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How to Navigate the Art World

The Business of Art

It’s easy to mock the contemporary art world, but do so at your peril: You’ll miss some truly good stuff. A new book shows how to be discerning without being dismissive.

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“For heaven’s sake, madam, what is a vibration?”

That is the protagonist, Jep Gambardella in Paolo Sorrentino’s fantastic film La Grande Belleza (The Great Beauty) interviewing the performance artist Talia Concept.

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