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An Uberdealer Invades Moscow

By Valentin Diaconov

Published: September 19, 2008
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Courtesy Gagosian Gallery
Jeff Koons, "Baroque Egg with Bow" (1994–2006)


Courtesy Gagosian Gallery
Cy Twombly, "Untitled (6th Version Bacchus)" (2004)

As always, Gagosian is keeping mum about the show’s sales results. Rumors flew after the 2007 show that 60 percent had been pre-sold (and sources say that at least one Rothko painting stayed in Moscow), but nobody at Gagosian would confirm or deny the numbers. Now, with talk of building a part-state, part-corporate museum of contemporary art in Moscow, Gagosian’s stash could prove especially useful. And yet no one will publicly admit buying anything from the dealer. Maybe that remains a guilty pleasure for Moscow’s rich.
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