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Sushi in the Desert: Takashi Murakami Brings His ‘Ego’ to Qatar

It was a long 15-hour flight to Doha, Qatar, to see Japanese artist Takashi Murakami’s latest mega show. Why would I bother flying all the way around the world to see paintings I’ve mostly seen already? Perhaps because, according to the BBC, Qatar has quietly invested over $1.25 billion in art over the past five years—in fact, I’d bet it’s double that—and also because they are part of what’s keeping… Read more

THE ARTELLIGENCE CONFERENCE: IS ART IS A GOOD INVESTMENT? DEBATING THE SCULL SALE OF 1973

  Is contemporary art a good investment, or a dangerous risk? That’s the question for Adam Lindemann and Amalia Dayan, a collector-dealer couple who’ve bought Warhol, Koons, Schnabel, Murakami, Hirst and others. Could they be today’s Robert and Ethel Scull, the iconic art-loving couple of the 1960s? Can they – can YOU – generate the 16% unlevered annual return over nearly 40 years that the Sculls’ collection is worth? Lindemann… Read more