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Martin Gayford Believes in Global Art

January 30, 2009 by Marion Maneker

Bloomberg‘s art critic makes this passing observation, in the context of reviewing Charles Saatchi’s Unveiled show,

The new exhibition at London’s Saatchi Gallery makes one thing clear: Contemporary art is now a truly global phenomenon. Once, Charles Saatchi used to go truffle hunting in the artist studios of London; now, he can find what he likes just about anywhere in the world. [ . . . ] Global-style contemporary art is probably here to stay. Admittedly, its triumph seems fragile at the moment. The contemporary-art market, like so many other markets, has turned sharply down. It may be that as the bubble bursts, we’ll be hearing somewhat less, for a while, about brand-new art — wherever it may come from.

Can the global art market withstand the economic collapse?

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