"The last time money left the art world, intrepid types maxed out their credit cards and opened galleries, and a few of them have become the best in the world.“


-Jerry Saltz

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The last time money left the art world, intrepid types maxed out their credit cards and opened galleries, and a few of them have become the best in the world.

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