Going, going, up: Easy money is pouring into the modern-art world

Going, going, up: Easy money is pouring into the modern-art world

"The Economist", January 11, 2006

 Synopsis

The year 2006 was a record-breaking for modern and contemporary art one according to this article from "The Economist", which gives the highlights of this boom year. The magazine calls China "the darling" of recent auctions and says that investments in art are proving incredibly lucrative, as prices soar.

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