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To: Rainy_Day_Woman who wrote (3365)	7/9/2006 7:27:16 PM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (1) of 5290

For a glimpse into what a racket the art world can be, the chapter in this book on how Andy Warhol's estate was settled is illuminating. Christie's comes off as thoroughly corrupt. The author has defended people from mobsters to the Park Avenue set. He says the toughest adversaries he's ever faced in a court room were lawyers from the art world and the related non-profit organizations that hover around them. Not only did they play dirty, they sought to personally destroy him. amazon.com I did some work awhile back for a woman who is an art dealer and travels back and forth to Manhattan all the time. Some of the examples around her gallery were downright bizarre, others were....interesting. She was very much into avant-garde stuff. When I learned what some of the pieces cost, I half jokingly asked her if sometimes it wasn't a case of the emperor not having any clothes. She would neither confirm nor deny, just gave me a very mischievous smile. But we were talking about Klimt, weren't we? When I get time I'll check him out. I have another friend who owns a used bookshop/art gallery, with art books being a specialty. I'll be sure to peruse.

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