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Will Gompertz Discovers the Obvious at Venice Biennale

June 18, 2013 by Marion Maneker

Will Gompertz

 

A fairly trite rehash of the of money ruins everything take on the art market. Now turned toward preferring “outsider” art to “commodified” art:

The BBC’s Art Editor Will Gompertz joins us from one of the art world’s biggest market places – the Venice Biennale. He explores how the art market works to generate value and interest. How do you know if the big money spent on a painting or a pot, is a good deal in the long run? He talks to the artists, the dealers and the art critics who drive this increasingly lucrative global business sector.

Venice Biennale—Art Meets Business (BBC News)

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