the focus of the art world from western markets towards the emerging countries to the east >>>